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02/03/2007 10:53:27 PM · #101

Hey

noraneko, thanks for the nice comment on my free study. You are one of my four comments.

02/03/2007 10:54:53 PM · #102

Hi Cecilia, welcome to the TS thread!
The creator of Team Suck, and our Fearless Leader, is Don aka

posthumous. We are an accepting bunch here. You may want to PM him. He usually requests a short (and I do mean short) essay or haiku or something on "what sucking means to you." You may also want to go through these threads and make sure that sucking is for you... :-) The other factor is if there is enough room on a team right now. Don will know.

02/03/2007 10:55:46 PM · #103

Originally posted by bmartuch:

Hey noraneko, thanks for the nice comment on my free study. You are one of my four comments.

Hmmmm, bet I know which one is yours. We'll see when the challenge is done!
Edit to add I don't have a lot of comments either. Quality of images seems unusually high for open challenge.

Message edited by author 2007-02-03 22:57:04.

jaysonmc

Nikon D200

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

02/03/2007 10:57:07 PM · #104

Originally posted by bmartuch:

Hey noraneko, thanks for the nice comment on my free study. You are one of my four comments.

Well, if you tell me which one it is, I will vote on it. :)
Just kidding, you might have to wait after the challenge.

I just finished voting on all the entries myself, now I got to go back and leave some comments.

jaysonmc

Nikon D200

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

02/03/2007 10:59:02 PM · #105

Originally posted by Emerkaza:

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to DPC. Joined last year and have participated in several challenges. I was wondering, how does one become a member of Team Suck? I think I qualify and would like to join.

~Cecilia

I don't know, a 6.7 and a 6.5 seem pretty good to me... :)

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

02/03/2007 11:09:13 PM · #106

Originally posted by jaysonmc:

Originally posted by Emerkaza:
Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to DPC. Joined last year and have participated in several challenges. I was wondering, how does one become a member of Team Suck? I think I qualify and would like to join.

~Cecilia

I don't know, a 6.7 and a 6.5 seem pretty good to me... :)

I have to agree... Cecilia you don't suck at all!!! Your goals are not very Team Suck appropriate either. We tend to glorify our sub 5 shots, not aspire to 7+ scores. You might want to read up on us a bit more. Not that we wouldn't be happy to have you, but you might feel a bit out of place.

02/03/2007 11:12:38 PM · #107

Originally posted by jaysonmc:

Well, if you tell me which one it is, I will vote on it. :)

Hey Jason, it's the one that will make you want to give it a 10!

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

02/03/2007 11:55:30 PM · #108

Originally posted by kdsprog:

Originally posted by jaysonmc:

Originally posted by Emerkaza:
Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to DPC. Joined last year and have participated in several challenges. I was wondering, how does one become a member of Team Suck? I think I qualify and would like to join.

~Cecilia

I don't know, a 6.7 and a 6.5 seem pretty good to me... :)

I have to agree... Cecilia you don't suck at all!!! Your goals are not very Team Suck appropriate either. We tend to glorify our sub 5 shots, not aspire to 7+ scores. You might want to read up on us a bit more. Not that we wouldn't be happy to have you, but you might feel a bit out of place.

I'm not so sure she wouldn't fit.

Emerkaza's got some nice 4.x scores and came darn close to a brown ribbon once. But I agree, she has to do something about adjusting those goals -- not at all the right frame of mind for Team Suck.

Cecilia, take a look a

Posthumous's goals.

Emerkaza

Canon EOS-50D

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

02/04/2007 12:43:00 AM · #109

Well, I do want to improve my photography skills, so maybe this isn't the team for me. It's a bummer because you guys look like you're alot of fun. ;-)

Can anyone recommend a good team for someone who currently does sucky work but is hoping to get better?

Thanks,
Cecilia

jaysonmc

Nikon D200

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

02/04/2007 12:58:55 AM · #110

Originally posted by Emerkaza:

Hey Cecilia, I don't think anyone here in the group has the notion that they don't want to improve as a photographer. I believe we all do. There are many means to an end... Honestly there are some extrodinary photographers in the group, I'm amazed what they put out sometime.

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

02/04/2007 01:17:20 AM · #111

Originally posted by Emerkaza:

You might find the WPL more satisfying in that regard. And be warned that being on Team Suck goes on your permament record.

Oh, I forgot to tell the rest of you that, didn't I? My bad!

But if you still want to join, nora wants a haiku and dadgum you better give her one!

The Fearless Leader Has Spoken!!

