“Lately I’ve been feeling the edits that go waaaay abstract, and this one was perfect. It has the right aesthetic balance and the colors against the negative space just WORK. Like we just missed the head of a comet streaking across the sky, leaving only the trails.”
“Well, Ryan already picked my favorite, but I still love this one. I love the colors and the 8-bit look it has with the giant pixels….really breaks the photo down, yet you can still see the light streaks.”
“This one is amazing. I love how there is a little symmetry to it in the middle, along with that great purple shape. I also really like how you can still tell it was definitely a LightBomber shot originally.”
“Thanks for everyone who submitted and thanks to @vizualiz for the great shot. This was an insanely hard decision to make. If only you could have seen the epic discussion we had via text after seeing these! Make sure to get LightBomber in the app store via the link in our profile (shameless plug alert!) and keep #decim8 -ing your pics!”.
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The Cr8ors of Decim8nday [ @suz4nne_and@david_baer] and I thank our friends over at LightBomber App for playing along with us. We hope to do it again in the future!
Stay tuned as we welcome Jennifer [ @JenniferHerbig1 ] to the editor’s seat for week 22.
Every Sunday @Decim8nday will post an original / unedited image submitted by our guest editor of the week.
Decim8ors are to:
Screenshot the image and save to their camera roll
Decim8 the image using any singular or combination of effects
We ask that no other apps are used and that images are processed only with the Decim8 app
List each effect used and hashtag it with #Decim8nday and #Decim8this_( guest editor’s username)
Post by Tuesday, 9:00 AM PST for a chance to get featured here and on @Decim8nday Wednesday!
This week we welcome Kris (@movax), cr8or of the Decim8 app, as guest editor!
About his original photo:
This is a photo of my good friend Byron. He’s a brilliant songwriter, singer, DJ and guitar player who’s about to drop his first solo album under the moniker No Caption. I like that name. It’s like that with Decim8. We create art that is not easy to describe; we enjoy things that are beyond a caption, much like Byron’s music. He just joined Instagram under the name “junglebyron“. Show him some love.
This is just awesome. I love the ultra minimal stuff people like @Tind have been doing. This one jumped out at me because its not only a nice minimal image, but SO different from the original. I’ve really been into trying different effects combinations for super graphic minimalism and can appreciate this look.
This one lives the spirit of the original photo by bringing a punk rock decim8-tion style. The hard direction, strong primary colors and streaks. This works as a treatment to the original. I like the one, single lonely line on the left. It adds a counterbalance to the piece. ROCK!
Love this because as dragana_s says, it looks like some boss beetle from a Sega Genesis game or something. I’ve always been a fan of that sprite art and it’s cool when Decim8 simulates that.
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The Cr8ors of Decim8nday [ @suz4nne_and@david_baer] and I thank you, Kris, for stepping in this week! It’s always an awesome time when you’re in the mix!
Stay tuned as we welcome our friends over at LightBomber [ @lightbomberapp ] to the editor’s seat for week 22.
Here’s what Victor has to say about his picks this week:
Well that was fun. First of all, it seems my original photo was well received. Thank you for that. However, the only problem is that there are so many great images that narrowing my choice to 20 would be hard enough, never mind picking just three. So here goes, in no particular order. I will start with…
1. @knoxmomi
stained glass window from a church on a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri. What deities do they worship there….
2. @jouissances
I love the psychedelic Persian carpet/Scottish tartan/hypnagogic hallucination feel of it.
3. @cecilyc’s mysterious face.
I love the blues and tan colors generated by Decim8.
But honestly, I loved pretty much every image submitted to this challenge.
Many thanks to Suzanne for putting me up to this, and thank you everyone. Keep on Decim8ing!
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The Cr8ors of Decim8nday [ @_suzanne_and@david_baer] and I thank you, Victor, for participating this week – we hope to do it again in the future!
Stay tuned as we welcome Kris [ @movax ], cr8or of the Decim8 app, to the editor’s seat for week 20.
Snow Day: Seattle Fights For The Guinness World Record by Bridgette S.
If you weren’t there this past Saturday during Seattle’s record breaking Snow Dayyou’ll have to try and envision 5,834 participants all geared up for the largest snowball fight in Seattle Center. This number beats Korea’s recordof 5,387 participants set in 2010 – all of this made possible by the crew who hauled in over 160,000 lbs of snow!
It was a crisp, cold day in Seattle but that didn’t stop everyone from showing up and having some fun. Rich Kids Brandset the tone with music pumping all day long.
There were people dressed in full on ski suits and some were even equipped with helmet cams – it was THAT insane. I, myself, went dressed to withstand the cold but forgot one important thing: goggles! Thankfully, organizers of the event thought to stock enough for those of us who weren’t fully prepared. We all made sure we were protected before heading out into the war zone!
