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09/04/2012 12:05:17 PM · #76 |
Details: Free Study for August, 2012.
Stats: You have rated 243 of 243 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have commented on 35 images (14%) in this challenge.
244 images and stalled at 75 votes... That's about as pathetic as voter turnout at election time... |
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09/04/2012 12:07:18 PM · #77 |
Votes: 67
Views: 113
Avg Vote: 5.8955
slow slow crawl |
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09/04/2012 12:15:42 PM · #78 |
You have rated 244 of 244 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 6.2746.
Originally posted by HarveyG:
Details: Free Study for August, 2012.
Stats: You have rated 243 of 243 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have commented on 35 images (14%) in this challenge.
244 images and stalled at 75 votes... That's about as pathetic as voter turnout at election time... |
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09/04/2012 05:02:30 PM · #79 |
Votes: 72
Views: 115
Avg Vote: 5.9167
Comments: 0
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09/04/2012 06:23:27 PM · #80 |
| 6.3243 with one lonely 1 digit comment, people seem to like it but not sure what to say about it........LOL |
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09/04/2012 07:49:43 PM · #81 |
Votes: 72
Views: 113
Avg Vote: 5.4444
Comments: 1
I had high hopes for this one, guess others have a different view. |
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09/04/2012 09:27:37 PM · #82 |
Votes: 70
Views: 120
Avg Vote: 5.9143
Comments: 3
Down a bit today. And only a few votes. |
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09/05/2012 12:35:28 AM · #83 |
Still hanging in there with a great score and even better comments:
Votes: 82
Views: 138
Avg Vote: 6.3415
Comments: 9
And a little more than half of you now have another vote. :) |
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09/05/2012 12:51:26 AM · #84 |
Votes: 81
Views: 134
Avg Vote: 6.0123
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 09/05/12 12:10 am |
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09/05/2012 01:55:07 AM · #85 |
I've gone back two years in free studies and the results show that Entries vs Voters has consistently been below 50%. Only a meagre 44% of those that entered images actually took part and voted...
The worst so far (in 2 years) was in August 2010 where only 36% of entrants took part in elections! (sic) |
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09/05/2012 12:35:07 PM · #86 |
Voting has picked up 
Click here to see current challenge details.
Submissions: 244 Votes Cast (so far): 20,246 (34%)
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09/05/2012 03:12:49 PM · #87 |
Instead of casting low votes, vote fairly... SC sent a me a request for the original of my entry. Dear voter, I spent so many time and put great effort to take such images - instead of searching for non valid entries, go to a bookstore and buy some useful stuff...
... ok, rant mode off. |
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09/05/2012 03:21:18 PM · #88 |
Originally posted by Alexkc:
Instead of casting low votes, vote fairly... SC sent a me a request for the original of my entry. Dear voter, I spent so many time and put great effort to take such images - instead of searching for non valid entries, go to a bookstore and buy some useful stuff... |
That's cool and all, still doesn't mean they have to like it.
Message edited by author 2012-09-05 15:22:25. |
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09/05/2012 03:28:01 PM · #89 |
Originally posted by Alexkc:
Instead of casting low votes, vote fairly... SC sent a me a request for the original of my entry. Dear voter, I spent so many time and put great effort to take such images - instead of searching for non valid entries, go to a bookstore and buy some useful stuff...
... ok, rant mode off. |
If you edited it within the rules set, what is the big deal about submitting the original? To be honest, I am one of those that on occasion puts in requests for validation during voting. If validated and the SC feels warranted, they often will put a 'this photo has been validated' stamp at the bottom of the entry. This way, it helps the submitted photo in getting fair votes.
And to your point, it is worth reminding that a voter that votes an entry low because they don't believe it is following the rule set isin violation of the voting rules.... |
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09/05/2012 03:28:53 PM · #90 |
Originally posted by Venser:
Originally posted by Alexkc:
Instead of casting low votes, vote fairly... SC sent a me a request for the original of my entry. Dear voter, I spent so many time and put great effort to take such images - instead of searching for non valid entries, go to a bookstore and buy some useful stuff... |
That's cool and all, still doesn't mean they have to like it. |
Of course. The problem is not the score, but how people don't analize the images.
I got one of my worst scores here with my most difficult image. It didn't have any artistical value and it deserved that score. |
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09/05/2012 04:54:05 PM · #91 |
I have to document this. I have two 6.4 scores at the same time - this and The Moon. I don't think that's ever happened before!
