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01/01/2007 05:57:35 PM · #151 |
Happy New Year everyone!
I've climbed up to 4.5 in Pattern 2, possibly good for the upper 90%. I'm hoping my fences entry gets a little closer to the middle of the pack.
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01/01/2007 06:29:44 PM · #152 |
Free Study 5.9524 - the standard is high there, as you might expect.
AA Battery 4.5887
Harsh Environment 5.0414 - couple of (seem to me) dumb comments, but maybe they didn't 'get' something and communication works two ways. It's a flawed entry, for sure.
But right now I just entered my 50th challenge in central composition - step aside.
double + cool Post going postal in a harsh environment...
Happy new year, Bon an, Godt nyttår.
Message edited by author 2007-01-01 18:30:45.
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01/01/2007 07:22:31 PM · #153 |
Originally posted by noraneko:
Hello team,
I've got two photos that were selected as November finalists on Better Photo |
Hey, congrats! I've been entering there for each of the last couple of months, but no luck so far.
As for my free study, it's dropped some, but still aiming at personal best:
Votes: 42
Views: 61
Avg Vote: 6.7619
Comments: 3
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01/01/2007 08:06:55 PM · #154 |
My free study score is climbing, which is unusual - in my experience this is about the time is goes into freefall. Definitely looking at my personal best if it holds.
Votes: 44
Views: 54
Avg Vote: 6.2727
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
On a different note, I just saw that the DPC site is about back to normal speed. Was soooooo sluggish this afternoon.
Message edited by author 2007-01-01 20:09:48. |
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01/01/2007 08:08:35 PM · #155 |
Originally posted by colorcarnival:
Can you be in the Team Suck league and the WPL? Can I contribute to both? I have plenty of suckiness to go around. |
I suggest you start that Team Abstract you were talking about and bring the whole team into Team Suck. I thought it was a great idea for a team.
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01/01/2007 08:14:46 PM · #156 |
Wooo hooo! I just got a favorite in Twelve Days challenge! It's been awhile, so I'm stoked about that.
Looks like there are going to be some good scores from our team this time- Jeff with that 6.7 something in Free Study, Don with a 6.2 or so in Harsh, Raish hovering around the 6.0 mark in Free Study, and lots of scores in the mid fives.
Way to go, Team Suck! |
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01/01/2007 09:31:22 PM · #157 |
Originally posted by noraneko:
My free study score is climbing, which is unusual - in my experience this is about the time is goes into freefall. Definitely looking at my personal best if it holds.
Votes: 44
Views: 54
Avg Vote: 6.2727
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
On a different note, I just saw that the DPC site is about back to normal speed. Was soooooo sluggish this afternoon. |
6.2..Way to go. What does it feel like?
My free study is sucking bad at 4.9. My Pattern is at 5.8325 which is my highest score yet. I'm happy with that. I have a shot in for Centerd which I absolutely love. Of course, you know what that means.
By the way Catherine, the site was beyond sluggish this afternoon. It was almost dead!
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01/01/2007 09:33:36 PM · #158 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
As for my free study, it's dropped some, but still aiming at personal best:
Votes: 42
Views: 61
Avg Vote: 6.7619
Comments: 3 |
Way to go Jeff. You're flirting with that 7 mark.
Go team suck |
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01/01/2007 09:37:15 PM · #159 |
Now that the site's back up my scores are falling...
Free Study XVI
Avg Vote: 5.5952
Pattern II
Avg Vote: 5.7077
Harsh Environments
Avg Vote: 5.2883
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01/01/2007 09:45:18 PM · #160 |
| Kelli, those aren't bad scores. My free study is at 4.9. Now that sucks. |
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01/01/2007 10:01:03 PM · #161 |
Originally posted by bmartuch:
Kelli, those aren't bad scores. My free study is at 4.9. Now that sucks. |
That dont suck this sucks
Free Study XVI
Votes: 47
Views: 54
Avg Vote: 4.0638
Comments: 0
now i sure wish i had entered my redneck retirement shot i put on the thread earlier. at least it was funny
Message edited by author 2007-01-01 22:02:24. |
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01/01/2007 11:27:04 PM · #162 |
Wooo Hooo I'm sucking my way into the New Year, hopefully my scores will improve during 2007
Free Study
Votes: 45
Views: 64
Avg Vote:4.7111
Comments:0
Patterns
Votes: 204
Views: 344
Avg Vote:5.7843
Comments:10
My Fireworks shots were all wobbly so no entry there for me.
The good news is my first photo was posted on my PAW on the 1st as promised, I'm pretty excited about that.
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01/02/2007 12:00:16 AM · #163 |
Originally posted by griz210:
Originally posted by bmartuch:
Kelli, those aren't bad scores. My free study is at 4.9. Now that sucks. |
That dont suck this sucks
Free Study XVI
Avg Vote: 4.0638
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12 Days Of Christmas
Avg Vote: 3.8830
... I WIN!! :-D |
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01/02/2007 12:00:56 AM · #164 |
Originally posted by Wildcard:
The good news is my first photo was posted on my PAW on the 1st as promised, I'm pretty excited about that. |
Congrats!! |
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01/02/2007 12:45:24 AM · #165 |
Originally posted by griz210:
Thought you fellow suckers might enjoy this. I shot it yesturday while out in the rain looking for geese to shoot for the 12 days. didnt find the geese but drove by this and couldnt resist a shot out the window.