About an hour before the fight began, medics started rolling in and that’s when we realized it was about to get serious (and dangerous!). If you haven’t already seen the news footage, then here’s a quick video I took behind the Carters Subaru fort – unedited and uncut ; )
Community supporters, REI, Attendible, Concur, Jawfish Games, Comicon, Walmart, Portent, Rainier, PCFand Washington Athletic Club, each teamed up to build the largest and most durable forts and castles. The idea was to make one that would survive the massive snowball fight and keep those in it sheltered. Some went down even before the fight started and others withstood the heavy hitting – just barely.
Local photographers, Barbro, BP, Michaela, Rachel and Victoria, were there with me to help document the event.
Here is a collection of their images and reaction:
“I walked off of snowless streets in beautiful sunshine into Seattle SnowDay, and the first thing I saw was a Walmart sponsored snow fort, and people all over the snowfield working busily to the tunes of Deadmau5. Wow. Huh. I thought, as I shaded my eyes from the bright winter sun. YES. The sun was out that day, and the temperatures below freezing. If there had been precipitation, it would have been snow. I gave up right away being upset about Walmart. Because, only in Seattle can you schedule a perfect winter’s day with brilliant sunshine, trucked-in snow, and make it the best day ever, with friends.” – Barbro
“At first I wasn’t going to join the team as I was out shooting another event. After the first finished, I texted B and Rachel and even though the sun was just about gone and I was cold and dog tired, I said to myself, ‘Self, this is for the World Record…you have to go and join the team.’ I got there and ran into Matt, a dope pro photographer, and we walked into the “gauntlet” together. It was nuts. Press release was a wrist band and so the big cameras had their cameras to keep them somewhat safe from getting pelted. Those of us from the IGers Seattle/Juxt media team, had our iPhones. I got in there and no joke, got smothered by snowballs. It got me excited for the opportunity. I went to the sponsored snow forts for cover. Rainier Investment first: Bad place, it was in the middle and the fort was surrounded. I got PELTED. Moved on behind the REI fort. A bit better, got some shots, This shot with the guy and the space needle, he took the brunt of all the snowballs being he was higher up. I told the team when I got there, ‘this is nutty and it makes me feel like I’m 12 years old…’ I didn’t know if I wanted to take photos or get into the snowball fights. I opted for both and by the time the bell rang for us to put our snowballs in the air, I had already gotten a few bruises from stray snowballs. Rachel and I stayed close to Carter Subaru’s fort and in retrospect, wasn’t the greatest idea. Lots of ballers there, but the cool part is I got to throw, Rachel took the dope shots. It felt like New Years Eve. Bell rang and boom, snowballs lit the sky. On the way out, I got hit in the mouth and like when I was 12, I laughed and scooped up some snow and tagged the next person. Being a part the night, being a part of making history in the city I love, being a part of all that with some great friends and shooters…it was a great feeling!” – BP
“It was so awesome to be a part of something so unique that will go down in the history books. I loved walking around seeing all the different teams and their spirit, especially the 12th man that was out in full force supporting the Seahawks. 12th man flags, jerseys galore, blue and green snow spelling out the beloved call, “SEA-HAWKS,” the team pride and playoff excitement was contagious! Seeing these fans take their pride and apply it to their snow forts just proves even further that the Seahawks truly do have the best fans in the NFL and the 12th man will show their spirit everywhere they go. Go Hawks!” – Michaela
“Initially, I wasn’t scared at all by the concept; I’ve been in snowball fights. Well, after taking that first shot to the back of my neck… a little voice in my head called out: RUN YOU IDIOT!” I didn’t. And I’m glad. Thanks to BP, the fearless bodyguard who shielded me while I shot the fight, I managed to capture that surreal moment when the snowballs started to fly and a world record was broken.” – Rachel
“The childlike sparkle in the eyes of hundreds was contagious as they bundled up and started the trek not into the mountains, but into the very heart of their city. The teams, eager to show me their work, would pause proudly beside (or on top of) their forts before resuming in their preparations for the evening’s battle. The event sold out and I watched as dozens got turned away, feeling lucky to have my little wristband and made a mental note to register early to the next few events on my radar.” – Victoria
A huge round of applause goes out to the Snow Day organizers and event staff as Seattle now holds the Guinness World Record for the Largest Snowball Fight!
Every Sunday @Decim8nday will post an original / unedited image submitted by our guest editor of the week.
Decim8ors are to:
Screenshot the image and save to their camera roll
Decim8 the image using any singular or combination of effects
We ask that no other apps are used and that images are processed only with the Decim8 app
List each effect used and hashtag it with #Decim8nday and #Decim8this_( guest editor’s username)
Post by Tuesday, 9:00 AM PST for a chance to get featured here and on @Decim8nday Wednesday!
On Wednesday we’ll announce the guest editor’s top 3 images!
This week we welcome Fred, njskedder_ru, as guest editor!
This is his original photo…
“I snapped this pic in Philadelphia on New Year’s day. These guys and gals are on their way back to their clubhouse after their strut up Broad Street in the Mummers Parade. The Mummers Parade has been a Philadelphia tradition since 1901. I’m sure these guys (and gals) felt pretty Decim8ed on January 2nd. But let’s see what we can do to them this week!!” – Fred
