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07/19/2006 07:11:57 AM · #51 |
Originally posted by Falc:
ShutterPug, first day voting is the day when people are sorting through the entries and will most likely come back and revise the scores. No need to get upset on day one.
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Well, the past two months I have noticed the scores getting worse and worse. The first day, the middle days, the last day - doesnt seem to matter. Everytime I check the score goes lower. Now I'm barely at a 5.0
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07/19/2006 07:15:54 AM · #52 |
Message edited by author 2006-07-19 19:40:46. |
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07/19/2006 07:33:49 AM · #53 |
Originally posted by EricMGB1974:
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Views: 45
Avg Vote:4.8889
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Another photo I liked doing poorly. I'm beginning to think this whole challenge idea is not really worth it. I think I'm getting hurt more by narrow minds punishing a shot for thinking out of the box and avoiding the obvious shot rather than critiquing the photo itself. Please remember, the definition of a beach for this challenge is quite broad. |
I just got my first 6+ in perspective III (hooray hooray). I deliberately set out to fulfil what I see/saw as dpc criteria to get a high vote (simple, clear, sharp, unconfusing and unambiguously relevant to the name of the challenge). It's satisfying, of course, but I think there's a bit of discipline involved in that as well - it's not just selling out.
For this one I took some shots, decided on one, went back and took a few more of the same subject, etc.etc. It's settled nicely under 5, but it's still the same shot and I don't like it any less.
I can't lay my trip on you (man), but I can't lay it on the voting masses either. Why would I? FWIW, the 'problem' with mine is pretty much the same as yours - not a lot of bikinis and surf boards on my 'beach', heh. I guess the difference is that the narrow minds don't hurt. Watch out for the big fat ugly ones...
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07/19/2006 07:53:09 AM · #54 |
Originally posted by ShutterPug:
Originally posted by Falc:
ShutterPug, first day voting is the day when people are sorting through the entries and will most likely come back and revise the scores. No need to get upset on day one.
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Well, the past two months I have noticed the scores getting worse and worse. The first day, the middle days, the last day - doesnt seem to matter. Everytime I check the score goes lower. Now I'm barely at a 5.0 |
You are not allowed to leave!! You photography and contributions to DPC are too good for that. I took a short break last month when I was frustrated and came back strong (for me at least). Of course, now that I say that, I may lose my run of really good scores with this challenge. But I'm having more fun and don't take it as seriously.
Votes: 33
Views: 48
Avg Vote: 5.9394
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07/19/2006 08:01:35 AM · #55 |
at 23 votes my score was at 6.333.
now:
Votes: 35
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Avg Vote: 5.7714
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what gives? who got out of bed on the wrong side this morning??
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07/19/2006 09:17:34 AM · #56 |
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Avg Vote: 5.0000
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AIEEE, looks like it's back to the bottom 40%-tile for me. |
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07/19/2006 09:21:24 AM · #57 |
5.3171
Nothing surprises me anymore. My Perspective score started off around 5.2 and ended up scoring at 6.0000. So who knows... personally I think this is a 5.6/5.7 image.
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07/19/2006 09:29:05 AM · #58 |
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Avg Vote: 5.5312
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yea |
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07/19/2006 09:34:11 AM · #59 |
Its a little late but...
Watch those horizons, guys! |
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07/19/2006 09:39:30 AM · #60 |
Woohoo! :)
Votes: 39
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Avg Vote:4.8205
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Nowhere to go but up which is what I have been doing. :) Still don't think people get it but just one comment that does would be so entirely worth it. :) |
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07/19/2006 09:41:21 AM · #61 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Its a little late but...
Watch those horizons, guys! |
Yeah, I noticed that too...Yikes! Chalk it up to one too many margaritas while shooting for the challenge :) |
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07/19/2006 09:47:24 AM · #62 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Its a little late but...
Watch those horizons, guys! |
Well my horizon is straight, my subject matches the challenge, rules of thirds are followed, and the post processing doesnt suck, but I'm in the high 4's can you 'splain that one Ricky! :D
MattO
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07/19/2006 09:48:02 AM · #63 |
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Views: 73
Avg. Vote: 6.4733
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This is my best start ever.
