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01/11/2005 09:58:40 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by nshapiro:
Wow, what high scores!
I guess I'm in the lower 10% of this one. I am definitely on a downward roll, and it sounds like time to take a break from DPC.
Votes: 128
Views: 178
Avg Vote: 4.9688
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 01/11/05 09:30 am
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Darren, Neil, I think many people are in the same boat,I too find myself being too hurried and submitting stuff I shouldn't,
You both do great work, just step back and take a look. Then start shootin,
Paul.
Incidentally my score:
Votes: 124
Views: 177
Avg Vote: 5.5161
Comments: 2
Message edited by author 2005-01-11 10:00:59.
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01/11/2005 09:58:47 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by nshapiro:
Wow, what high scores!
I guess I'm in the lower 10% of this one. I am definitely on a downward roll, and it sounds like time to take a break from DPC.
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Pretty much the same.
Votes:118
Views:173
Avg Vote:5.3305
A break is always something good. Good idea
Comments: 3
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01/11/2005 09:59:38 AM · #28 |
Originally posted by puma:
Votes: 128
Views: 190
Avg Vote: 5.1562
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
This is what I should have entered but got it after the challenge
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I would have voted this highly, great job,
Paul.
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01/11/2005 10:03:02 AM · #29 |
Votes: 131
Views: 227
Avg Vote: 6.6947
Comments: 7
Favorites: 1
On track to be my highest score ever, outside of my flukey, one-hit-wonder ribbon of last August. This is the first time I've ever gotten a "fav" during the voting too, way cool. |
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01/11/2005 10:05:14 AM · #30 |
Votes: 134
Views: 219
Avg Vote: 6.0970
Comments: 7
Favorites: 1
Given that this is technically one of my best shots ever IMO, and nails the challenge squarely between the eyes, I'm pretty disappointed with the score. Nevertheless, this one gets framed. ;-) |
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01/11/2005 10:08:22 AM · #31 |
not too bad considering was a last minute idea. and somewhat of a test run with new flash... started in the mid 5's - so i must have done something right ;}
Votes: 134
Views: 196
Avg Vote: 6.2463
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
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01/11/2005 10:11:50 AM · #32 |
Votes: 127
Views: 219
Avg Vote: 4.8189
I feel quite disappointed :"( boo hoooooo
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01/11/2005 10:13:00 AM · #33 |
This makes me REALLY curious, given the quality of your work. I've finished voting and have only commented on 3 of the 25 or so I hope to comment on before voting ends.
Originally posted by scalvert:
Given that this is technically one of my best shots ever IMO, and nails the challenge squarely between the eyes, I'm pretty disappointed with the score. Nevertheless, this one gets framed. ;-) |
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01/11/2005 10:16:00 AM · #34 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Avg Vote: 6.0970 
Nevertheless, this one gets framed. ;-) |
I share you way of thinking. I am out to please myself first and submit shots I like, and consider the vote second.
(kinda' surprised I got the upper hand on you for a change though.)
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01/11/2005 10:32:24 AM · #35 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Avg Vote: 6.0970
Nevertheless, this one gets framed. ;-) |
I share you way of thinking. I am out to please myself first and submit shots I like, and consider the vote second.
(kinda' surprised I got the upper hand on you for a change though.) |
this one is far, far from over, boys, and i think the ride is going to be even bumpier
;-)
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01/11/2005 10:35:31 AM · #36 |
Originally posted by BradP:
I share your way of thinking. |
Someone else who thinks like me? Some people who know me well would be headed for bomb shelters based on that statement alone. Scary stuff! ;-)
Oh, and you're right Skip... there's still time to fall further. Now down to 6.081.
Message edited by author 2005-01-11 10:37:37. |
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01/11/2005 10:35:34 AM · #37 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Avg Vote: 6.0970
Nevertheless, this one gets framed. ;-) |
I share you way of thinking. I am out to please myself first and submit shots I like, and consider the vote second.
