The 1x GOING TO GET PUBLISHED side challenge...

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

07/10/2011 09:41:02 PM · #251

Originally posted by scarbrd:

As far as DPC goes, you're doing great. You've got 4 ribbons, all with stellar scores, all in less than a year.

Less than 2 months!! (I had to boast here as I consider it a rather incredible run of luck! :)

Re 1x, not sure. With too many rejections I feel totally frustrated and will leave 1x for now. I entered my last image last night aptly called Leaving. Expecting rejection any time later today. They come fast.

PS I did not have any entry at DPC since Friday (my time) and I am missing the Update button! :) It is definitely an addiction!!

Message edited by author 2011-07-10 21:52:02.

hihosilver

Nikon D200

07/10/2011 10:32:28 PM · #252

Originally posted by Sirashley:

So I'm hoping Sunday to pass the baby off on my wife and get out and shoot... Wish me luck :)

I hope you got the opportunity to shoot today...keep us posted with any good news!

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR

07/10/2011 10:38:35 PM · #253

Originally posted by hihosilver:

Originally posted by Sirashley:
So I'm hoping Sunday to pass the baby off on my wife and get out and shoot... Wish me luck :)

I hope you got the opportunity to shoot today...keep us posted with any good news!

haha.... Wife took the baby, so I went over to the local wakeboarding park... I really just decided that I was going to enjoy the day, not worry about 1x, and just focus on learning something :) ... and learned allot. I got some great shots in the process too... Here is the sequence that I shot today. I've never tried it, and this was the first one... Although I didn't leave enough room for the landing, I've got more sequences to go through.

So all in all... today was very productive for me, although not productive in the 1x sense, sometimes its good to just go out and enjoy yourself :) Who knows, by the time I'm done editing, I may have something interesting for 1x anyway... you never know...

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR

07/10/2011 11:04:02 PM · #254

Well, I really like this shot... I'm not sure that its 1x, and would most likely get rejected, but I like it... What do you guys think I could do to improve it??? I have a color version that I like too, but I think I like the B&W better. My goal for this trip was to really try to capture some emotion from the riders and I think this shot captured that. I haven't even gone through half of what I shot, but so far, I really like this image. So what are your thoughts on what I could do to improve it... Thanks

Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black

07/10/2011 11:06:32 PM · #255

I just counted all my 1x rejects - there are 98 of them. So my last Leaving image will be #99. Interesting coincidence.

scarbrd

Leica M10

07/10/2011 11:21:10 PM · #256

Originally posted by SEG:

I thought that this one was one of my better images and it got the x. Any critique on this one?

When I first saw it I thought it was a miniature. The light is just so surreal.

There's a strong horizontal line in the upper right part of the sky. Cloning from the edge, maybe? Also something funky going on the upper right sky, too.

To my eye the scene looks a somewhat dead. It needs an element to breath some life into it. Maybe it's due to the fact that it is a set and not real. The water towers look like they are a painted 2D piece.

Who knows, maybe that will work at 1x. The colors and shadows are nice, but it's missing some authenticity to connect with the viewer.

As usual, just MHO.

salmiakki

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

07/11/2011 12:08:24 AM · #257

Originally posted by MargaretN:

I just counted all my 1x rejects - there are 98 of them. So my last Leaving image will be #99. Interesting coincidence.

Wow, that's a heck of a lot of entries in a very short space of time! I have entered only 30 in 4 years of being on 1x. Perhaps take a bit more consideration to what you enter? Do you really think you have nearly 100 entries that are that good that they should be published? Sorry if that sounds harsh

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

07/11/2011 12:11:13 AM · #258

Originally posted by salmiakki:

Originally posted by MargaretN:
I just counted all my 1x rejects - there are 98 of them. So my last Leaving image will be #99. Interesting coincidence.

Wow, that's a heck of a lot of entries in a very short space of time! I have entered only 30 in 4 years of being on 1x. Perhaps take a bit more consideration to what you enter? Do you really think you have nearly 100 entries that are that good that they should be published? Sorry if that sounds harsh

I did when I entered them. Now I like only a few of them. I guess the more I learn the more self-critical I become.

PS I know of people who have had as many rejects as I had in the same time frame. It might depend on how many photos you take.

PS2 Always hoping for the screener to fall asleep and press the Publish button by mistake :) (just kidding! it must be a pretty boring job!)

Message edited by author 2011-07-11 01:00:58.

salmiakki

Sony Alpha a7R III

07/11/2011 01:37:52 AM · #259

BTW Margaret, 500px is not the place to go if you want feedback on your images. It's merely a place to share.

07/11/2011 02:10:41 AM · #260

Originally posted by salmiakki:

BTW Margaret, 500px is not the place to go if you want feedback on your images. It's merely a place to share.

Ignore, I will work it out myself.

Message edited by author 2011-07-11 02:24:33.

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

07/11/2011 02:48:00 PM · #261

Originally posted by MargaretN:

I entered my last image last night aptly called Leaving. Expecting rejection any time later today. They come fast.

Rejected.

hihosilver

Nikon D200

07/11/2011 03:22:59 PM · #262

Originally posted by Sirashley:

Cool image...left comment...;-)

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR

07/11/2011 03:41:46 PM · #263

Hey thanks for the comment, I meant to respond sooner but I am at work... I'm thinking I may try playing with the light on the riders face to bring out some detail... I've got allot more shots to go through tonight so hopefully I'll have something there to submit. If anything, I had a wonderful day there and I feel like I have learned so much. If I showed you my shots from the last time I went there, you wouldn't even know its the same photographer. Having said that, it may take a few trips there, but I feel like a 1x shot is there for me.... Anyway, thank you very much for your comment, its greatly appreciated :)

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR

07/11/2011 11:21:05 PM · #264

Should we start another side challenge thread called, "Who can get the fastest 1x rejection???" LoL... I'm fairly confident that I'd have a shot at that... I once had an image rejected in just under 8 and half hours... Can anyone beat that???

Cuttooth

Canon EOS R

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/12/2011 09:38:48 AM · #265

i had one rejected in less than an hour :)

maybe i'll try and enter something, gotta look through the potentials.

scarbrd

Leica M10

Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black

07/12/2011 11:27:51 AM · #266

I would prefer a quick reject over the last one which took 9 days to reject. After 3 or 4 days your hopes get up thinking it'll be published.

Yo_Spiff

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

07/14/2011 11:40:42 AM · #267

Just got my rejection on this one:

adigitalromance

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

07/14/2011 12:00:23 PM · #268

I think I'm going to sign up for this site. I've got plenty of material that could be rejected by them.

UrfaK

Canon EOS-650/T4i Rebel

Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM

07/15/2011 06:24:30 PM · #269

Originally posted by scarbrd:

I would prefer a quick reject over the last one which took 9 days to reject. After 3 or 4 days your hopes get up thinking it'll be published.

Agreed. I'm on my fourth day and it's starting to make me twitchy. My hopes aren't up though, I'm just waiting for the reject.

macwilyum

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

07/16/2011 09:53:40 PM · #270

I submitted my highest scorer yesterday and I am still waiting. I'm not keeping my hopes high, just wanted to try. Don't want to waste my one photo per week, right?!

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR

07/19/2011 08:55:52 AM · #271

Anyone had any luck??? My wakeboarder shot got rejected which I figured it would so no surprises... I'm hoping to get out sometime this weekend to do some more shots and see what I can come up with...