In Perspective III I started out 3.7 and over the last 2 days finished 5.19 - Stange voting pattern in that one 1's and 10s!
Anyway, if this holds up, I will be very happy!
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07/19/2006 09:50:37 AM · #64 |
Originally posted by acrotide:
Originally posted by idnic:
Its a little late but...
Watch those horizons, guys! |
Yeah, I noticed that too...Yikes! Chalk it up to one too many margaritas while shooting for the challenge :) |
That funny you mention the horizon. I suggested to my stepdaughter that she level the horizon. She liked it tilted, but then decided to change it when I said that she would probably get voted down for it. |
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07/19/2006 09:53:26 AM · #65 |
Originally posted by jerseyjim:
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Views: 73
Avg. Vote: 6.4733
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This is my best start ever.
In Perspective III I started out 3.7 and over the last 2 days finished 5.19 - Stange voting pattern in that one 1's and 10s!
Anyway, if this holds up, I will be very happy! |
Great start Jim! If you're like me, those higher scores tend to be more stressful than the lower ones... |
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07/19/2006 09:53:38 AM · #66 |
Originally posted by acrotide:
Originally posted by idnic:
Its a little late but...
Watch those horizons, guys! |
Yeah, I noticed that too...Yikes! Chalk it up to one too many margaritas while shooting for the challenge :) |
it's called "Sea legs"
LOL! |
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07/19/2006 09:55:20 AM · #67 |
Originally posted by Rikki:
Originally posted by acrotide:
Originally posted by idnic:
Its a little late but...
Watch those horizons, guys! |
Yeah, I noticed that too...Yikes! Chalk it up to one too many margaritas while shooting for the challenge :) |
it's called "Sea legs"
LOL! |
Ah, thanks for clarifying...now I know what to put in my comments :) |
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07/19/2006 09:56:09 AM · #68 |
Originally posted by acrotide:
Ah, thanks for clarifying...now I know what to put in my comments :) |
LMAO |
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07/19/2006 09:59:08 AM · #69 |
Originally posted by LucidLotus:
Whew.. good thing this is a bye week for my team. My beach score is starting out rather sadly.
Votes: 23
Views: 28
Avg Vote: 4.3043
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0
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I do have 3 comments already so that's a great thing!
We'll see what the morning brings score-wise. :) |
Whew! is right Sia. Mine is a sad little score as well. :( I was definitely hoping for better after last weeks sad little score in 10. Thank You Bye week!! :) Next week we'll really bring it! :)
Votes: 37
Views: 54
Avg Vote: 5.2973
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 07/19/06 09:57 am
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07/19/2006 10:17:56 AM · #70 |
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07/19/2006 10:25:40 AM · #71 |
 Go Team 20D!! |
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07/19/2006 10:51:00 AM · #72 |
Originally posted by jdannels:
alrght me and rikki are dancin! |
Ok Joe. Are we still dancin?
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Updated: 07/19/06 10:49 am |
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07/19/2006 10:52:29 AM · #73 |
There are skewed horizons and there are (sez me) a tad too many entries that are really sort of seascapes, without living right up to the spirit of the 'found thing'...
Having said that, there are a lot of very very good, quality - like, with da feeling - pictures there. I think I just ran through about forty, but it's a pleasure.
Insert standard smiling thing.
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07/19/2006 10:58:12 AM · #74 |
Originally posted by raish:
There are skewed horizons and there are (sez me) a tad too many entries that are really sort of seascapes, without living right up to the spirit of the 'found thing'...
Having said that, there are a lot of very very good, quality - like, with da feeling - pictures there. I think I just ran through about forty, but it's a pleasure.
Insert standard smiling thing. |
This essentially is sentence parsing, which I hate to do, but please keep in mind that the challenge description doesn't specify that you must shoot the "found" subject in the state in which you found it. Nothing is stopping anyone from posing the subject after it has been found, eh? It's not a candid challenge. That's a bit off your seascape comment, but not unrelated.
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07/19/2006 11:00:31 AM · #75 |
Sorry for my outburst last night. My scores have recovered to where they are merely disappointing instead of foaming-at-the-mouth-low.
I'll make sure to double my visits to the therapist in the near future.
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