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08/08/2006 05:02:20 PM · #76

Originally posted by scarbrd:

And as long as we start AFTER the Stopped Motion challenge!

No, we'll start with that - there are now 4 challenges that round so a bad Stopped Motion shouldnt cause you too much pain.

08/08/2006 05:08:56 PM · #77

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Originally posted by scarbrd:
And as long as we start AFTER the Stopped Motion challenge!

No, we'll start with that - there are now 4 challenges that round so a bad Stopped Motion shouldnt cause you too much pain.

I am serioulsy considering pulling my Stopped Motion entry. I've never done that, but I am trying to get my average over a 6 and this one will kill me on that.

You can only pull an entry very rarely. It counts against your DQ total. So If I pull this one and then get a DQ within the next 25 entries, I could be banned from submitting for a week. Still, I am thinking about it.

08/08/2006 05:10:53 PM · #78

Originally posted by scarbrd:

I am serioulsy considering pulling my Stopped Motion entry. I've never done that, but I am trying to get my average over a 6 and this one will kill me on that.

I think the voters are being hard in this challenge. The last 9 votes overnight averaged 4.4 on my shot. I'm at 5.4598 now - I relly thought I'd get close to a 6 on this one :(

08/08/2006 05:15:46 PM · #79

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Originally posted by scarbrd:
I am serioulsy considering pulling my Stopped Motion entry. I've never done that, but I am trying to get my average over a 6 and this one will kill me on that.

I think the voters are being hard in this challenge. The last 9 votes overnight averaged 4.4 on my shot. I'm at 5.4598 now - I relly thought I'd get close to a 6 on this one :(

I should have gone with my other entry. I hete it when I second guess myself.

I thought this was the safe one, I was thinking 5.5 to 5.7.

It's at 4.8 right now. I've never had one under 5. Came close once.

I aways give at least a 5 if it meets the challenge and is techincally good (focus, exposure, basic composition, etc.) And my entry is good on all of that.

To get a 3 or 4 from me it has to be really bad. Camera phone bad. If I find on going for "the brown" I'll give it a 7 or 8 ;-)

08/09/2006 02:40:40 AM · #80

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Some stats based on the team if we had been in WPL for rounds 1-3:

Round 1: We would have scored 6.2588 which would have ranked us 9th.

Round 2: We would have scored 6.3468 which would have ranked us 2nd.

Round 3: We would have scored 6.2575 which would have ranked us 8th.

If we had been in week 4 of WPL we would have scored 6.2388 and been ranked 5th. In all four weeks it has been running our score would have been made up by the same 4 photographers: mad_brewer, SherwinJames, Zoomdak, and scarbrd

Ken

08/09/2006 06:38:39 AM · #81

I think everyone will get their chance. Right now I have a 5.8 in Stopped Motion and 5.5 in From the Ground Up.

08/09/2006 03:48:43 PM · #82

Originally posted by mad_brewer:

I think everyone will get their chance. Right now I have a 5.8 in Stopped Motion and 5.5 in From the Ground Up.

OK, I self DQd my Stopped Motion II. I just couldn't stand in any more.

Getting a 6.5ish in From the Ground Up

Hey Ken, are you an Irish fan? I try to go to one game a year. I am looking at going to the ND-Stanford game in October.

I'm a big ND fan, I didn't go to school there but I applied and was accepted (no $$$ at the time). And I am a Catholic, so it's allowed!

Ken

08/09/2006 03:54:31 PM · #83

Originally posted by scarbrd:

Originally posted by mad_brewer:
I think everyone will get their chance. Right now I have a 5.8 in Stopped Motion and 5.5 in From the Ground Up.

OK, I self DQd my Stopped Motion II. I just couldn't stand in any more.

Getting a 6.5ish in From the Ground Up

Hey Ken, are you an Irish fan? I try to go to one game a year. I am looking at going to the ND-Stanford game in October.

I'm a big ND fan, I didn't go to school there but I applied and was accepted (no $$$ at the time). And I am a Catholic, so it's allowed!

Nope, not a ND fan. I'm not really into college football.

My Ground up was climbing all morning then got hit with fives this afternoon. Oh well.

08/09/2006 03:57:15 PM · #84

Originally posted by mad_brewer:

Originally posted by scarbrd:

Originally posted by mad_brewer:
I think everyone will get their chance. Right now I have a 5.8 in Stopped Motion and 5.5 in From the Ground Up.

OK, I self DQd my Stopped Motion II. I just couldn't stand in any more.

Getting a 6.5ish in From the Ground Up

Hey Ken, are you an Irish fan? I try to go to one game a year. I am looking at going to the ND-Stanford game in October.

I'm a big ND fan, I didn't go to school there but I applied and was accepted (no $$$ at the time). And I am a Catholic, so it's allowed!

Nope, not a ND fan. I'm not really into college football.

My Ground up was climbing all morning then got hit with fives this afternoon. Oh well.

Not . . . really . . . into . . . college . . . football . . . .

but . . but . . how . . . eh . . . WHAT???

;-)

Ken

08/09/2006 04:03:41 PM · #85

Originally posted by scarbrd:

Not . . . really . . . into . . . college . . . football . . . .

but . . but . . how . . . eh . . . WHAT???

