BBQ Brethren "Rookie, Virgin, Amateur, FNG" Throwdown! - Page 6

bigabyte · 11-26-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BigButzBBQ

If we don't count throwdowns where we received less than 5 votes, I'm sure I'd be allowed to enter.

Now where did I put that virgin...

You're not allowed just on principle. Sour-Patch Kids Stir Fry? 3BGB? I would say you have intimidated the new folks enough!

BigButzBBQ · 11-26-2010, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bigabyte

You're not allowed just on principle. Sour-Patch Kids Stir Fry? 3BGB? I would say you have intimidated the new folks enough!

I'm sure I have no idea what you are talking about.

Besides... I didn't win with either of those creations.

In all seriousness though, I do agree that taking a ton of pics of your final creation is important. Still haven't used the "darkroom" on any of my pics yet... Oh, and, I take 95% of my pics using my cell phone.

BigButzBBQ · 11-26-2010, 04:37 PM

Well there goes my idea of spatchcocking a virgin...
Probably a good thing. it would have been a bloody mess.

okay off to the penalty box...

KnucklHed BBQ · 11-26-2010, 04:46 PM

Chris, I'm going off of memory here, isn't photoshop typically NOT allowed in TD's? Only allowed in certain specials such as the McRib td?

Or maybe I'm all farked up inna head...

bigabyte · 11-26-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by KnucklHed BBQ

Chris, I'm going off of memory here, isn't photoshop typically NOT allowed in TD's? Only allowed in certain specials such as the McRib td?

Or maybe I'm all farked up inna head...

Well...I'm not qualified to do any of the head shrinkage stuff, but I can point to Rule #6 listed in the BBQ Brethren Throwdown Rules...

6. You are allowed to touch up your photos for clarity, or to add the dish/item to a more interesting background if you like.

pizzakngjr · 11-26-2010, 05:15 PM

Im in!!! I am sure I am well under the requirement at a whopping 0 previous TD entries.....

Now to research how to post pics........

Gore · 11-26-2010, 05:16 PM

Personally, I don't have any skill at all in the electronic darkroom. When they are touched up, they look touched up and I can see that many of my Brethren have the same two left thumbs. I don't hold it against them in the voting. While a beautiful photo does help get votes. It certainly isn't necessary. If you go through the Hall of Fame you'll see plenty of examples of winning entries that are NOT necessarily good photos. A great idea and a great dish really are the most important things. I don't think you can win without these elements, but you can win with a bad photo, and this is a good thing in my opinion!

pizzakngjr · 11-26-2010, 05:56 PM

Chris,

Just to clarify....Are the dates correct? We get an entire month to participate? 11/22 - 12/31...

Thanks!

bigabyte · 11-26-2010, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by pizzakngjr

Chris,

Just to clarify....Are the dates correct? We get an entire month to participate? 11/22 - 12/31...

Thanks!

Yep. This ones open until the end of the year.

zydecopaws · 11-26-2010, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Gore

Personally, I don't have any skill at all in the electronic darkroom. When they are touched up, they look touched up and I can see that many of my Brethren have the same two left thumbs. I don't hold it against them in the voting. While a beautiful photo does help get votes. It certainly isn't necessary. If you go through the Hall of Fame you'll see plenty of examples of winning entries that are NOT necessarily good photos. A great idea and a great dish really are the most important things. I don't think you can win without these elements, but you can win with a bad photo, and this is a good thing in my opinion!

Although I haven't won any of these, I have to agree with the great idea and great dish are the most important items.

Of course it doesn't hurt to have decent photography skills either. Looks like I am gonna have to start taking a LOT more photos...

LMAJ · 11-28-2010, 10:38 AM

Come on new guys/gals - let's see some PRON

Jonny Rotisserie · 11-29-2010, 02:11 PM

Great idea for a TD. Perhaps you could even post a sticky post in the other sections to try and recruit more people that don't regularly check the TD area.

Hmm...not too many takers so far. While we're waiting, I am not sure if I have been around here long enough to offer any pointers, but I would second Gore's comment on reviewing the Hall of Fame. It shows what does well better than any other barometer. It also gives you a sense of the history of the competition.

Anything with bacon almost always gets extra votes. Anything with eggplant has the opposite effect. Closeups of the best part of the food tend to do better than a full plate where the whole food landscape doesn't make you drool. Color variation (e.g. not just a wash of yellow) seems to help. Matching the spirit of the week's category helps, too.

My two cents.

As a final note, I am amazed that KnucklHed has few enough entries to participate in this one. He has to be the sluttiest almost-virgin of all time.

oops...penalty box?

SmokeInDaEye · 11-29-2010, 03:23 PM

I don't know that I have ever entered a throwdown so I'm entering Pork E Pig, my all pork oinker featuring smoked sausage legs, ground pork body, vienna sausage nose, ham ears, a bacon wrap and a pork rind tail.

deguerre · 11-29-2010, 03:28 PM

This pic is so "apocalypse now" somehow...

I'm lovin' it!

SmokeInDaEye · 11-29-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by deguerre

This pic is so "apocalypse now" somehow...

