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03/27/2006 05:32:31 PM · #1 |
I can't believe the following lovely abstract finished at the very bottom of the heap with a 4.4; I can see it not finishing near the top, it's not to everyone's taste, but nearly LAST? Come on! This is a lovely and interesting abstract.
Robt.
Message edited by author 2006-03-27 17:32:56.
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03/27/2006 05:42:38 PM · #2 |
I think this should have been at least a top 20
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03/27/2006 05:44:57 PM · #3 |
I have to agree with Bear, that is a great abstract. It's a shame that it did so poorly, especially since it was a nice departure from all the usual, expected long-exposure shots.
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03/27/2006 05:46:40 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
I have to agree with Bear, that is a great abstract. It's a shame that it did so poorly, especially since it was a nice departure from all the usual, expected long-exposure shots. |
That's the way I feel. Lovely and sensuous, maybe a little blown-out on the brights, but NOT anything near a last-place image.
R.
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03/27/2006 06:13:53 PM · #5 |
I gave it a 6. Definitely deserved better than it got. I like the dreamy colors too!
Message edited by author 2006-03-27 18:14:06.
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03/27/2006 06:27:24 PM · #6 |
No offense to the photog but I can't say I really like it at all. It almost looks like a tv/monitor in the bg...like they shook the camera around and snapped. Don't get me wrong, I love abstract...Neil's (nshapiro) for example, are top notch, well thought out, and pleasing to my eye.
I didn't vote but I probably would have given it a 4 as well...possibly a 3.
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03/27/2006 06:36:34 PM · #7 |
I don't get it. Guess it's not my cup of tea, but to me it's a blurry jumbled up mess of color. I thought when I first saw it that it was a younger members first entry or something.
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03/27/2006 06:52:04 PM · #8 |
| Nothing about this appealled to me. Even with abstracts i still need somewhere to lay my eyes down and this provided me with nothing. Just goes to show that thinking outside the box is not always rewarded on this site. |
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03/27/2006 06:54:54 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
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I liked the wonderful colors in this composition and it is well post processed. I gave it a 6 but that really isn't that high of a score from me anymore. I only vote 35 images lower but quite a few got the same score.
Even with an abstract I still like to be given an idea what to think about. Perhaps that is just me. I did not get guidance from the photographer at all in this one, otherwise I'd have voted it higher.
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03/27/2006 07:13:58 PM · #10 |
It comforts me to see that some others went down the same path as I did for this challenge, and unfortunately ended up near the bottom with me :-(
my entry:  |
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03/27/2006 07:23:30 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by taterbug:
It comforts me to see that some others went down the same path as I did for this challenge, and unfortunately ended up near the bottom with me :-(
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If it makes you feel better, I gave yours a 6 as well. :)
Message edited by author 2006-03-27 19:23:42.
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03/27/2006 07:32:28 PM · #12 |
That does make me feel better :-P
...actually, I knew going in that the shot was likely not to do well. I really dig abstracts, but I do feel there is a fine line between great and garbage. And different people will for sure draw that line in different places :-)
on a side note though, I considered titling it '2 Second Abstract'. Anyone think that that would of made any difference in their vote? |
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03/27/2006 07:41:44 PM · #13 |
| I saw that one Bear, and wondered how that finished so low, it was better than mine at least. (which apparently isn't saying much) |
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03/27/2006 07:44:03 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by taterbug:
...on a side note though, I considered titling it '2 Second Abstract'. Anyone think that that would of made any difference in their vote? |
I usually ignore titles when voting,. I do like the one you gave it in the challenge better.
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03/27/2006 07:50:04 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by taterbug:
It comforts me to see that some others went down the same path as I did for this challenge, and unfortunately ended up near the bottom with me :-(
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"Passion's End" got a 7 from me. The title helped move it from 6. Very well done, tater. I had not realized that this, too, was so far down; I stumbled upon the other by happenstance I was cruising and said "no way!"...
I extend the same comment to yours; you were robbed.
I can understand these images finishing middle of the pack; I wouldn't expect a true "blurred abstract" ever to ribbon in a regular challenge, but to see these symphonies of color in the bottom of the heap really pains me.
Robt.
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03/27/2006 08:34:02 PM · #16 |
| I gave a 7 to Grahve's and an 8 to taterbug's. Both are lovely. |
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03/27/2006 08:35:47 PM · #17 |
and while we're at it, I scored this one an 8 as well:
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03/28/2006 03:19:08 PM · #18 |
thank you Stdavidson, posthumous and Bear :-)
that's good to know!
I'll probably be stubborn though and still enter the occasional shot like this in the future though :-) Just a glutton for punishment, I tell ya :-P
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03/28/2006 03:33:46 PM · #19 |
well that was one of my 10's :)
Originally posted by posthumous:
and while we're at it, I scored this one an 8 as well:
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edit: oh and taterbug got a 9 and grahave's an 8
Message edited by author 2006-03-28 15:35:22. |
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03/28/2006 03:40:08 PM · #20 |
Edit: Nevermind, don't want to start poo.
Message edited by author 2006-03-28 15:43:16.
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03/28/2006 03:45:29 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by keegbow:
I think this should have been at least a top 20
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really ? :-) THANKS.
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03/28/2006 03:48:49 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by gooc:
Originally posted by keegbow:
I think this should have been at least a top 20
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really ? :-) THANKS. |
Hey, I did that shot too ...
Great minds think alike ;-)
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03/28/2006 04:08:36 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by gooc:
Originally posted by keegbow:
I think this should have been at least a top 20
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really ? :-) THANKS. |
Hey, I did that shot too ...
Great minds think alike ;-) |
exactly :-) damn good photos, whaddayathink ? AND most important they are shooted with exactly 2 seconds exposure, right ? LOL
/me hides
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03/28/2006 04:35:53 PM · #24 |
| Thank you Kivet and posthumous. It's nice to know somebody liked my Chihuly Nubula [sic]. Interesting that the three "astronomical" abstracts clustered together. |
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04/02/2006 04:21:58 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
I can't believe the following lovely abstract finished at the very bottom of the heap with a 4.4; I can see it not finishing near the top, it's not to everyone's taste, but nearly LAST? Come on! This is a lovely and interesting abstract.
Robt. |
I really appreciate your and others thoughts on this. I am a new member and this was my first abstract. I was keen to enter as the 2 second rule gave me a new challenge (very disappointing to see that one of the winners didn't stick to this!) and I was pleased with the results and a little disappointed with the scores.
I was getting a little dispondent but you have re-ignited my enthusiasm.
Strangely my first picture is my best scorer so far but I am learning so much from comments like this that I am confident of a top 10% before the end of the year (a low goal to some but you have to start somewhere).
Thanks again to everyone - positive and "constructive". This means a lot to a "part timer" like me. |
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