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08/25/2006 07:54:21 AM · #201 |
lol, they are missing all the fun. Everyone needs to go back through and look for the hidden pictures. Although I'm not sure if they need to unfocus their eyes, or put on some glasses. ;)
my update:
Votes: 133
Views: 169
Avg Vote: 5.3985
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 08/25/06 07:10 am
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08/25/2006 07:54:52 AM · #202 |
| Still 6.1 yay a new pic for my profile page lol |
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08/25/2006 08:56:00 AM · #203 |
Votes: 111
Views: 145
Avg Vote: 5.3333
Comments: 4
Four of a kind...beat that y'all! :D |
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08/25/2006 10:22:39 AM · #204 |
re: my earlier rant -
Just got a comment that explains a technical issue with my photo that makes me look at it in a new way...
no more ranting in scores threads for me, I think! :-) |
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08/25/2006 10:31:26 AM · #205 |
Originally posted by klstover:
re: my earlier rant -
Just got a comment that explains a technical issue with my photo that makes me look at it in a new way...
no more ranting in scores threads for me, I think! :-) |
Thanks for your lovely comment on my entry!
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08/25/2006 10:33:12 AM · #206 |
| 4.94 i had it pegged as a 4.6 image. maybe less because of subject matter. lol but, yay me. higher than predicted, i only entered in hopes of getting comments to explain to me how to do it better which i havent gotten but oh well. i'll ask the person who inspired it after the challenge is over. |
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08/25/2006 10:33:13 AM · #207 |
Originally posted by klstover:
re: my earlier rant -
Just got a comment that explains a technical issue with my photo that makes me look at it in a new way...
no more ranting in scores threads for me, I think! :-) |
It happens. I know in some of my previous entries I've had an issue, technical or compositional, that I may have missed until after I've had someone comment about it. Sometimes it's hard to be very critical of every aspect of our work, and it takes another set of eyes to point out something. I think I'm a pretty perceptive guy, but I've missed some pretty big things before that have no doubt affected my score negatively.
A rant every now and then is a good cleansing experience as long as it's not hurting anyone ;) |
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08/25/2006 10:35:58 AM · #208 |
Originally posted by yakatme:
... I think that voters don't think that it is "out of focus" enough but rather too sharp. ... |
Is THAT what the voters are looking for - OOF?
I thought this challenge was for soft focus. You know, identifiable subject, in focus, but soft with maybe a glow to it?
Silly me! ;^) |
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08/25/2006 10:45:11 AM · #209 |
looks like I'm parked betwwen 6.2 and 6.3, which isn't a bad place to be parked. :-)
Votes: 131
Views: 188
Avg Vote: 6.2519
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 08/25/06 10:41 am
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08/25/2006 11:02:03 AM · #210 |
Originally posted by acrotide:
It happens. I know in some of my previous entries I've had an issue, technical or compositional, that I may have missed until after I've had someone comment about it. Sometimes it's hard to be very critical of every aspect of our work, and it takes another set of eyes to point out something. I think I'm a pretty perceptive guy, but I've missed some pretty big things before that have no doubt affected my score negatively.
A rant every now and then is a good cleansing experience as long as it's not hurting anyone ;) |
Exactly... for the most part I think I got the soft focus down but I think the different views on soft focus in post processing versus the soft focus filter tricks... I did not realize that would be a concern for some. So I am very thankful for the comment I got.
I think some parts of my rant still hold, because I am quite sure that my outoftheboxedness is in fact hurting. But at least now I know that's not the only thing! And that makes me happy.
So..... I think the point is, YAY FOR COMMENTS! |
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08/25/2006 11:03:49 AM · #211 |
Originally posted by scarbrd:
Thanks for your lovely comment on my entry! |
Hehe... YAY FOR COMMENTS! |
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08/25/2006 11:24:10 AM · #212 |
Originally posted by klstover:
I think some parts of my rant still hold, because I am quite sure that my outoftheboxedness is in fact hurting. But at least now I know that's not the only thing! And that makes me happy.
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While outoftheboxedness (new word for me lol) is definitely appreciated by some. You have to be careful with it. It can (and very often does) backfire on you, as you have no way to explain the rationale of your ootb thinking.
Feel free to enjoy the freedoms of being out of the box, but do so with caution and use protective gear ;-)
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08/25/2006 11:36:26 AM · #213 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
While outoftheboxedness (new word for me lol) is definitely appreciated by some. You have to be careful with it. It can (and very often does) backfire on you, as you have no way to explain the rationale of your ootb thinking.
