Sorry everybody, I'm a moron! - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

04/26/2006 09:41:51 AM · #1

I've had a good run in the Open challenges lately, and was all set to take out my next victim (Rikki) in the MS Tournament. Then disaster struck. I was putting in all the photographer details for my entry late last night and got called away from the computer. When I came back, my browser had locked up. The deadline was only 20 minutes away, so I quickly relaunched and put all the info in again and submitted. Whew!

I went back to Photoshop and tried to tweak one other thing that was still bothering me, but I didn't finish before the rollover. Oh well, it was just a minor detail. The site came back up and I checked out my competition in Negative. I felt pretty good about my chances and went to hit the update button... and that's when I saw it: Complementary Colors. NOOOOOOOOO!!! What a sickening feeling! :-(

So I apologize for my own stupidity. I'll have to withdraw from the MS Tournament (Rikki will advance by default) and I had no other entries in to help out my WPL team. Sorry guys!

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

04/26/2006 09:44:44 AM · #2

Yes you are! I actually heard about this disaster last night, but was too tired to chide you! *prepares to spank Shannon's rump*

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

04/26/2006 09:46:13 AM · #3

Originally posted by idnic:

...too tired to chide you!

Get in line. It starts with my wife. :-/

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

04/26/2006 09:49:57 AM · #4

*passes Mrs. Calvert the bull whip* :P

JayWalk

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

04/26/2006 09:52:20 AM · #5

Well if it makes yo ufeel any better I just completely forgot to upload my picture in the challenge this week... thus Ursula also advances by default!

:/

Melethia

04/26/2006 09:53:06 AM · #6

Total bummer, Shannon! I've become so scatter-brained lately that I try to enter the day before the challenge ends, then go back and check the day of, just to make sure I'm in the right one with the right picture.

Of course, in my case, I sometimes think that entering the wrong challenge may actually benefit my score. :-)

04/26/2006 09:57:21 AM · #7

Adding to the surrealism, I had a 4.8 this morning despite having NOTHING to do with Complementary Colors. Bonus points for pity, I suppose. Either that, or I got a 10 for inverting the challenges, too.

Message edited by author 2006-04-26 09:59:22.

hopper

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

04/26/2006 09:59:01 AM · #8

so you dq'd yourself or are you just taking a beating of a score?

Originally posted by scalvert:

I'll have to withdraw from the MS Tournament

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

04/26/2006 10:04:19 AM · #9

Originally posted by hopper:

so you dq'd yourself or are you just taking a beating of a score?

Self-DQ. The image was withdrawn as if I had never entered and will not appear in the challenge results. I've always suffered with my low scores, but at least I earned those. This was just an accident and it didn't make sense for me to leave it in. Too bad my SC superpowers wouldn't have allowed me to move it to the correct challenge at 12:01am.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

04/26/2006 10:04:51 AM · #10

I'm just gratefull that you're a graphic designer and not a surgeon or an air traffic controller.
;-)

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

04/26/2006 10:07:05 AM · #11

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

I'm just gratefull that you're a graphic designer and not a surgeon or an air traffic controller.

There's a difference? I've designed prescription drug labels, and somebody has to make the manuals for the air traffic controllers...

Message edited by author 2006-04-26 10:07:57.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

04/26/2006 10:08:07 AM · #12

Originally posted by scalvert:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I'm just gratefull that you're a graphic designer and not a surgeon or an air traffic controller.

There's a difference? I've designed prescription drug labels...

So I have YOU to blame for my second, unexpected, child. Oh well, we love her anyway. :-O

alfresco

Nikon D700

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

04/26/2006 10:08:50 AM · #13

Originally posted by scalvert:

... There's a difference? I've designed prescription drug labels,...

You made the "Take With MILK" tag?!?

04/26/2006 10:12:23 AM · #14

Originally posted by alfresco:

Originally posted by scalvert:
... There's a difference? I've designed prescription drug labels,...

You made the "Take With MILK" tag?!?

Yeah, I probably shouldn't have put that on the Lactaid bottle. ;-P

hopper

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

04/26/2006 10:14:26 AM · #15

?

nor will it ever show up as a dq.
nor will it be counted as a dq if you should get another dq in the specified time frame for rules enforcement.

Shannon, you know I respect you and consider you a friend, but this seems unfair. Do we all have the ability to say, "sorry, my mistake" and get a submission withdrawn?

Originally posted by scalvert:

The image was withdrawn as if I had never entered and will not appear in the challenge results.

fotomann_forever

04/26/2006 10:17:19 AM · #16

I think I know which shot it was. I really liked it. Gave a vote as if it was in the right challeng. I really hated to see it was in the wrong challenge.

04/26/2006 10:17:50 AM · #17

Originally posted by hopper:

Do we all have the ability to say, "sorry, my mistake" and get a submission withdrawn?

Yes, it's in the rules. You may request a self-DQ for any reason... (subject to certain restrictions). If I get a DQ within my next 25 submissions, I would be suspended for a week just like anyone else. Hopefully, I'm not THAT stupid!

04/26/2006 10:18:48 AM · #18

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

I really hated to see it was in the wrong challenge.

Not as much as I did. Thanks for the sympathy vote, though. ;-)

hopper

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

04/26/2006 10:19:20 AM · #19

fair enough, i apologize for misunderstanding

:)

Originally posted by scalvert:

Originally posted by hopper:
Do we all have the ability to say, "sorry, my mistake" and get a submission withdrawn?

Yes, it's in the rules. You may request a self-DQ for any reason... (subject to certain restrictions). If I get a DQ within my next 25 submissions, I would be suspended for a week just like anyone else. Hopefully, I'm not THAT stupid!

Telehubbie

Canon EOS-40D

04/26/2006 10:29:20 AM · #20

Originally posted by scalvert:

Hopefully, I'm not THAT stupid!

You have high expectations for yourself! ;-P

Apple iPhone 5

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

04/26/2006 10:30:30 AM · #21

Originally posted by scalvert:

If I get a DQ within my next 25 submissions, I would be suspended for a week just like anyone else.

Do you send an email to yourself DQ-ing yourself. And then send a nasty email back to yourself complaining about it? :)

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

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

04/26/2006 10:31:53 AM · #22

Originally posted by jhonan:

Originally posted by scalvert:
If I get a DQ within my next 25 submissions, I would be suspended for a week just like anyone else.

Do you send an email to yourself DQ-ing yourself. And then send a nasty email back to yourself complaining about it? :)

LOL - BTW I saw at least 3 inverted images in that challenge.