;-)

Don't worry, I have plenty of things to keep me busy these days! This DPC thing being one of them.

08/16/2006 01:52:42 AM · #86

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Some stats based on the team if we had been in WPL2:

Round 1: We would have scored 6.2588 which would have ranked us 9th.
Round 2: We would have scored 6.3468 which would have ranked us 2nd.
Round 3: We would have scored 6.2575 which would have ranked us 8th.
Round 4: We would have scored 6.2388 which would have ranked us 5th.

Round 5: We would have scored 6.2040 which would have ranked us 7th. This weeks scores were made up by the scores of the following photographers: Strikeslip, scarbrd, Nuzzer, mad_brewer

08/17/2006 06:13:38 PM · #87

Originally posted by scarbrd:

I guess you pulled it as it's not in your profile. Fancy posting it here?

08/17/2006 07:17:26 PM · #88

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Originally posted by scarbrd:
I am serioulsy considering pulling my Stopped Motion entry. I've never done that, but I am trying to get my average over a 6 and this one will kill me on that.

You can only pull an entry very rarely. It counts against your DQ total. So If I pull this one and then get a DQ within the next 25 entries, I could be banned from submitting for a week. Still, I am thinking about it.

I guess you pulled it as it's not in your profile. Fancy posting it here?

Entered and pulled

Wanted to enter but thought I'd get killed on the motion blur in the club head

Message edited by author 2006-08-17 19:17:35.

08/21/2006 05:01:33 AM · #89

Originally posted by mad_brewer:

I'd also be willing to share any of my PP techniques.

Could I ask you to have a look at this thread and give me your comments please: Furface

Zoomdak

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

08/23/2006 12:55:04 AM · #90

Heya all! What's happening. Sorry, haven't checked into our thread in a while. Has anyone finished the logo, I'm willing to do it, I just need to know what needs to be done.

08/23/2006 02:07:03 AM · #91

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Round 6: We would have scored 5.8038 which would have ranked us 10th. This weeks scores were made up by the scores of the following photographers: mad_brewerSherwinJames, Zoomdak, and scarbrd

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon

08/26/2006 04:21:07 PM · #92

Originally posted by Zoomdak:

Heya all! What's happening. Sorry, haven't checked into our thread in a while. Has anyone finished the logo, I'm willing to do it, I just need to know what needs to be done.

I think that we got to thinking that gun cross-hairs may be a bit too assasin-like so we'd try to mimic the old-style focus rings you used to see when you looked through the viewfinder in older SLR's. (I think) it had a small ring in the middle that was divided into four and (here's where my memory gets vague) half was OOF until you go the focus correct by turning the focus ring on the lens.

I still like the idea of shooting a rubber duck - hmmm, perhaps I should see a therapist :)

EDIT: For a different approach, and I hope you don't mind me stealing your image Zoomdak, but how about we go for something simplier and without the humor like this:

Message edited by author 2006-08-26 16:47:36.

jusdino4it

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

08/27/2006 01:25:41 PM · #93

i kindda like the assasin thing...its funny...and i kindda think of photography like hunting, if u flinch you may loose your one chance and getting the shot.

08/27/2006 03:23:01 PM · #94

Originally posted by jusdino4it:

i kindda like the assasin thing...its funny...and i kindda think of photography like hunting, if u flinch you may loose your one chance and getting the shot.

OK, maybe it was just when the target was a person that it didn't seem right? What if the target was a blue ribbon? That's what we are all aiming for isn't it?

08/27/2006 03:58:37 PM · #95

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Originally posted by Zoomdak:
Heya all! What's happening. Sorry, haven't checked into our thread in a while. Has anyone finished the logo, I'm willing to do it, I just need to know what needs to be done.

I think that we got to thinking that gun cross-hairs may be a bit too assasin-like so we'd try to mimic the old-style focus rings you used to see when you looked through the viewfinder in older SLR's. (I think) it had a small ring in the middle that was divided into four and (here's where my memory gets vague) half was OOF until you go the focus correct by turning the focus ring on the lens.

I still like the idea of shooting a rubber duck - hmmm, perhaps I should see a therapist :)

EDIT: For a different approach, and I hope you don't mind me stealing your image Zoomdak, but how about we go for something simplier and without the humor like this:

I like this! I also like the idea of the blue ribbon in the crosshairs too.

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

08/27/2006 04:53:39 PM · #96

this is maybe a stupid question, but is WPL3 allready announced?

08/27/2006 06:23:43 PM · #97

Originally posted by biteme:

this is maybe a stupid question, but is WPL3 allready announced?

No, but we were too late for WPL2. According to our team captain it will be later this year.

Zoomdak

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

08/28/2006 04:50:11 AM · #98

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

EDIT: For a different approach, and I hope you don't mind me stealing your image Zoomdak, but how about we go for something simplier and without the humor like this:

Don't mind at all. Maybe slightly bigger text though.
Think I'll make another run at the duck idea, or ribbon

Zoomdak

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

08/28/2006 05:27:51 AM · #99

Trial 1: New Text

Trial 2: Throw everything at it