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12/06/2007 12:41:45 PM · #51 |
I think the General would be a great therapist...
You could get wired up to some system where he can give you a good long electric shock whenever you hit the "Submit" button on any sub-5 entry...or anything too dark, too tilted, too...
Although an entire Viennese Photographer/Shrink army couldn't straighten my ass out.
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12/06/2007 12:42:35 PM · #52 |
Originally posted by pawdrix:
Although an entire Viennese Photographer/Shrink army couldn't straighten my ass out. |
Have I got a waterboard for you! |
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12/06/2007 01:04:09 PM · #53 |
It's funny you mention that. My first and only ribbon came right after I was waterboarded. Nothing like a good old fashion waterboarding I always say. Really get's ones mind right.
Note the high saturation levels...the sharpness...the over burning. I turned it up to 11 on that one.
bucket-Great post, Very funny.
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12/06/2007 01:10:39 PM · #54 |
Originally posted by pawdrix:
Note the high saturation levels...the sharpness...the over burning. I turned it up to 11 on that one.
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That's not 11. This is 11.
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12/06/2007 01:36:25 PM · #55 |
repost...
Message edited by author 2007-12-06 13:43:36. |
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12/06/2007 02:27:21 PM · #56 |
i think he was a bit pissed of about some people imitating himm
in fact more and more
plus the atitude of the SUPREME COUNSEL
maybe he went to a more democratic site where you can argue your case
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12/06/2007 03:34:12 PM · #57 |
| There were way too many Nicks from Oz around here anyway, Good riddance, I reckon! |
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12/06/2007 11:19:23 PM · #58 |
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12/07/2007 09:10:50 AM · #59 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by bucket:
His blatant disregard for the true meaning of DPC is what forced him out. Nothing less. |
Ultimately it was his inability to accept the true meaning of DPC that made it impossible for him to continue. Perhaps certain members of the SC could act as Site Therapists to help photographers who don't fit in here, perhaps through a series of intense chat sessions, tutorials and assimilation exercises, teach them to love the way of DPC, to accept and even embrace the Blue Ribbon Standard, to focus in a healthy way on what works and abandon modes that cause only frustration and failure. Imagine how the site as a whole would be enriched if we could raise up the few misfits who make things uncomfortable for everybody else. |
How true....lets start with these two!  bucket & posthumous
:p
Message edited by author 2007-12-07 11:30:13. |
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12/07/2007 09:51:40 AM · #60 |
Originally posted by sittingonthegrass:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by bucket:
His blatant disregard for the true meaning of DPC is what forced him out. Nothing less. |
Ultimately it was his inability to accept the true meaning of DPC that made it impossible for him to continue. Perhaps certain members of the SC could act as Site Therapists to help photographers who don't fit in here, perhaps through a series of intense chat sessions, tutorials and assimilation exercises, teach them to love the way of DPC, to accept and even embrace the Blue Ribbon Standard, to focus in a healthy way on what works and abandon modes that cause only frustration and failure. Imagine how the site as a whole would be enriched if we could raise up the few misfits who make things uncomfortable for everybody else. |
How true....lets start with this two! bucket & posthumous
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No, you don't want to start with the worst offenders... you should slowly work your way up to those punks. |
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12/07/2007 12:28:13 PM · #61 |
it is too bad when interesting photographers leave...
Message edited by author 2007-12-28 07:42:13. |
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12/07/2007 01:21:46 PM · #62 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Perhaps certain members of the SC could act as Site Therapists to help photographers who don't fit in here, perhaps through a series of intense chat sessions, tutorials and assimilation exercises, teach them to love the way of DPC, to accept and even embrace the Blue Ribbon Standard, to focus in a healthy way on what works and abandon modes that cause only frustration and failure. Imagine how the site as a whole would be enriched if we could raise up the few misfits who make things uncomfortable for everybody else. |
I believe a lobotomy would accomplish the same thing! Come back and save us all Nick! |
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12/14/2007 05:25:14 PM · #63 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by bucket:
His blatant disregard for the true meaning of DPC is what forced him out. Nothing less. |
Ultimately it was his inability to accept the true meaning of DPC that made it impossible for him to continue. Perhaps certain members of the SC could act as Site Therapists to help photographers who don't fit in here, perhaps through a series of intense chat sessions, tutorials and assimilation exercises, teach them to love the way of DPC, to accept and even embrace the Blue Ribbon Standard, to focus in a healthy way on what works and abandon modes that cause only frustration and failure. Imagine how the site as a whole would be enriched if we could raise up the few misfits who make things uncomfortable for everybody else. |
the plans have finally become evident.