Votes: 90
Views: 150
Avg Vote: 6.4111
Comments: 10 |
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09/05/2012 05:27:22 PM · #92 |
Originally posted by Alexkc:
Instead of searching for non valid entries, go to a bookstore and buy some useful stuff... |
Alessandro, I submit images for validation and I'm also happy to submit originals when asked. I did submit a couple of images recently, and I voted as if it were legal and left it to the SC to figure out. Given the otherwise high quality of one I specifically remember, I wonder if I know which was was yours.
I don't "search for non valid entries," but when something strikes me as off, that's what the validation request is for.
Your comment makes it seem like you seem to resent being asked for validation.
People do make mistakes, and there are DQs in most challenges. We also have new people who join and enter without reading the rules carefully or they don't understand something. I'm not talking about slight misinterpretations, but common errors like adding copyrights, doing spot editing in a basic editing challenge, and compositing multiple photos because those things are often legal on other sites.
BTW, getting asked for validation usually makes me smile because it means I pulled off something that at least one person couldn't figure out. For example, this shot was 100% legal and was validated during voting, despite the significant color shifts and it being basic editing:
Message edited by author 2012-09-05 17:31:07. |
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09/05/2012 06:35:00 PM · #93 |
Votes: 86
Views: 146
Avg Vote: 5.9070
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09/05/2012 06:46:50 PM · #94 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
Your comment makes it seem like you seem to resent being asked for validation. |
To tell the truth I feel partly angry but at the same time proud :)
But only when I have a very complicated entry (I guess Gyaban has been asked several validations for some of his old entries). This was not a very easy shot, but at least something that people should understand is completely legal. Otherwise it would mean that I deliberately tried to deceive someone. But as I already said, I'm talking exclusively of this FS shot.
But my original post was not a way to complain of the validation request or of the score (I'm between 6.2 and 6.3), but simply the fact that some people don't analyze the shots they vote.
That's all :) |
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09/05/2012 06:53:12 PM · #95 |
Originally posted by Alexkc:
Originally posted by levyj413:
Your comment makes it seem like you seem to resent being asked for validation. |
To tell the truth I feel partly angry but at the same time proud :)
But only when I have a very complicated entry (I guess Gyaban has been asked several validations for some of his old entries). This was not a very easy shot, but at least something that people should understand is completely legal. Otherwise it would mean that I deliberately tried to deceive someone. But as I already said, I'm talking exclusively of this FS shot.
But my original post was not a way to complain of the validation request or of the score (I'm between 6.2 and 6.3), but simply the fact that some people don't analyze the shots they vote.
That's all :) |
Asking a photo for validation implies that the person that requested it is actually analyzing the image....
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09/05/2012 06:57:07 PM · #96 |
Originally posted by bassbone:
Asking a photo for validation implies that the person that requested it is actually analyzing the image.... |
I'd say that this happens as well, but no more than 50% of the times.
EDIT to add: I mean, taking a second look doesn't mean analyzing an image.
Analyzing my image is very easy to understand how I did it :)
Message edited by author 2012-09-05 19:00:22. |
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09/05/2012 07:27:17 PM · #97 |
Originally posted by Alexkc:
Analyzing my image is very easy to understand how I did it :) |
How many of the voters do you really think have the same technical abilities you do?
I wouldn't have the foggiest idea how you edit your images.
Actually, the more skilled you are at it, the less likely someone else will be able to decipher the method(s) you used.
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09/05/2012 07:28:52 PM · #98 |
I guess we'll see, Alessandro.
I did think hard about what struck me as off about the photo I'm guessing is yours.
I also have quite a bit of experience w/similar shots; frankly, someone *not* analyzing it probably wouldn't have wondered at all.
Remember, too: there's a huge variety of experience and skill here. And few people have in-depth knowledge of a wide variety of photo types. Still others might not realize the legal possibilities (for example, that even within basic rules, radical color shifts are allowed).
Finally, no one knows it's you, or that you're careful.
In short: don't assume that what you think obvious is obvious to everyone.
Message edited by author 2012-09-05 19:31:14. |
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09/05/2012 11:27:29 PM · #99 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Originally posted by Alexkc:
Analyzing my image is very easy to understand how I did it :) |
How many of the voters do you really think have the same technical abilities you do?
I wouldn't have the foggiest idea how you edit your images.
Actually, the more skilled you are at it, the less likely someone else will be able to decipher the method(s) you used. |
It's not a matter of editing in this case, but of how I have done it when I shot.
The point is: try to understand how I've done it instead of losing time contacting SC.
When I came here for the first time I spent SOOOO many time doing it and I learnt a lot of things :) |
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09/06/2012 08:22:15 AM · #100 |
Votes: 92
Views: 154
Avg Vote: 5.9783
Comments: 1
WoooHoo finally got a comment from a voter who actually felt the emotion I was trying to portray. Thank you. Photo has come a long from its 4.5 start. |
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