View Full Version : Camera phone competition October 2013 "Low Light"
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-02, 05:46
Sorry for not being on schedule this month.
For this month we have low light!
Lucazz990 described it like this:
"I thought that a nice (but maybe a bit hard...) theme could be "low light" which doesn't necessary mean night; users may for example capture nice pictures of sunsets, twilights, sunrises or even cool light games in dark places... Isn't it a good idea?"
And I think it is a good idea.
Or you coukd just capture light that is on the floor.Get it?No?Eh...OK :D
Pssssst, if you don't know about light drawing, ckeck it out... ;)
Rules!
Photos must be taken during this month.
Photos must be taken by the posting member.
Photos must be taken with a camera phone.
Users can change the entry only once.
Users should add a link to the original photo with full EXIF data.(very important, name the phone!!)
Have low light fun! :)
Last three days of this month are for voting so be on time.
Lucazz990
2013-10-02, 09:09
2 tips for low light :)
- Try pcam by qwazix, with manual settings for iso and exposure you can get really good shots! Download 1.0.4 for harmattan and 1.0.7 for fremantle in the first post of http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=85512&highlight=Pcam
- If you use the stock camera app in harmattan, playing with brightness and contrast settings in the integrated editor is very helpful to get better colors for example during a sunset... Have a try :) Cheers!
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-11, 05:41
BUMP
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Allright, I'll open the competition with my 1st entry :D
This is titled "Low Life in Low Light"
http://www.swagman.org/juice/13100005.jpg
Taken with a N9, handheld while lying on the ground in pretty dark autnum forest.
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-11, 19:18
Great shot and a well executed idea :)
I still don't have one.
Taken with a N9, handheld while lying on the ground in pretty dark autnum forest.
Cool photo!
Just wondering if you changed your N9 to macro mode or left it at automatic?
Cool photo!
Just wondering if you changed your N9 to macro mode or left it at automatic?
It was on automatic. N9 has surprisingly good camera HW :)
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-16, 07:21
I am bumping this again
Less than two weeks to go, remember.
Lucazz990
2013-10-16, 08:58
I am bumping this again
Less than two weeks to go, remember.
I'm still looking for the perfect pic :) but already got some... :D
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-16, 09:36
I have to fix my N900 and try out rawcam :)
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-23, 11:59
This is good for me because I will have to process fewer photos but it is not good for the competition.
Cmon, you have a lot of low light situations around you!
I will upload my photo when I get home.
Which is soon.
Good luck!
This was actually a test in night (evening, rather, ~half an hour after sunset) camera performance, but I somehow like it. N9, stock camera app in night mode, unmodified.
http://lemur.hg.pl/p/13100192.jpg
And hi to all, as this is my first post, still getting to know my "new" N9.
Nice composition, "Nightly" feeling... Nice :)
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-24, 06:54
Here is my low light.
And it is deep too. :D
33671
ste-phan
2013-10-24, 09:02
This is good for me because I will have to process fewer photos but it is not good for the competition.
Cmon, you have a lot of low light situations around you!
I will upload my photo when I get home.
Which is soon.
Good luck!
as evening falls over Brussels market: are they happy? 1/8 s / 400 ISO is hardly pushing the 808? :cool:
Where to drop the original for pixel and exif peeping?
Edit: external link to original file: http://sdrv.ms/19RxFka
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-24, 09:32
You could sign up to Flickr, it has a nice interface, a free terabyte and a lot of users.
Taken a couple of months back, using raw cam. Hence the image doesn't qualify for the competition :D Still posting...
http://www.image-share.com/upload/2315/242.jpg
How can I compete with entries like that? Clearly I took the "low light" part too seriously.
Anyway, here is my entry. My daughter in a 3D cinema. In total darkness, only barely illuminated by the screen (showing trailers at the time so no risk of copyright infringement; I put the phone back in the pocket by the time the movie started :)). Taken on Sun 20 October with my N900 which was clearly struggling in such low light. Downsized on the phone to avoid downsizing by the TMO uploader (and discovered a "feature" in the process that might throw a spanner in the whole "check the EXIF" idea :)).
praveenchand
2013-10-24, 20:11
any camera phone can be used or only n9 & n900?
my gf with her horse, during sunset in the woods :) taken on october 2nd with N9
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8168400/13100002.jpg (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8168400/13100002.jpg)
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-25, 04:57
All camera phones can be used.
No Sony sensor lens thingies allowed though.
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-26, 18:28
I am reminding you again that you have only two more days to post your contributions.
29th, 30th and 31st are for voting.
