Continuation of the Poopieface Rant.....

05/22/2006 02:15:17 PM · #26

Originally posted by Melethia:

Nope, you're doomed. You forgot the water droplet and the wineglass refraction. Sorry. Better luck next time.

;-)

D'oh!! *grumbles*

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

05/22/2006 02:30:44 PM · #27

Cindi,

I gave you a 5. Mostly because of the no face thing. I would argue that a portrait requires a face. I did like the shot. I thought it would do better in another type of challenge. Like "Kid floating in lake" challenge. It would have nailed that one ;-)

You want frustrating?? Mine finished 5th. My highest score and finish yet. It stayed in the 7.2 range for most of the voting. I'm kinda new here, so I went to the archives. 7.2 usually finishes in the top 3. Except in this challenge where the top 11 finishers are north of 7. And 1,2, and 3 have 39 ribbons between them.

The subject is my wife. We stayed up until the results were posted at 11:20 CDT. I just knew she was going to be on the main DPC page. Alas, close but not ribbon.

Finishing in the top is pretty cool though, for now!

I do enjoy your work.

David

ericwoo

Nikon Z7II

05/22/2006 02:33:09 PM · #28

Originally posted by idnic:

Van and Robert - You are both well-respected photographers and I sincerely appreciate your opinions, but I think I know the REAL reason this shot tanked....

I'M NOT FROM ICELAND! yup yup! That must be it!

And the kid is OBVIOUSLY American. You'd have done much better with a third world kid swimming.

Seriously, it looks more like an environmental candid than an environmental portrait to me. I gave it a 5 solely based on *MY* interpretation of an environmental portrait. EPs are some of my favorite shots to take, and I have tons of ideas for them. I'm just too chicken to share my ideas with the subjects ask people to pose for me.

THIS is an environmental portrait in my little world. With a crisp focus, this would have been a great entry!

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

05/22/2006 02:33:25 PM · #29

Wow, David. Nice finish! Sorry it didn't ribbon, but still a job WELL done. You and your wife should be quite proud of that one! :)

coolhar

05/22/2006 02:43:14 PM · #30

Hard to be sympathetic to someone who is unhappy about a score that is above my average. But I guess that's just a matter of perspective. I'm not a professional photographer.

As for "Watching the Fishes", my feelings agree with some of the other posters. Not showing the boy's face makes it harder for the viewer to identify with him. And his surroundings are just too dark to give enough context to overcome the lack of a facial expression in an EP. Any of the four diver-in-water shots among your outtakes would have addressed my criticisms better, and, IMHO, earned you a better score. Of them I like 3633-1B best, it has very good facial contact, and the green water is very pleasing, maybe cropped just a little tighter. I don't think your entry is a bad shot, or DNMC, you just didn't make the best choice on which to enter. We all make that same mistake at one time or another; heaven and the dpc voters know that I have.

Do wish you could learn to express your frustrations without having to call your fellow dpc'ers names. Togue-in-cheek doesn't always come across well on the internet.

I hope you get a more satisfying score in Self Portrait.

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

05/22/2006 02:47:46 PM · #31

Originally posted by idnic:

Wow, David. Nice finish! Sorry it didn't ribbon, but still a job WELL done. You and your wife should be quite proud of that one! :)

Thanks! It was a very exciting week. I think I hit refresh about a zillion times. Hopefuilly I'll be in the 7+ territory again. None of my current entries will get that high though.

BeeCee

Nikon D40

05/22/2006 02:56:03 PM · #32

Originally posted by idnic:

Originally posted by Melethia:
Nope, you're doomed. You forgot the water droplet and the wineglass refraction. Sorry. Better luck next time.

;-)

D'oh!! *grumbles*

Do it nude, holding a baby, and you'll get either blue or brown!

Cindi, I absolutely love the water in the first diver shot. Like everything about it, actually, if it had been a touch sharper on his face. :)

Message edited by author 2006-05-22 14:57:48.

alfresco

Nikon D700

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

05/22/2006 02:57:03 PM · #33

Originally posted by BeeCee:

Originally posted by idnic:

Originally posted by Melethia:
Nope, you're doomed. You forgot the water droplet and the wineglass refraction. Sorry. Better luck next time.

;-)

D'oh!! *grumbles*

Do it nude, holding a baby, and you'll get either blue or brown!

I'd be voted off the island :(

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

05/22/2006 02:57:54 PM · #34

Originally posted by BeeCee:

LOL anyone have a baby I can borrow?

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

05/22/2006 03:00:01 PM · #35

Originally posted by scarbrd:

Originally posted by idnic:
Wow, David. Nice finish! Sorry it didn't ribbon, but still a job WELL done. You and your wife should be quite proud of that one! :)

Thanks! It was a very exciting week. I think I hit refresh about a zillion times. Hopefuilly I'll be in the 7+ territory again. None of my current entries will get that high though.

It was a very tight finish; just a few thousands of a point separated our images from the red ribbon, let alone the yellow. It's actually a fairly interesting scoring distribution in the top 11. I like your image a lot, it feels sweet and "real".

Robt.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/22/2006 03:14:16 PM · #36

Originally posted by scarbrd:

The subject is my wife. We stayed up until the results were posted at 11:20 CDT. I just knew she was going to be on the main DPC page. Alas, close but not ribbon.

Finishing in the top is pretty cool though, for now!

This was one of my favorites in the challenge - I absolutely loved the way you had all the kids in motion and the teacher still - perfect example of an environmental portrait if you ask me. Maybe not the "technically perfect" we all seek, but a very fine representation and a super portrait. Congrats on your score and placement!

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/22/2006 03:16:48 PM · #37

Oh, and Mr. "I can do more than just water and skiffs" Bear, yours was quite a fine example as well! Interesting editing steps - maybe you should start a new thread and explain a bit as to the hows and whys?

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

05/22/2006 03:44:13 PM · #38

Originally posted by Melethia:

Maybe not the "technically perfect" we all seek

Ha! Speak for yourself! Team Suck don't seek it! ;)

05/22/2006 03:57:59 PM · #39

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by scarbrd:
The subject is my wife. We stayed up until the results were posted at 11:20 CDT. I just knew she was going to be on the main DPC page. Alas, close but not ribbon.

Finishing in the top is pretty cool though, for now!

This was one of my favorites in the challenge - I absolutely loved the way you had all the kids in motion and the teacher still - perfect example of an environmental portrait if you ask me. Maybe not the "technically perfect" we all seek, but a very fine representation and a super portrait. Congrats on your score and placement!

Thank you very much!

Sorry Cindi, didn't mean to highjack your thread. Everyone go back to telling Cindi why her picture sucked . . . that is if you think it sucked . . . which I didn't . . . someone please stop me.

;-)

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

05/22/2006 04:01:40 PM · #40

Originally posted by scarbrd:

Sorry Cindi, didn't mean to highjack your thread. Everyone go back to telling Cindi why her picture sucked . . . that is if you think it sucked . . . which I didn't . . . someone please stop me.

;-)

Hahahahaa This thread was meant to be hijacked! Please feel free to chat among yourselves. :D

I'm still awed by the high scores in this challenge, shows I was waaaaaaaaay outmanned!

rblanton

Canon EOS-10D

05/22/2006 04:03:00 PM · #41

This one...yup... like it. Left a comment. This would be fun to work with in PS a bit.