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08/27/2003 01:00:37 PM · #1 |
Following along the lines of similar threads going on now.....let's see your own challange submitions that you think should have won a ribbon. Don't be shy! Let's see the pictures you think you got robbed on.
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08/27/2003 01:03:38 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by K-Rob:
Don't be shy! Let's see the pictures you think you got robbed on. |
Huh! :)
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08/27/2003 01:07:47 PM · #3 |
| none at all...ill always go with the results.. |
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08/27/2003 01:09:25 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by imagesloyola:
none at all...ill always go with the results.. |
ditto.. i have never been robbed.
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08/27/2003 01:11:52 PM · #5 |
| Only if we eliminate all the other awesome photographers on this site have I ever deserved a ribbon ;) |
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08/27/2003 01:14:03 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Originally posted by imagesloyola:
none at all...ill always go with the results.. |
ditto.. i have never been robbed. |
C'mon //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=4403 that was close to a rob. ;)
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08/27/2003 01:15:12 PM · #7 |
OK, I'll bite. I have one entry that I personally thought would have done better than 46th place. But I was "new" to DPC back then...
Challenge: Country Life
Details: Take your best shot at depicting life in the country.
When I found this subject to photograph, I thought it screamed "life in the country"... |
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08/27/2003 01:18:52 PM · #8 |
I thought I would have done better with this
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=33393
I certainly thought it was a good representation of summer, but people don't seem to like photojournalistic style shots it seems. I scored 5.9 but I was hoping for over 6. This was a candid and the answer to so many peoples question about the blue at the top is that it is a boat tarpaulin providing shelter |
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08/27/2003 01:21:57 PM · #9 |
Those are good examples of picture that should've done better. Here's my own "...would'a, could'a, should'a" shot:
It scored well but after all the time and effort I've put into this site I was hoping for my first ribbon.
Message edited by author 2003-08-27 13:23:22.
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08/27/2003 01:27:03 PM · #10 |
I always thought I got robbed on my self portrait.. but then I realized it was too creative and artsy for this extremely stock photography oriented site... too bad I put any thought into making a photo that didn't look like all the others! Maybe it didn't deserve a ribbon but definitely higher then in the 100's
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08/27/2003 01:28:34 PM · #11 |
| Cool shot K-Rob! The thing is about this site is popular appeal wins the day, artistic license rarely pays off from what I can see |
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08/27/2003 01:37:47 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by Chez:
Cool shot K-Rob! The thing is about this site is popular appeal wins the day, artistic license rarely pays off from what I can see |
Excacly my thought
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08/27/2003 01:43:33 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Chez:
Cool shot K-Rob! The thing is about this site is popular appeal wins the day, artistic license rarely pays off from what I can see |
Still we keep trying ;)
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08/27/2003 01:47:37 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by Nazgul:
Originally posted by Chez:
Cool shot K-Rob! The thing is about this site is popular appeal wins the day, artistic license rarely pays off from what I can see |
Excacly my thought |
YUP! I learned that lesson with that very picture. Oh well...it's a winner in my eyes and one of my favorite pictures from my portfolio.
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08/27/2003 02:03:46 PM · #15 |
I still sniffle about this shot occasionally. I think it should have done better, and it still escapes me that towers somehow managed to rate higher.
Ah well.
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08/27/2003 02:08:29 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Gracechild7:
I still sniffle about this shot occasionally. I think it should have done better, and it still escapes me that towers somehow managed to rate higher.
Ah well. |
These look highly pixelated. Is there a higher quality setting on your camera? |
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08/27/2003 02:11:23 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by irockstars:
These look highly pixelated. Is there a higher quality setting on your camera? |
When my camera has a grand total of 0.3 megapixels? Nope.
I know my equipment is lacking, and I can even see myself that Towers is not a great shot, but I really did have high hopes for Unicorn and Foal...
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08/27/2003 02:15:43 PM · #18 |
Certainly it was never destine for 'ribbonhood', but I've always thought that Guest of Honor got the short end of the stick... I know a lot of folks don't like anything to do with kids and a lot more don't like any portion of a photo anything less then Crystal clear sharp focus, but everything in that shot was intended and I felt it worked...
Actually, when I look at the challenge where I won a ribbon, I find shots I felt were much better than mine :)
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08/27/2003 02:31:04 PM · #19 |
| K-rob-- that is a really great shot. It is artistic and IMO technically well done. I really like the smallness of the people compared to the vastness of the natural world around it. Sorry it did n't do better. |
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08/27/2003 02:34:08 PM · #20 |
From a critical vs. the popular point of view images a) to c) are underrated, IMO. Image d) however is overrated, the way I see it. That d) actually was considered a better photograph than a) was particularly interesting, since I had submitted it (d) for the sole purpose of testing the field. By my standards, it is an average shot, not without some interest, but 'artless'.
a) //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=32300
b) Warning (nudity): //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=28395
c) //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=32212
d) //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=33728
Message edited by magnetic9999 - inserted nudity warning. |
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08/27/2003 02:35:02 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by ellamay:
K-rob-- that is a really great shot. It is artistic and IMO technically well done. I really like the smallness of the people compared to the vastness of the natural world around it. Sorry it did n't do better. |
Thanks for the kind words ellamy. I was a little disapointed but I'm sort of over it now. =)
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08/27/2003 02:39:32 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by RiderGal:
I always thought I got robbed on my self portrait Maybe it didn't deserve a ribbon but definitely higher then in the 100's |
Hey, at the risk of being banned or divorced I agree.
A pretty woman in the shower? Now how can that not take a ribbon in . . .ummm . . . Seasonal Shots? Or Past? Or Future? Or . . . .
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08/27/2003 02:40:51 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by K-Rob:
It scored well but after all the time and effort I've put into this site I was hoping for my first ribbon. |
Well, 10 is good but you did submit a great shot for that challenge.
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08/27/2003 02:52:26 PM · #24 |
| Well, considering I'm not even average to you folks I'll just keep my mouth shut here... :( |
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08/27/2003 02:59:11 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by Kali:
Well, considering I'm not even average to you folks I'll just keep my mouth shut here... :( |
Wow. I just did a quick profile search and I was amazed by the average scores of some of the more invovled photogs here. Most of the well-knowns (at least to me) average between 5.0 and 5.9x. Shiiizzzam has an average score barely over 6 and many, MANY others fall below the 6.0 line. Hmmm. That's at least moderatly encouraging to someone who regularly finishes at the middle of the pack or farther back. Not too many points separate us on average.
I'm sure that several factors are overlooked like the fact that in any one competition the highest rated photos can tend towards the 8.0 mark or something but overall, I just found something to get excited about with my average scores. Now if I can just keep that score up over the next 30 or so challenges.
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