I almost entered it for my free study and now seeing how bad the one i entered is doing i wish i had at least i might have got some funny comments |
How did you find my family's estate?!
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01/02/2007 12:49:54 AM · #166 |
Free Study XVI
Votes: 41
Views: 52
Avg Vote: 4.8293
Comments: 1
not the best but i'm starting to enter different subject matter and these scores will improve with time.
the one comment is a positive one so i'm still stoked.
i'm torn on the entry for centered. i have one that i like in the new subject matter and i have one that i'm certain will score high...
decisions decisions...
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01/02/2007 01:39:09 AM · #167 |
Originally posted by sickdog:
i'm torn on the entry for centered. i have one that i like in the new subject matter and i have one that i'm certain will score high... |
Enter the one that will score high and put the other one in your portfolio. You can even let it be one of the selected shots shown from your portfolio in your profile.
I've chosen one shot from each of several collections for my profile, so people can see the variety of things I've done and then explore those collections more if they're interested.
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01/02/2007 04:52:01 AM · #168 |
in a fit of ... uh... something yesterday, i charted my percentages for the year. o, look, i suck!
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01/02/2007 06:15:58 AM · #169 |
reasonable, i suppose...
Free Study XVI
Votes: 52
Views: 65
Avg Vote: 5.5385
Comments: 1
Harsh Environments
Votes: 168
Views: 299
Avg Vote: 5.1786
Comments: 10
12 Days Of Christmas
Votes: 100
Views: 166
Avg Vote: 5.6100
Comments: 9
Fireworks II
Votes: 27
Views: 71
Avg Vote: 5.5185
Comments: 3
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01/02/2007 08:11:11 AM · #170 |
Originally posted by xianart:
in a fit of ... uh... something yesterday, i charted my percentages for the year. o, look, i suck! |
Chris, you've got some entries on that graph in the 90% area. Sorry, don't think you suck. :-)
Oh, and by the way,  sickdog I nearly spit up my coffee laughing when I saw your comment regarding the family estate. |
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01/02/2007 08:53:41 AM · #171 |
Fellow Suckees:
I'd be interested to hear everyone's goals for 2007. Both DPC-related and otherwise. I'll start since I'm posting this topic~
DPC / Photography
Score above 6.0
Score above 6.5 (we'll stop right there for now)
Yappie award
Learn to use curves in PS
Learn long exposure
Jury into weekly street market in Charleston
Otherwise
Write novel
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01/02/2007 09:39:10 AM · #172 |
Originally posted by noraneko:
Otherwise
Write novel |
Not too ambitious... :-) Seriously, if you do write a novel, I'll buy a copy and not only that, mail it to you for signature! Same holds for our fearless leader, whom I think is also in the novel-writing business.
DPC goals:
- Don't get down because I can't score here. I do tend to let it depress me from time to time and isn't that just silly?
- Comment more.
- Get one picture ahead of the baby birds on my top line.
- Sell a print (to Jutilda, who asked for it, now I just need to get it in the system.)
- Quit shoe-horning entries. Ummm. OK, maybe not. It's kinda fun to do that once in awhile. :-)
Other:
- Learn to speak passable German, at least enough to shop the local markets and converse briefly with the neighbors; learn to understand German to the extent I can semi-eavesdrop on conversations.
- Get out and see as much of Europe as possible.
- Get back on my bike, or given that I'm a wimp and it's kalt here, start going to spin classes to keep from becoming a complete computer-potato.
- Get DSL or satellite, so I can comment and vote on pictures. Just ain't all that possible at 3K/s on dialup. :-) |
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01/02/2007 09:50:23 AM · #173 |
| Mel - Another alternative may be to get a mobile phone contract that allows 3G. The browsing speed can be pretty good, and, if you get a good data contract it may not need to cost too much. |
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01/02/2007 10:01:37 AM · #174 |
Originally posted by mist:
Mel - Another alternative may be to get a mobile phone contract that allows 3G. The browsing speed can be pretty good, and, if you get a good data contract it may not need to cost too much. |
I'll look into that. The English-speaking subcontractor of Telekom has until the end of this week to tell me whether or not they're going to install DSL, then I'm cancelling that contract. Does the mobile alternative use a satellite or just the mobile? |
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01/02/2007 10:30:55 AM · #175 |
1) Get out of bed earlier and take my camera with me.
2) Pass the history of photography spring semester course.
3) Submit more OOB photographs without regard for scores.
4) Try more street photography.
5) Convert more photographs to black and white.
6) Have a photograph be mistaken for one by  ursula or  xion.
7) Have a quirky photograph that posthumous writes a poem for.
8) Go to photo exhibits in New York 2-3 times this year.
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