Whatever happened to....Team Suck

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

11/07/2006 02:36:45 PM · #802

Originally posted by chaimelle:

Just signed in and noticed my poorly scoring long exposure has a favorite!

Long Exposure II

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You actually might be a leading sucker in the Long Exposure II.

xianart

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

11/07/2006 03:08:24 PM · #803

good guess, don!

Elaine

Canon EOS R5

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS II USM Lens

11/07/2006 03:40:24 PM · #804

Free Study XIV

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Landscape in Portrait Orientation

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Long Exposure II

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Self Portrait V

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I rather like my self portrait shot, and it will probably end up on my profile page when this is over. Too bad nobody else likes it! (Too bad nobody likes my other shots very much either!)

11/07/2006 05:08:45 PM · #805

Free Study
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Landscape Portrait
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Looking forward to watching a different entry suck for a week. I thought my Free Study picture was a good shot; maybe tomorrow my fellow Team Suck allies can give me their opinions.

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon

11/07/2006 05:10:09 PM · #806

I don't really know what we are vying for on this team, but here are my current scores (I didn't enter long exposure). Do they help or hurt the Novices?

Free Study XIV

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Landscape in Portrait Orientation

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Self Portrait V

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Someone commented on my landscape shot that "it isn't a landscape per se". Actually, I tried to find out what a landscape is "per se", and couldn't get a clear understanding. Since I'm a Novice it should be okay for me to ask -- what is a landscape?

Message edited by author 2006-11-07 17:17:28.

bryantbus

Nikon D70

11/07/2006 05:41:49 PM · #807

Originally posted by JuliBoc:

Humm I looked at your portfoilo I think you have a good understanding of a landscape, good work too. Maybe the person leaving the comment doesn't know what a landscape "per se" is. Good luck CB

11/07/2006 06:47:15 PM · #808

But you see, the challenge was for landscapes, not landscapes "per se" so I suppose the commenter was a bit confused.

noraneko isn't very fond of my Long Exposure (score for which was under 5 when I turned off scores) but I don't mind. It's one of those that's a tad on the "huh??" side. :-) Besides, the score you gave me will actually bring it up.

And Don, yes, wardrobe sucked, but all the cool stuff I might have been able to come up with is on a slow boat to Germany.

And finally - boring Neon shot or kinda nifty but gonna get killed reflection shot? I'm leaning toward Neon because of the smaller numbers...

Message edited by author 2006-11-07 18:51:36.

quiet_observation

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

11/07/2006 06:57:12 PM · #809

I went with Neon because of the lower numbers. But I like the photograph so that it will probably be toast in the morning.

11/07/2006 06:58:32 PM · #810

Originally posted by quiet_observation:

I went with Neon because of the lower numbers. But I like the photograph so that it will probably be toast in the morning.

I'm trying something new. I'm leaving scores completely turned off. Like, possibly forever. That way I don't need to know if a picture truly sucks according to DPC until it shows up on my profile page. By then it's just a statistic. Could be fun. :-)

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

11/07/2006 07:52:46 PM · #811

Current stats... and I just entered Reflections. Actually I entered reflections, then pulled it because I thought it was advanced editing, edited another picture and entered that in reflections and put my original entry into FreeStudy. Ha!

Free Study XIV

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Long Exposure II

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Self Portrait V

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11/07/2006 09:28:07 PM · #812

I'm in Neon and hoping for a top 150 finish. I have a really cool shot for reflections but am a'feard of all the many "pretty fall leaves reflected in placid lake" shots I'd be up against. Texas doesn't have much of a fall. I'll post a shot of "fall" in my portfolio later. It's not even really fall since I believe the tree isn't native, but it's what we have.

For those so inclined to go look (not posting the thumb - don't want to violate outtake rules, even though it's not an outtake, it's a DNE - did not enter challenge), I'll stick the not-entered reflection shot in my portfolio here in a sec. Hint - it's a cat, so it wouldn't have done well anyway. :-)

11/07/2006 09:40:42 PM · #813

Originally posted by Melethia:

Hint - it's a cat, so it wouldn't have done well anyway. :-)

Sheesh, if you really wanted to antagonize the voters, you'd need a small child holding a flower next to the cat.

11/07/2006 09:41:51 PM · #814

All out of small children, but I could maybe rent one. And I'd need a butterfly, a sunset, and a water drop or two...

quiet_observation

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

11/07/2006 09:59:32 PM · #815

Maybe Team Suck needs a field trip to Iceland?

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

11/07/2006 10:06:20 PM · #816

Originally posted by Melethia:

All out of small children, but I could maybe rent one. And I'd need a butterfly, a sunset, and a water drop or two...

I can lend you a child, but can't help you with the butterfly, sunset or waterdrop. LOL

11/07/2006 10:08:58 PM · #817

LOL! I fear we'd suck there, too.

In all seriousness, I was telling my mom on the phone this evening that the neat thing about Team Suck is we probably don't really suck, we just have different tastes than DPC as a whole. I noticed this because I rather liked all the Wind shots that Mary posted (and thanks for doing that each time, by the way) from the Team Suck participants.

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

11/07/2006 10:11:04 PM · #818

Actually, I noticed that too. We are all just a bunch of photographically challenged individuals with odd tastes. It's not that we're bad, we all have people that love our photography. We just don't have a mass appeal. I'm getting to be OK with that.

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

11/07/2006 10:41:56 PM · #819

Originally posted by kdsprog:

I keep bouncing between wanting to have at least occasional mass appeal and focusing ont the people who vote my photos 7 and up. They do exist. :)

Anyway, I'm in reflections. It'll probably do poorly because it's not an eye candy shot; it actually carries a story and is a bit solemn. Not that there's anything wrong with eye candy; my faves folder is full of it. But I'm still more interested in trying things other than the typical.

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

11/07/2006 10:46:25 PM · #820

Originally posted by kdsprog:

Originally posted by Melethia:
All out of small children, but I could maybe rent one. And I'd need a butterfly, a sunset, and a water drop or two...

I can lend you a child, but can't help you with the butterfly, sunset or waterdrop. LOL

We could set up a barter system here. I have plenty of butterflies, orchids (did you forget orchids), sunsets and a few small children, but no water drops or cats. I don't have any horses either.

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

11/07/2006 11:34:09 PM · #821

I have a reflection shot that is goint to bomb big time! I'm on an under-4 streak and it's almost as fun as my very brief near-6 streak.

11/07/2006 11:35:21 PM · #822

Is there an actual reflection or is it implied? :-)

I only have the Free Study closing out tonight. Didn't suck this time:

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Might even make top 50% with this one!

Message edited by author 2006-11-07 23:37:15.

11/07/2006 11:48:55 PM · #823

Originally posted by Melethia:

I'm looking forward to seeing which image is yours. Mine is not doing so well, yet it lacks any of the forbidden DPC items (butterfly, child, water drop, flower macro, etc)

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11/08/2006 01:25:51 AM · #824

Reflections Without Mirrors III
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Starting out ok, I guess..

mist

Canon EOS-60D