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03/15/2007 08:38:21 PM · #1978

Is it just me or is the site really slooooooowwwwww tonight?

03/15/2007 10:27:24 PM · #1979

Hey

bmartuch just ran across that nasty guy who left the 'should take up "nitting"' comment - evidently he left a really mean comment on someone's grain photo (it was discussed on the grain score thread). I looked at the guy's profile - he should take up grammar lessons and maybe human decency 101. His comments have no value that I can discern. Your cherry photo is beautiful. I only post this because I want to make sure you realize that this guy just makes random hurtful comments. You were probably unlucky number 20 or something.

NikonJeb had a couple of things to say to the guy based on the other nasty comment he made (the comment was not to Jeb but had obviously really hurt someone's feelings, and Jeb was standing up for that person.) Our Jeb did Team Suck proud. He did not resort to anything rude or nasty, but instead made his feelings known in a firm yet dignified manner. He left no room for it to turn into a pissing match, and maybe-just maybe- the guy will think twice before he randomly posts his nastiness.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

03/15/2007 10:33:43 PM · #1980

Add that I just got an awesome comment from

nikonjeb in grain. That makes 3 suckers who've commented on it during the challenge. I love you guys. Big hug.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

03/15/2007 10:41:06 PM · #1981

Sheesh!

Someone give Catherine a hug before she pops!!!!

Is this the same Catherine who was grousing about her pic tanking????

Silly goose!

I just left a note on the Grain thread (Bring on the Noise) in Current Challenges, and it sounds like some of the good'uns like

idnic and Sneezy

DrAchoo are going to get left SERIOUSLY in the dust by Catherine.

I'm just hopinbg to beat them, not smoke 'em like Catherine.

I seriously hope you get that PB and it's comfortably a 7.+++!

GO TEAM SUCK!!!!

kashi

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

03/15/2007 10:47:04 PM · #1982

Originally posted by bmartuch:

Is it just me or is the site really slooooooowwwwww tonight?

It's NOT just you.

I've taken a couple photos in the last few days that I've got uploaded, but hidden because they would qualify as colour portraits. Even though they aren't anything close to out-takes. Can't wait to show them off.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

03/15/2007 10:51:20 PM · #1983

Well....

I guess I gotta give it up.....

Don gave me a comment.

I think it was a good one......8>)

I thought I was doing pretty well until I ran into a bunch of really good entries that should on many levels kick my a$$.......8>(

I'm still VERY pleased!

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kashi

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

03/15/2007 10:54:34 PM · #1984

6.6 ?? You GO Jeb !! That is awesome.

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

03/15/2007 10:54:56 PM · #1985

Hi everyone.

I just posted two new shots from Disney World:

Here's another bird from the same park, species unknown:

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

03/16/2007 04:23:56 AM · #1986

So.....

Melethia offered to critique somebody's work on another thread, and it was on

klstover's au5 thread in response to that oh-so-familiar angst-ridden plea for support and understanding about the low score condition.

Since Team Suck personifies care and support for the passion of photography and the search for the ever better personal expression through it, I propose that Team Suck once again pioneer the way here at DPC with, get ready.......The Team Suck Review Panel!

I hate the implication of criticism in the word critique, and we are constantly reviewing, enjoying, and helping each other by offering what we like, and what we think *MAY* help and/or lend a different aspect to each other's work.

Nicely.

What would you think of the idea of a rotating panel of about a half dozen or so of us doing that for people who honestly want help and suggestions without the stigma and angst that "critiques" can cause?

I'm more than willing to help, Jeff, Jayson, Catherine, Mary, and many others have always been good about constructive and helpful suggestions, I've surely left many out.....8>)

Any takers?

quiet_observation

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

03/16/2007 06:26:21 AM · #1987

The structure for critiques already exists here.

03/16/2007 08:25:44 AM · #1988

I just noticed in the "Cell Phone" challenge that it says to take a picture of a "person" using a cell phone. So we have two challenges that have to be of people.

03/16/2007 09:40:03 AM · #1989

I love the idea of being on a critique panel - it seems like I almost never get critiques from the DPC panel when I request it with my submission. Maybe we should post the link to DPC clubhouse critique area on the AU5 thread; I'd be more than willing to check it regularly and offer my (often less than sage) tips, etc.

03/16/2007 09:52:43 AM · #1990

I tried something a little different. Thanks to

skewsme for her little "Urban Acid" action.

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

03/16/2007 10:04:22 AM · #1991

Bob, that is AWESOME! No kidding. I love your PP on this. It looks like something that should be hanging in a gallery. It is going into my faves!

snaffles

Nikon D7100

03/16/2007 10:22:57 AM · #1992

That is a great shot, Bob, may end up in my faves too!

Jeb, very proud of you for standing up to that idiot. Going by his comments, he's not terribly literate or smart. Maybe he'll now think twice before posting nasty comments.

Annnd, the moment you've all been waiting for...

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I have no ideas at all for Colour Portrait II, maybe I'll shoot cellphone. Off to vote now.

Edit: typo

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03/16/2007 10:26:31 AM · #1993

Originally posted by noraneko:

It looks like something that should be hanging in a gallery.

That's interesting. I remember saying that somewhere myself. Now, if I could just remember where. Hmmmmmmmm.

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/16/2007 11:49:11 AM · #1994

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

The Team Suck Review Panel!

What about the Reaction Club? This was an idea

bucket had for an antidote to the Critique Club. I started a thread called "the Reaction Club" but I was the only member of the Reaction Club and it quickly died down. Eventually, I just gave up and joined the Critique Club.

To specify, a "reaction" is an honest expression of how you responded to a photo. It is just a description of your subjective response, instead of a judgment or a list of pretend rules that you should have followed, or the dimensions of the box you should have stayed in.

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

03/16/2007 11:54:26 AM · #1995

Originally posted by posthumous:

What about the Reaction Club?

I loved your idea when you first posted it, Don. My own critiquing has evolved over the past year. I now mention technical aspects in the context of how they affected my reaction to a photo, as opposed to being ends in themselves.

For example, if the fact that someone's head is very close to the edge of a photo actually distracts me, I'll be specific about the distraction. But not just "it's too close to the edge."

03/16/2007 02:20:05 PM · #1996

Originally posted by bmartuch:

Originally posted by noraneko:
It looks like something that should be hanging in a gallery.

That's interesting. I remember saying that somewhere myself. Now, if I could just remember where. Hmmmmmmmm.

Now Bob, this has nothing to do with any other place you may have said something similar :-) I truly love this photo.