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10-18-2010
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ʎlʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp sƃuıɥʇ ǝǝS
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Worldwide "Decisive Challenge" November 14th - Join In!
The First Annual “Decisive Challenge”.
With the Henri Cartier Bresson show making it’s way around the USA, the time is right for a challenge in honor of one of the more influential photographers of the 20th century. Join with fellow photographers from around the world to create a day where street shooting reigns supreme and a pillar of modern photography is remembered.
When: November 14th
Where: EVERYWHERE. The challenge itself is a worldwide challenge, open to anyone who wants to capture a “decisive moment” on November 14th. Let's see street work from around the world on one day, this day. If you happen to be local you can join the San Francisco group at the following location:
San Francisco- SF MOMA at 11 AM for “Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century”.
What’s this all about?
On November 14th you will head out into your local city, village or town and try to make HCB proud. Shoot with the spirit of the master and attempt to capture an image that reflects the type of style and subject matter that HCB was known for. Don’t forget to let your style show through, nobody likes a copy cat!
What are the rules? Not many. - This is not a limited “one lens, one camera” challenge, instead you can use whatever tool best works for you and take as many pictures as you like. HCB used the tools that were right for him, and if he was alive today he would do the same I am sure. It’s about the image and capturing the moment, use whatever allows you to do that.
- All photos MUST BE TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 14th.
- Please submit all photos in Black and White. Well, that’s a nod to HCB and his preferred medium.
- You have ALL DAY to shoot so you can find the light and conditions that are right for you. It’s the honor system, so an image taken one minute too early or late should not be submitted.
- Each participant can enter two, and only two, photos.
How do we submit our entries?- You will have until midnight on November 30th to submit your entries via email to: HCBentries@gmail.com.
- Submissions should be no more than 500k and measure no longer than 1000 pixels wide.
- Each photo should include a Title and the submitters Real and Forum name, if you have one. Also please include the forum/site name you are a member of.
- Pictures should not be shared anywhere before the contest. Anonymity is important for a nice fair vote later on.
Then what?
On December 2nd I will take all submitted photos and post them, in random order and with no names attached, to a site for review. Each photo will have a letter(letters) next to it and you will pick your top 3 and comment in the voting thread.
Voting will be open until midnight December 12th. Votes will be tallied and the winner will be announced December 15th.
Example where photo “x” is your favorite, “F” is your second choice and “A” is your 3rd favorite. You must make 3 selections or the votes will not be counted.:
X-1
F-2
A-3
Prizes...
Well beyond the obvious honor and thrill of winning this inaugural event we will work to find some token for each of the three top vote getters. Details will be posted at a later time regarding prizes but there will definitely be SOMETHING, at least something to bring about a chuckle at the very least. If you have an item you would like to donate for a prize please let me know!
**Note- This challenge is in no way connected to or in association with the Cartier-Bresson family, Foundation or Magnum Photo. This is merely a grass-roots contest in honor of a famous and well-respected photographer and man.
Last edited by kdemas : 11-15-2010 at 05:40.
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10-18-2010
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Sweet! Now I just need to decide which camera to bring...
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10-18-2010
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Hmmmmmmmmm. Interesting concept.
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"... For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." - apostle Paul, 2 Corinthians, 4:18
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10-18-2010
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Cool idear!
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10-24-2010
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Three weeks from today!
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10-24-2010
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Sounds like fun!
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10-24-2010
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I always liked HCB. This should be fun!
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10-24-2010
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Jan Bielikowski
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lets stick it somewhere to make it more visible on homepage.
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10-24-2010
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Excellent idea. I'll send a note to the head bartender 
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lets stick it somewhere to make it more visible on homepage.
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10-24-2010
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I would like to know what does "decisive moment" means, what makes a moment decisive and another one indecisive?
This is a serious question.
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10-24-2010
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I just claim all of my photos are decisive. Who's going to know the difference?  |
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10-24-2010
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Jan Bielikowski
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"the decisive moment, it is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization
of forms which gives that event its proper expression."
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10-24-2010
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I'm in, now to decide where and with what to shoot (almost as hard as getting the shot itself)
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10-24-2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jbielikowski
"the decisive moment, it is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization
of forms which gives that event its proper expression."
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What exact fraction of a second, 1/3, 2/3, 1/5 etc?
What makes some events significant and others insignificant?
Is decisive and significant related or one leads to another, or one contains the other?
Sorry for being annoying, I'm just trying to learn. |
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10-24-2010
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Quote:
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I just claim all of my photos are decisive. Who's going to know the difference? |
now we're talking.
i will find an ad poster with some model picture or something. stand there and photograph people passing in front of it. the juxtaposition would be decisive and i could write a long essay about what makes some poor woman passing in front of an advertisement poster of a beautiful model 'significant'. |
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10-24-2010
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Great idea, sounds like fun!
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10-24-2010
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You've got it, ebino.
The decisive moment is when the action, light, composition and shutter release, etc., come together in the same moment to capture the best photo possible.
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i seek to photograph the things not seen.
" ... faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11-1
"One eye sees. The other eye feels." - Paul Klee
"... For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." - apostle Paul, 2 Corinthians, 4:18
"Film will only become art when it's materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper." - Jean Cocteau
http://blackcreekjournal.blogspot.com/
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Two Weeks from Today! |
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10-31-2010
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Two Weeks from Today!
Two weeks until the challenge. I hope that we get participants from around the globe as I'd love to see street images from around the world.
Whether by yourself or with some local friends make your plans for a great day of shooting.
Kent
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10-31-2010
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I will have to go to an actual city - or at least a town - to make some "street" shots. Right now, in honor of HCB, I figure on shooting my FED-2/I-26 combo with Arista Premium 400, and replying in French to anyone who wants to know what I am doing ...
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i seek to photograph the things not seen.
" ... faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11-1
"One eye sees. The other eye feels." - Paul Klee
"... For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." - apostle Paul, 2 Corinthians, 4:18
"Film will only become art when it's materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper." - Jean Cocteau
http://blackcreekjournal.blogspot.com/
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10-31-2010
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Tres Bien Paul!
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11-03-2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paulfish4570
I will have to go to an actual city - or at least a town - to make some "street" shots. Right now, in honor of HCB, I figure on shooting my FED-2/I-26 combo with Arista Premium 400, and replying in French to anyone who wants to know what I am doing ... |
Je remarque sur vous
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Poor French spoken in an Alabama drawl: a terrible thing to hear.
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i seek to photograph the things not seen.
" ... faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11-1
"One eye sees. The other eye feels." - Paul Klee
"... For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." - apostle Paul, 2 Corinthians, 4:18
"Film will only become art when it's materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper." - Jean Cocteau
http://blackcreekjournal.blogspot.com/
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11-06-2010
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Hmmmm...time to start thinking about what to shoot that day!
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11-09-2010
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This sounds like a great challenge, count me in.
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11-11-2010
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Quote:
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Poor French spoken in an Alabama drawl: a terrible thing to hear. |
I speak very poor french with an anglo canadian accent, usually it prompts anyone i'm trying to communicate with in Paris to switch to English rather than listen to me butcher a beautiful language
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