Hurry up. :)
Lucazz990
2013-10-27, 20:01
Here's mine, an aperitif with my girlfriend :)
Shot with pcam for the N9, no editing
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZFm6a5x0C-A/Um1u62KdW0I/AAAAAAAAAZY/4o94h9HnVA4/w998-h565-no/photo+2013.10.04+21.29.19.85.jpg
Here (https://plus.google.com/photos/100321104491203007894/albums/5878875921442496593/5939525440822401858?banner=pwa&pid=5939525440822401858&oid=100321104491203007894) is the link to the full size image, there are no exif data due to pcam, but trust me it was shot on 4th october 2013 :)
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-27, 21:37
I trust you :D
Here is my take. rawcam with manual focus on the N9.
praveenchand
2013-10-28, 18:26
My entry....just to participate :-)..taken with N9 camera+ with nightmode enabled....original photo
forsagar
2013-10-29, 09:10
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ys60ft0qvhv9qck/20131028_005%20edited.jpg
33696
One of my favorite Cichlid fish of my aquarium
One of my favorite Cichlid fish of my aquarium
Really nice fish portrait, and perfect composition :D
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-29, 09:39
Here are the entries.
fewer of them this month, I hope to see more in next month.
1.juiceme - Nokia N9
http://www.swagman.org/juice/13100005.jpg
2.briest - Nokia N9
http://lemur.hg.pl/p/13100192.jpg
3.Half-Life_4_Life - Nokia N900
http://talk.maemo.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=33671&d=138259757
4.ste-phan - Nokia Pureview 808
http://talk.maemo.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=33673&stc=1&d=1382605280
5.pichlo - Nokia N900
http://talk.maemo.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=33676&stc=1&d=1382613918
6.Leinad - Nokia N9
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8168400/13100002.jpg
7.Lucazz990 - Nokia N9
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZFm6a5x0C-A/Um1u62KdW0I/AAAAAAAAAZY/4o94h9HnVA4/w998-h565-no/photo+2013.10.04+21.29.19.85.jpg
8.caveman - Nokia N9
http://talk.maemo.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=33694&stc=1&d=1382969109
9.praveenchand - Nokia N9
http://talk.maemo.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=33695&stc=1&d=1382984691
10.forsagar - Nokia N900
http://talk.maemo.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=33696&d=1383037492
Vote! :)
Only one vote per photo you like the most, no changing.
Lucazz990
2013-10-29, 10:10
I vote for #2! But also number 4 is very nice :)
imaginaryenemy
2013-10-29, 15:24
Going with #4.
praveenchand
2013-10-29, 16:28
my vote for #2
Cecchi85
2013-10-29, 16:50
My vote is for #2
Chiming in for #6. Love the composition - white horse against a dark background.
valiant29
2013-10-29, 19:20
I vote for #4.
Love the 808 low light capabilities with almost zero noise in low light.
fermolnar
2013-10-29, 19:27
#2 N9 great photo!
#1 or #4? #1 or #4? #1 or #4? Unable to decide :D
I'd go with #4... Just because... Idk, something is there with that pic :) Not that I rated #1 bad :)
rotoflex
2013-10-30, 08:06
#4
architecture junkie
ste-phan
2013-10-30, 08:48
I'll go for #6 (do you handle the N9 horse mounted :D )
Here is a link to #4 's original , sorry to be late
http://sdrv.ms/19RxFka
I'll go for #6 (do you handle the N9 horse mounted :D )
actually i really do that very often, using track@way and camera :)
ste-phan
2013-10-30, 14:34
actually i really do that very often, using track@way and camera :)
Respect! I often shoot bicycling in traffic w/o hands but I found the N9 body treacherously slippery for that purpose ;)
robthebold
2013-10-30, 15:13
#8, for the clever use of focus.
All nice pictures.
#6. Pale white horse on night background looks surrelistic to me, and its shadow is pure "Temptation of St. Anthony" :)
(by Dali, that is. Especially not Bosch version ;) )
davisrases
2013-10-31, 03:33
i vote for #4. The mood is superb!
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-31, 07:41
I vote for number 4.
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-10-31, 23:00
Here are the results.
10 images, 18 votes.
1st place - ste-phan - 7 votes
http://talk.maemo.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=33673&stc=1&d=1382605280
2nd place - briest - 5 votes
3rd place - Leinad - 3 votes
4th place - caveman - 2 votes
5th place - forsagar - 1 vote
Congratulations to the winner, as for the rest, better luck next time! :)
Some great photos you all took, thank you for participating!
forsagar
2013-11-02, 09:43
What's the next theme guys ?:confused:
www.rzr.online.fr
2013-11-02, 09:55
too late :)
#8 ++
btw I made this low light one in sept so it does not count
http://rzr.online.fr/docs/gallery/lazygal/RzR-2013-Rio-Brazil-n950_medium.jpg
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-11-02, 15:21
I am waiting for ste-phan to reply with a better description of the theme and until that happens I won't say a word :)
Half-Life_4_Life
2013-11-03, 08:22
The new theme!! (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1384042#post1384042)
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