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

02/04/2007 01:47:13 AM · #112

Originally posted by Emerkaza:

There is a general air of camaraderie of consideration and personal involvement that you won't get elsewhere.

If you get the high score, you will get to review all the TS shots and let your teammates know how they did by your directed comments. You'll get considered, intelligent, helpful comments in return.

Team Suck helps take the edge off what can sometimes be an unpleasant experience if you honestly miss the mark or if you just flub an entry. Sometimes the voting can be cold, impersonal, and brutal. You won't get that here.

Your photography will improve, and you'll find that the sharp people here will give you support and guidance you won't get elsewhere.....we actually had a thread going where we reviewed our take on where various photog's talents lay in our views.

I think some of us were surprised to see how our work was viewed.

It's a good home.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

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

02/04/2007 01:48:22 AM · #113

Reporting in.....

I don't get this......the six comments I got are really complimentary....

Free Study 2007-01
Votes: 105
Views: 138
Avg Vote: 5.2190
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

I think this is a pretty good photo, too...

Oh, and this one......I also really like it but it's a candidate for a "No Comments" ribbon.....and the score sucks...

Shallow DOF III
Votes: 123
Views: 176
Avg Vote: 4.4309
Comments: 0

And from the category of TRULY sucking.....

Minimalism-Place: 225 out of 227

No brown ribbon, juts a disgraceful placement.

A new personal low for me......8>(

Even though it's not as low a score as my first challenge, it placed worse.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/04/2007 04:35:33 AM · #114

I have two (2) comments on my Free Study. Wah. And I may have an entry for personification if I can edit it such that it isn't completely blah and boring. But it is funny and definitely suck-worthy, so as long as I don't exceed today's precious minute allowance, I'll stick it in. A 4 never hurts to balance out the occasional 6, right? :-)

Sorry I missed the pool party - couldn't get a connecting flight in time. Maybe next one!

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

02/04/2007 08:50:49 AM · #115

Good morning Suckers! Looks like I'm the only one here right now - hmmmm, what does that say about me?

For everyone who is feeling bad about scores in Free Study, I want to put out there that this is one of the best free studies I've seen in terms of DPC-friendly photos. In other words, almost all of them are solid technically and non-contraversial. It's hard to give very many sub-5, or really even sub-6 scores. I think the competition is nearly as tough on this as the Best of 2006.

On the other hand, I haven't scored very many 8, 9 or 10. This really does seem to be a "send in your solid stuff" challenge. If I see another beach I may go mad, though... (apologies in advance to any suckers who may have entered beach photos). And in fairness to photogs, there were one or two very creative beach photos.

quiet_observation

Canon EOS-7D

02/04/2007 09:14:34 AM · #116

The 30-day where I live challenge has been fun. I haven't participated in any of the previous 30-day ones but I find it a refreshing change from the regular challenges.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

02/04/2007 10:18:38 AM · #117

Currently in Saginaw
-4F (Feels like -21F)
OUCH

raish

Olympus C-2500L

02/04/2007 10:33:26 AM · #118

I have a brown ribbon contender in personi - thingy.

kdsprog, I've worked for a couple of people who went to the wall. Guess what - I didn't get paid. Feelin for you. It's probably obvious, but whatever resources you have now, use them for something that brings you something in the future - don't throw good money after bad :)

kashi

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

02/04/2007 10:43:11 AM · #119

Free Study 2007-01
Votes: 102
Views: 129
Avg Vote: 4.1471
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 02/04/07 10:40 am

Nude IV
Votes: 432
Views: 905
Avg Vote: 5.1157
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 02/04/07 10:40 am

Comment commentary -
In "Free Study" I have a comment that says (and I quote) "ewwww"

Same person left a comment on my "Nude IV" that says "ok this is kinda creepy....actually it really creepy...3"

raish

Olympus C-2500L

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

02/04/2007 11:36:32 AM · #120

Originally posted by kashi:

Comment commentary -
In "Free Study" I have a comment that says (and I quote) "ewwww"

Same person left a comment on my "Nude IV" that says "ok this is kinda creepy....actually it really creepy...3"

Seems like there's some nasty stuff in the creepy eyes of the beholder there.

02/04/2007 01:17:38 PM · #121

Okay, who writes things like "ewwww" in comments? Come on, surely people can be a little more helpful than that. If you're going to bother writing a comment, why not at least make it something good? Trolls are real!

02/04/2007 02:38:57 PM · #122

There are some great comments out there. Here are my favorites:

Ghost Station:

death by processing
ouch
4

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One of Midland Streets Finest:
Challenge: Neon Sign

This isn't artistic, it's just a sign.