Plates? Never heard of 'em.by
timfythetooComment: Just a quick comment on others comments. Everyone is free to say what they want. I doubt I would have gone as far as some have but it really is no big deal to me. This site is a game and everyone learns how to play the way they want to play. Commenting is just part of that game. It's a bummer that some people dislike what I do, but you cant please everyone.
A quick comment on friend voting - Look at my score histogram. Did this shot deserve the 1s, 2s, and 3s? How many non "friend" 1 votes does it take to counteract the "friend" votes? I know people know me here and I know many people recognize my images but I do not intentionally try to appeal to my "freinds" for higher votes. And if I was then I have been failing hard because alot of my past "recognizable" entries have not even come close to ribboning.
And a quick comment on what I shoot. I shoot what I like. I shoot what I am good at. I shoot what I want to. I dont shoot macros, I rarely shoot landscapes, I dont shoot wine glasses. I like shooting people, I like shooting my kids, I like shooting humourous images. Many of the images that I shoot for challenges end up on my walls. Aimee and I want to start a portrait business so DPChallenge offers us that playground to experiment and try out new ideas. So I shoot people. And I enter people. I also enter these images on other sites. And guess what - they score high and ribbon. And considering I rarely vote or comment on those sites you would think the scores and awards would be lower since I dont have any "friends" over there. But yet they do very well. Not sure why.
Overall though this site is a game. Relax and play. Use it to improve what you do. Dont stress over what others are doing. Have fun, play, learn, experiment, make friends. Dont let yourself get caught up in frustration and anger. It's a game!
And just a side note. What I found particularly amusing was that some comments that were left on this entry may have fit this particular challenge better than many of the top 10 entries.