highest rated photo - DPChallenge Forums

04/18/2005 08:56:53 PM · #1

just out of curiosity... what is the highest rated photo on dpchallenge? does anybody know?

deapee

Kodak V803

04/18/2005 08:57:27 PM · #2

04/18/2005 09:01:31 PM · #3

Dang, we hAVE come a long ways; 20 entries in that challenge :-)

R.

04/18/2005 09:03:28 PM · #4

8.6, very nice... it makes sense that it would be from the olden days of dpchallenge

deapee

Kodak V803

04/18/2005 09:03:46 PM · #5

Yeah, the thing you have to realize is that back then, it was easy to pull out a 6.0+ -- now, it's quite different. My prediction is -- that high score will NEVER be beaten.

04/18/2005 09:09:10 PM · #6

very true... anything over 6 is more than respectable these days

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/18/2005 09:10:21 PM · #7

A quick run through archives shows the top 2 more recent scores (from 2004) being Kiwiness at 8.013:

and Jacko the BugMeister at 8.092:

Best of 2005 to date is Zoomdak at 7.764:

Robt.

Travis99

Canon EOS-5D

04/18/2005 09:13:45 PM · #8

Originally posted by deapee:

What would you rate this photo today, and what do you think it would place in a challenge of the same theme?

Message edited by author 2005-04-18 21:14:11.

gaurawa

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/18/2005 09:17:18 PM · #9

more from 2004

04/18/2005 09:20:34 PM · #10

Originally posted by Travis99:

Originally posted by deapee:

What would you rate this photo today, and what do you think it would place in a challenge of the same theme?

I do like the subject, composition and dof of this photograph, but i think the more intense competition forces people to be really creative, so it probably wouldn't do as well in a current challenge. I would probably give it a 6

04/18/2005 09:21:57 PM · #11

Originally posted by gaurawa:

more from 2004

yeah, i remember those two photos, didn't realize they scored so high. they are amazing photographs though

04/18/2005 09:24:56 PM · #12

Originally posted by Travis99:

Originally posted by deapee:

What would you rate this photo today, and what do you think it would place in a challenge of the same theme?

IMO this shot, in the same challenge today, would rate approx. 6.8 to 7.0; the lighting, composition and DoF really work for this shot. The exposure is spot on, and the leading lines are tremendously effective. It's also perfectly sharpened, with no artfacts but beautiful renditon of the texture in the table. The tie-in to the challenge also works on two levels.
Today, it would get niggles for the dust specks on the table (he could not remove them under the classic rules, which are much like today's basic rules).

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

04/18/2005 09:25:08 PM · #13

librodo really killed the competition with this one too...

LevT

OM System OM-1

04/18/2005 09:25:09 PM · #14

Originally posted by bear_music:

Best of 2005 to date is Zoomdak at 7.764:

Robt.

No, this one is higher at 7.814

(had to speak up for my friend Nikolai whom I infected with DPC :))

Message edited by author 2005-04-18 21:27:16.

04/18/2005 09:31:16 PM · #15

I agree, BTW, that "Eight Ball" is unlikely to be unseated unless someone comes in with a perfectly executed shot of a once-in-a-lifetime event in an exotic location, with perfect light, LOL.
Scoring today is more difficult, and the general quality level of ribbon-winning submissions is very high. With the Members' Challenge winners typically scoring in the 7.0 to 7.6 range, an 8.6 is 1.3 points above the mean for blue ribbons. That's about five standard deviations for you statisticians out there. Really puts it in perspective.

04/18/2005 09:32:23 PM · #16

Yer right, I missed that one. Pity the categories aren't rankable...

Robt.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

04/18/2005 09:40:24 PM · #17

The highest rated shots are here

was quite recent, and was an 8.388

04/18/2005 10:03:15 PM · #18

Missed a lot I guess. I think those 8's look like 6's on my hi-res, small-font monitor. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

R.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

04/18/2005 10:05:16 PM · #19

Originally posted by bear_music:

Missed a lot I guess. I think those 8's look like 6's on my hi-res, small-font monitor. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

R.

It's that lack of sleep, row-bear...

BikeRacer

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

04/18/2005 10:08:17 PM · #20

What's even more interesting is the shot that got the red ribbon in the tables challenge. It's a cute shot, but in today's DPC, there is practically no way it could have done that well.