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Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon

03/06/2006 09:52:10 AM · #76

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by GIS_boy:

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"If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me." (William Shakespeare)

Persevere...who can say what score is waiting around the corner for you, (that squealing has got to be damn annoying though).

Used to be I could hit a button and it'd shut up for about 20 minutes - the alarm, that is. That doesn't seem to work anymore. I'm thinking of pouring water into the box and claiming "the roof leaked". The fact that it hasn't rained in months may betray me, however.... :-)

And the quote in your sig line relates to what I suspect I have the hardest time with:
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE. Ernst Haas"

Some people have better "eyes" than others. I get discouraged, but then I remember that the level of "challenge" here is significantly higher than "average" and that's reassuring.

By the way, your "Best of 2005" is still one of my favorite pics. You have a good eye. :-)

Thank you, that's quite a compliment :))

When I get dejected with a challenge score I grab my camera, walk out the door and get lost for hours. I take hundreds of photos of anything and everything that catches my eye. It reminds me of the reason I got hooked on photography in the first place, the love of it. A low score doesn't seem to worry me so much after that.

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

03/06/2006 09:55:56 AM · #77

Originally posted by Marjo:

From William Shakespeare:

"Expectation is the root of all heartache."

5.0 for me. I think it's time for me to quit submitting.
If I haven't figured it out by now, I'm not going to.

I'd have to say you've figured it out - you have something I'd say 90% of the people here don't have - a ribbon! You also have some great photographs - the best Light on White I recall from that challenge, and "Watching", which is simply phenominal, in my humble opinion.

Nald

Nikon D700

03/06/2006 10:04:17 AM · #78

I must have pissed you all off, this SUCKS!

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Jutilda

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon

03/06/2006 10:05:46 AM · #79

The trolls must really be pissed.

Dropping like an anchor this morning. UGH

alfresco

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/06/2006 10:09:04 AM · #80

Originally posted by Marjo:

5.0 for me. I think it's time for me to quit submitting.
If I haven't figured it out by now, I'm not going to.

Don't even joke about that - you have uber wunderbar photos, you can't stop!

Tamron AF 28-105mm f/4.0-5.6 IF for Canon

03/06/2006 10:16:36 AM · #81

Originally posted by GIS_boy:

When I get dejected with a challenge score I grab my camera, walk out the door and get lost for hours. I take hundreds of photos of anything and everything that catches my eye. It reminds me of the reason I got hooked on photography in the first place, the love of it. A low score doesn't seem to worry me so much after that.

I don't get as much time to do that as I'd like - at work before the sun comes up, don't get home in time to do much more than decompress, find food, get ready for the next day. But I do enjoy wandering about with the camera when I have time!

I think the initial scores on this one have me a wee bit down because I had an idea (woo!), went to the trouble of gathering the stuff for the idea, enjoyed setting it up and shooting it, even chimped a bit (and I never chimp.)

But in the end I realize the thing I like about this place most is seeing the work of others, so I'll not sweat the scores of my own work. :-)

By the way, the alarm has been silenced. Woo *and* hoo!

AdrienneGC

Canon EOS-10D

03/06/2006 10:19:45 AM · #82

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I went to bed last night with a 6.923. Oh well, at least I had sweet dreams!

Marjo

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

03/06/2006 10:24:51 AM · #83

Thanks Melethia and alfresco for the pep talk. I took a break for awhile. Had one lucky entry since coming back but everything since has dropped scorewise. I don't like watching my average drop with each submission. Okay, I'm just being a "whiner" and I like to change it to "winner".
Good luck everybody. I'll get you next challenge!
How's that?

SJCarter

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

03/06/2006 10:49:44 AM · #84

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I'd be thrilled to have mine stick around this level, as I know it's not a ribbon winner. Still, I like the shot - it just doesn't have the WOW factor that it needs. My prediction is that I'll finish around a 5.2 or 5.3. :-)

RolandB

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Raynox Pro Digital 0.66X Wide Angle Conversion

03/06/2006 11:03:00 AM · #85

My score has hit bottom and started diggin' !

I've turned the scores off. Hopefully I can keep from peeking (at least for awhile.)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

03/06/2006 11:35:37 AM · #86

I take back my whining. For reasons totally beyond my comprehension, score has gone up since this morning. It's actually "average" now!

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/06/2006 11:43:13 AM · #87

Is average 5 or 5.5? If it's 5.5, then my goal in DPC is to reach average!

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

03/06/2006 12:11:53 PM · #88

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This was exactly what I expected... having so much fun reading the comments :D lol!

thanks guys, you make my day :D

Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

03/06/2006 12:18:29 PM · #89

Originally posted by posthumous:

Is average 5 or 5.5? If it's 5.5, then my goal in DPC is to reach average!

I'm going with 5.5 as average, based on the math, but if you look at the Challenge History, you'll see it varies quite a bit by challenge. I suspect the "site" average is lower than the mathematical one.

MadMan2k

Sony Alpha a6400

03/06/2006 12:38:28 PM · #90

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ralph

Nikon Z9

03/06/2006 12:44:29 PM · #91

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dropped this morn then rebounded ...
still better than i expected .. (but still time for it to moderate ..)

fotomann_forever

03/06/2006 12:45:00 PM · #92

Remind me to stay away from candids from now on. I have much better luck with my graphic style.

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LN13

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/06/2006 12:45:58 PM · #93

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Updated: 03/06/06 12:44 pm

Not as good as I had hoped, and a let down after my 6.6 last week, but higher than my average, so I'll take it.

I just did a quick scroll of the thumbnails. WOW! There are some nice ones in there.

Message edited by author 2006-03-06 12:46:42.

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/06/2006 12:47:13 PM · #94

Excelling in my mediocrity. I pretty well entered this to have something to enter (although I did like the shot).

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Afterlife will be, I believe, much better.

LN13

Canon EOS-60D

03/06/2006 12:48:29 PM · #95

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by posthumous:
Is average 5 or 5.5? If it's 5.5, then my goal in DPC is to reach average!

I'm going with 5.5 as average, based on the math, but if you look at the Challenge History, you'll see it varies quite a bit by challenge. I suspect the "site" average is lower than the mathematical one.

There was a tread on this recently. 5.5 would be the mid-point of 1-10. Someone did all of the calculations and found that the average vote cast in 2005 was somethink like a 5.29. SInce I just got my average over that, that's the number I'm going with.

Sammie

Olympus OM-D E-M5

Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

03/06/2006 12:55:52 PM · #96

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Excelling in my mediocrity. I pretty well entered this to have something to enter (although I did like the shot).

I thought you were giving up photography for Lent, DrAchoo.

My square entry is right at the average mark, too. I think this type of challenge always ends up with a LOT of people scoring in the mid 5's - the only criteria is a square crop and every on who's voting has a totally different idea of what looks good in a square crop. It makes it really hard to excell.

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/06/2006 12:56:02 PM · #97

Being average isn't so bad if you figure most contestants are competent and they're trying their best for the challenges. At least, that's what I'm telling myself.

Sammie

Olympus OM-D E-M5

Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

03/06/2006 12:57:34 PM · #98

Originally posted by posthumous:

Being average isn't so bad if you figure most contestants are competent and they're trying their best for the challenges. At least, that's what I'm telling myself.

This is very, very true. I feel this way all the time. To be "average" on DPC is to be pretty darn good as there are so many excellent photographers.