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
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12/14/2007 07:24:55 PM · #64 |
Originally posted by simplesilent:
the plans have finally become evident.
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER |
The Site Council has notified the Ministry of Information about your outburst. You will soon be receiving a Mind Freeification Kit. Apply liberally to forehead, between the eyes. |
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12/27/2007 07:39:52 AM · #65 |
| just noticed boysetsfire and xion has deleted their accounts.. now whats the point with dpc.. lol |
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12/27/2007 08:25:26 AM · #66 |
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Message edited by author 2007-12-27 10:26:04. |
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12/27/2007 08:55:37 AM · #67 |
I'm with you, Steve, but I think the newbies vote a ton more than the vets ... and newbies like eye candy ... so those shots will always win.
What we have is a lack of veteran voting problem, not an eye candy problem.
in my opinion, of course
Originally posted by pawdrix:
My guess is that the crowd needs a nice jolt to knock them away from the "eye candy" way of seeing. |
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12/27/2007 08:58:12 AM · #68 |
Not only is it an "eye candy" issue, it's the fact that, please excuse my bluntness, many here are just visually retarded. A thoughtful photograph is simply too much to handle. The more interesting and stimulating shots around this site require too much from the average viewer and photographer. But not only that, it is their unwillingness to embrace something different, to "grow" in a sense...that is the true disappointment.
Sugar is a hard habit to break.
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12/27/2007 09:08:15 AM · #69 |
Hopefully you'll stick around,  Gnarf - leaves me hope of finding a gem or two in a challenge now and then! |
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12/27/2007 09:18:41 AM · #70 |
All of you realize, the onus, the responsibility lies squarely on your shoulders?
The SC has been working, is working, and will be working to make dpc as marketable as possible. We can control some things.
The one thing I've seen mentioned repeatedly in this thread, though, is something we can't control, nor do we intend to. Actually, we don't want to, either. How people vote.
Over the past five years (almost 6), I have voted in a lot of challenges. At first, my scores were almost always consistent with the final list. Now, sometimes they are, but more often than not, they are not. Why? I vote for what I like, the styles I like, the techniques I like, etc. Technicals are hugely important to me, but I also look for some kind of emotional impact as well. I did not do that when I started. Sometimes, a perfect technical shot will score substantially lower for me than one that is less technical, but packs a powerful emotional punch.
There have been enough people posting in this thread, that you could possibly turn the tide. Of course, it would take a bit of time, but I think if all of you who want to see something different, voting committedly for a couple of months, the front page could start showing something different.
It's a big task, though. |
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12/27/2007 09:19:22 AM · #71 |
eyecandy rots your eyes.......
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12/27/2007 09:26:54 AM · #72 |
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Message edited by author 2007-12-27 10:25:34. |
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12/27/2007 09:33:12 AM · #73 |
I only partially agree with you on this one. Movies are fake, but they ooze with emotion. Agreed, the real thing is awesome, but if the photographer can make the viewer have an emotional response, he's won.
Personally, I don't even really mind the eye candy, it's the exact same picture winning every time that gets me (waterdrops and the northern lights to name a couple)
Originally posted by pawdrix:
The other day I was walking down the street and my mind just couldn't shake something which was indicative of my issues.
An extremely popular photographer here at DPC took has taken a number of photo's of a model...set up, posed, acting out an emotion (or whatever) which is perfectly fine, of course. Do whatever you want to do...
What got me was the litany of comments praising the capture of "raw emotion".
Raw emotion? It was posed for crying out loud. What upset me was not the photograph or the photographer but it appeared that people couldn't separate reality from an acted out thing.
That's just one example but it seems a little rampant around these parts.
Personally I feel like I must have been born on a different planet. Or I've become the butt of some cruel Twilight Zone joke. BUT I'm still maintaining my humor. |
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12/27/2007 09:36:04 AM · #74 |
I'm with  Karmat. A lot of times my top three are nowhere near DPC's choice. I find that often when I encounter a perfectly executed eye candy shot, I simply pass it by in voting. I realize it will do just fine without my vote and can't see voting it "down" just because it isn't my style of photography. Let's face it - the eye candy shots, especially when very well done, are what the commercial photography market is all about. There's nothing wrong with that. It just isn't what I like photography for, that's all. |
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12/27/2007 09:38:29 AM · #75 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
... can't see voting it "down" just because it isn't my style of photography. |
Why not, it gets voted "up" for the same reason? |
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