Don't you mean "aPORKalypse Now"?

11-26-2010, 05:16 PM	#82
Gore Phizzy Join Date: 10-05-08 Location: Hiding out from blood suck ghost snake gods, Nazis and scrap iron chefs trying to harvest body parts Name/Nickname : Gore (surprise!)	Personally, I don't have any skill at all in the electronic darkroom. When they are touched up, they look touched up and I can see that many of my Brethren have the same two left thumbs. I don't hold it against them in the voting. While a beautiful photo does help get votes. It certainly isn't necessary. If you go through the Hall of Fame you'll see plenty of examples of winning entries that are NOT necessarily good photos. A great idea and a great dish really are the most important things. I don't think you can win without these elements, but you can win with a bad photo, and this is a good thing in my opinion! __________________ Assistant to a Mad BBQ Scientist (and a squirrel): Primo Oval XL, Small Offset, Gasser, Optigrill, UBS "I love everything about the pig, even the way she walks." -- Spanish proverb (\__/) (='.'=) This is the rabbit baby. Invests him in yours signature, (")_(") and the help rabbit baby takes over control of the world! Hmmmm, I wonder, WWGALD? Avatar courtesy of Grillman and NorthwestBBQ Promoted by Bigabyte to "Idiot #1" , and dubbed "Phizzy" by Sir Ron.

11-28-2010, 10:38 AM	#86
LMAJ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-01-07 Location: Southeastern Pa	Come on new guys/gals - let's see some PRON __________________ L-M Official Pennsylvania MOINK Ball maker 1 Large BGE - 7/5/08 1 Large BGE and table - 8/29/12 1300 Timberline 5/26/17 1 18.5 WSM Super Fast BLUE and REDThermopen 1 - Fantastic hubby - the original Big Al Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault

11-29-2010, 02:11 PM	#87
Jonny Rotisserie Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-30-10 Location: Wandering Around North America	Great idea for a TD. Perhaps you could even post a sticky post in the other sections to try and recruit more people that don't regularly check the TD area. Hmm...not too many takers so far. While we're waiting, I am not sure if I have been around here long enough to offer any pointers, but I would second Gore's comment on reviewing the Hall of Fame. It shows what does well better than any other barometer. It also gives you a sense of the history of the competition. Anything with bacon almost always gets extra votes. Anything with eggplant has the opposite effect. Closeups of the best part of the food tend to do better than a full plate where the whole food landscape doesn't make you drool. Color variation (e.g. not just a wash of yellow) seems to help. Matching the spirit of the week's category helps, too. My two cents. As a final note, I am amazed that KnucklHed has few enough entries to participate in this one. He has to be the sluttiest almost-virgin of all time. oops...penalty box? __________________ Auspit, Spitmate, Rib-o-Lator. Fire Fishin' Pole. [URL="http://www.AuspitBBQ.com"]www.AuspitBBQ.com[/URL]

11-29-2010, 03:23 PM	#88
SmokeInDaEye Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-13-06 Location: Memphis, TN	I don't know that I have ever entered a throwdown so I'm entering Pork E Pig, my all pork oinker featuring smoked sausage legs, ground pork body, vienna sausage nose, ham ears, a bacon wrap and a pork rind tail. __________________ [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com"]http://www.SmokeInDaEye.com[/URL] Gen II Komodo Kamado, Pit Barrel Cooker, 3x 18.5" WSMs, 22.5" WSM, modified 18.5" Weber Kettle, 22.5" Weber Kettle circa 1960ish, Weber One Touch Platinum, copper Weber Smokey Joe, La Caja China, Bubba Keg, Bodom Picnic Grill, Weber Genesis

11-29-2010, 03:28 PM	#89
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL	This pic is so "apocalypse now" somehow... I'm lovin' it! __________________ Guerry [FONT=Book Antiqua]Pit Beeatch for Team Munchkin[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Avatar by Northwest BBQ [/B][/FONT]"...In nature, there are predators. I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder..." Werner Herzog

11-26-2010, 04:37 PM	#78
BigButzBBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-16-10 Location: Northwestern Wisconsin	Well there goes my idea of spatchcocking a virgin... Probably a good thing. it would have been a bloody mess. okay off to the penalty box...

11-26-2010, 04:46 PM	#79
KnucklHed BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-14-09 Location: Kalispell, Montana Name/Nickname : Head KnucklHed	Chris, I'm going off of memory here, isn't photoshop typically NOT allowed in TD's? Only allowed in certain specials such as the McRib td? Or maybe I'm all farked up inna head...

11-26-2010, 05:15 PM	#81
pizzakngjr On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-22-10 Location: Vandalia, IL Name/Nickname : Kyle	Im in!!! I am sure I am well under the requirement at a whopping 0 previous TD entries..... Now to research how to post pics........

11-26-2010, 05:56 PM	#83
pizzakngjr On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-22-10 Location: Vandalia, IL Name/Nickname : Kyle	Chris, Just to clarify....Are the dates correct? We get an entire month to participate? 11/22 - 12/31... Thanks!