Feel free to enjoy the freedoms of being out of the box, but do so with caution and use protective gear ;-) |
My thinking on that is, a crappy score might sting for a bit, but betraying what I really want to do as far as expressing myself artistically would hurt even more. I have three photos above my update button - two scoring not as well as I hoped, but all are making me very proud. I can look at those photos and say, I wanted to do x or y, and I achieved those things. I'm learning Neat Image. I'm learning how to dodge and burn effectively. I'm learning all sorts of other things. Of course I have not mastered these things, but with the photos for this week, I got the effects I wanted and I would be proud to have the photos hanging on a wall somewhere.
Usually I have an initial period where I am unhappy with my score, then I get over it and I'm happy again. And I've gotten so many comments - I woke up this morning to a new one on each entry. And that just makes me so delighted. When I first started submitting, I had no idea at first of what the flaws in my photos were, until the comments. Then I started learning more about certain techniques and styles and such, and I was able to predict what the flaws in my entries would be, and that would be confirmed by comments. I just didn't know how to work out those flaws before entering.
Now it seems more and more that I am getting comments that point out stuff I did not see at first, and I think that is happening as my photos get better and I am able to prevent the flaws before I enter. And that makes me really happy too. |
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08/25/2006 11:45:13 AM · #214 |
Originally posted by klstover:
My thinking on that is, a crappy score might sting for a bit, but betraying what I really want to do as far as expressing myself artistically would hurt even more.
Now it seems more and more that I am getting comments that point out stuff I did not see at first, and I think that is happening as my photos get better and I am able to prevent the flaws before I enter. And that makes me really happy too. |
I like that attitude :-)
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08/25/2006 11:50:11 AM · #215 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
I like that attitude :-) |
Well thank you. :-) I try to look at things from positive angles and that is very necessary with a low average vote received, LOL! |
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08/25/2006 11:59:50 AM · #216 |
Votes: 132
Views: 170
Avg Vote: 5.0606
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 08/25/06 11:33 am
What are comments? |
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08/25/2006 01:51:53 PM · #217 |
Click on your image and see what some voters have 'commented.' Those are the comments.
Originally posted by bmartuch:
Votes: 132
Views: 170
Avg Vote: 5.0606
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 08/25/06 11:33 am
What are comments? |
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08/25/2006 04:26:48 PM · #218 |
Votes: 129
Views: 228
Avg Vote: 6.0000
Comments: 18
Made it back to 6. Was a little higher for a moment.
I really appreciate all the fine comments, although the last one (from a bag head) was a little strange.
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08/25/2006 05:05:21 PM · #219 |
| Man ive only got 2 coments so far with my score of 5.2. I should have stuck to my safer image. |
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08/25/2006 07:05:57 PM · #220 |
Going back up! YEAH! :D
Votes: 149
Views: 190
Avg Vote: 5.4631
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 08/25/06 06:10 pm
BTW, I know I've been ranting a bit (which I usually don't do), but really, I am very happy with my photo and I accept the fact that not everyone has the same tastes as I do. From the comments I know that some people out there like it as much as I do. Getting a lower score than what you expect can be pretty discouraging sometimes (especially the first several challenges), but if it weren't for DPC I'd never have taken this photo that I really, really like. Eventually you realize that there is much more to your photography than a score. |
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08/25/2006 08:35:39 PM · #221 |
| Hasn't moved for a whole day... 6.1500 with 12 comments |
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08/25/2006 08:39:17 PM · #222 |
Boing, boing, boing!!!
Votes: 147
Views: 212
Avg Vote: 6.3129
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0
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08/25/2006 08:39:22 PM · #223 |
Keeps bouncing between 6.1 something and 6.0 but the comments have all but dried up.
Votes: 146
Views: 193
Avg Vote: 6.0411
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 08/25/06 08:28 pm
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08/26/2006 12:55:49 AM · #224 |
Votes: 144
Views: 189
Avg Vote: 5.5000
Comments: 5
Favorites: 1
Up from 5.3793 last night this time. Ooorah! |
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08/26/2006 02:03:01 AM · #225 |
I was worried when my score was at 4.5, but it finally made it up to 5.5, and even got a favorite.
Votes: 158
Views: 446
Avg Vote: 5.5696
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1
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