(kinda' surprised I got the upper hand on you for a change though.) |
Well I really like mine too and that's always my philosophy--but somehow a 4.96 is still a bit discouraging. ;)
Interestingly I was cleaning out my shot queue (where they wait until being backed up) and I found this shot I took 12/30 around sunset. What's interesting about it is that it shows that my 18-125 Sigma lens has pretty clean bokeh (using the light shape as the example). I assumed I had only one lenses that would show good bokeh and that was my 70-200/F4L. So I didn't even try any shots on the Sigma. (The 70-200 does have great bokeh--and can produce a creamy smooth background, the start of my problems...)
Here's the example. I have no doubt this would have done better than my entry (almost anything would ;) ):
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01/11/2005 10:43:15 AM · #38 |
Originally posted by nshapiro:
Here's the example. I have no doubt this would have done better than my entry (almost anything would ;) ):
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wow, neil! i'm not trying to rub salt, but would have easily top-10... |
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01/11/2005 10:47:01 AM · #39 |
Originally posted by peecee:
Originally posted by puma:
Votes: 128
Views: 190
Avg Vote: 5.1562
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
This is what I should have entered but got it after the challenge
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I would have voted this highly, great job,
Paul. |
We need more images like this on DPC. Color and textures are sublime. Not many people concentrate on local color & texture.
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01/11/2005 10:47:38 AM · #40 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
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wow, neil! i'm not trying to rub salt, but would have easily top-10... |
Sure, kick me while I'm down ;)
(Thanks) :) |
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01/11/2005 11:12:10 AM · #41 |
Just finished my first run, happy to be where I am, some great images.
An awful lot of shallow dof shots, good shots but not bokeh
Hope I haven't offended too many :)
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01/11/2005 11:14:14 AM · #42 |
Originally posted by peecee:
Just finished my first run, happy to be where I am, some great images.
An awful lot of shallow dof shots, good shots but not bokeh
Hope I haven't offended too many :) |
I'm not offended :)
....but you will all be sorry when I get my mates at Oxford to update their dictionaries ;)
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01/11/2005 12:25:56 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by peecee:
Just finished my first run, happy to be where I am, some great images.
An awful lot of shallow dof shots, good shots but not bokeh
Hope I haven't offended too many :) |
nope, you're just, right and saintly for telling me off. to be quite frank, i just didn't quite get it. i'm still not sure if i do get it properly, but i get it more now than i did... i'm amazingly up beyond a 5.0 now (it was at 4.5 only 40 votes in) and hopefully will stay there. oh hum.
Votes: 133
Views: 193
Avg Vote: 5.0677
Comments: 4
Favorites: 1
Wish Lists: 0
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01/11/2005 12:35:33 PM · #44 |
Didn't enter ;-) Good luck to you all...
My experimentation:
Lee
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01/11/2005 03:45:48 PM · #45 |
| Is it just me, or does it seem that although most people really got the theme of "bokeh", most of the subject material picked just isn't very interesting? This makes it hard to vote. I think that if it is technically correct (i.e. bokeh, correct focus, etc) I'll give at least a 5, and overall I will be voting higher for this challenge than any other. |
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01/11/2005 04:14:09 PM · #46 |
HA!
Look at what I just found:
I think this would be good Bokeh?
(Too bad I didn't think of these weeds/plants/flowers/whatevers earlier, but highly
suspect they wouldn't be in the same state of growth 6 months later)
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01/11/2005 04:17:16 PM · #47 |
Oh, sure... NOW the birds show up! Still sinking at 6.01. :-(
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01/11/2005 04:20:39 PM · #48 |
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01/11/2005 04:34:29 PM · #49 |
wow... this is really painful. I take a shot that I really like, and not just a submission for the heck of it, and this is what I've got:
Votes: 137
Views: 190
Avg Vote: 4.5182
Comments: 0
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01/11/2005 04:39:02 PM · #50 |
Originally posted by xtabintun:
wow... this is really painful. I take a shot that I really like, and not just a submission for the heck of it, and this is what I've got:
Votes: 137
Views: 190
Avg Vote: 4.5182
Comments: 0
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Well look at the bright side. At least I won't be getting the brown ;)
(Sorry, couldn't resist.) ;) |
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