Whatever happened to....Team Suck

Hotshot7

chaimelle

xianart

melismatica,

griz210,

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

sodoff (formerly FormerLee)

k4ffy

kdsprog

quiet_observation

bryantbus

Palendrone

Kivet

theSaj

skewsme

bcoble

mist

sickdog

12/08/2006 09:38:39 AM · #1702

They are a really impressive set of photographs, suckers. Mind you, I actually chickened out of voting on free study on account of the gob-smackingly high standard overall. Even so, the set of pictures that the inimicable

quiet_observation fired up for us there could make a small coffee table book for Christmas. Or for putting on the coffee table. Or for flicking through from time to time to look at the pictures. Christmas could have on too, of course. Especially if Christmas knew what it was for.

Message edited by author 2006-12-08 09:40:11.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

Canon EOS-80D

12/08/2006 10:16:31 AM · #1703

Damn, we're good. And thanks for both comments, Don - very much appreciated. Now here's the scary part - both you and Doc liked it. It did indeed score much higher than I expected, which may - MAY - indicate that there's hope for us yet!

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

12/08/2006 10:33:31 AM · #1704

Originally posted by Melethia:

Every now and then, Doc "gets it." ;)

snaffles

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

12/08/2006 10:51:03 AM · #1705

Just quickly went through the death pix - some are definitely, IMHO, dubious taste. Others are quite well done.

Here are my Life scores to date:
129
Views: 164
Avg Vote: 4.6357
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0

SO I'm back to sucking (legally) as per usual! I'm going for Dirt, Pets and Sky...maybe I'll combine all three into one shot. Guess now that everyone knows what my cat looks like, better go do a portrait of bf's pet.

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

12/08/2006 11:23:04 AM · #1706

Originally posted by posthumous:

Good news.... Kivet is back on the OOFers!

Wonderful free study shots, suckers! Two photographers actually inspired me so much I wrote "thank you" in my comment, and both of them are on the Hoovers.

Welcome back Naomi! We've missed you!

And Mary, where did your camera go???????

I'm still holding onto a 5 (but just barely) in Life.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

Canon EOS-80D

12/08/2006 01:01:36 PM · #1707

Originally posted by posthumous:

Every now and then, Doc "gets it." ;)

I think he "gets it" more than every now and then actually, but he sticks with tried and true for his own shots. I kinda wish he'd step on at least the edge of the box now and then and post those in his portfolio. The man has potential. :-)

And may I just say, for the record, that my piddlin' little 53% Free Study entry has 37 comments (to present) to

marksimms 24 comments on his far technically superior 18th place shot, and 4 faves to his 1. For some odd reason, I get a great deal of satisfaction out of those numbers.

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

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

12/08/2006 01:39:05 PM · #1708

Originally posted by Melethia:

And may I just say, for the record, that my piddlin' little 53% Free Study entry has 37 comments (to present) to marksimms 24 comments on his far technically superior 18th place shot, and 4 faves to his 1. For some odd reason, I get a great deal of satisfaction out of those numbers.

As you should! No one faved mine, and I got very few comments.

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

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

12/08/2006 01:40:43 PM · #1709

Originally posted by mist:

I've learnt a few lessons, which I shall share -

1. White means white, not murky grey.
2. Cliche shots with crushed up sweets don't do very well, even if they are technically fine.
3. What looks like a lovely colour shade to you will be rejected by voters as an unintended colour cast.

David: I sent you an email with some editing ideas.

For #1, yep.

For #2, a lovely color shade works nicely in the background, but people know that white hearts are white, not pink, so it looks off when they're not white.

xianart

Canon EOS-7D

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

12/08/2006 02:06:44 PM · #1710

that dead whale i thought had been towed? well, it hadn't. i was drivign by, and saw it, and the divers getting ready, so i stopped and snapped a whole whack of pics. hopefully, one will get into the provincial paper. cross fingers...

thanks very much for all the lovely comments from everyone. makes me feel guilty that i've been so remiss in my commenting. i will try, but just to let everyone know how much i appreciate them. so

THANK YOU!

sickdog

Sony DSC-F828

12/08/2006 02:23:50 PM · #1711

Death

Votes: 140
Views: 216
Avg Vote: 4.7643
Comments: 11

this is mny most commented on and lowest scoring pic in a while...

where can i put my face...

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

12/08/2006 02:40:40 PM · #1712

Originally posted by sickdog:

Death

this is ny most commented on and lowest scoring pic in a while...
where can i put my face...

You're in the right place. We don't hide our faces over scores. BTW speaking of your face. I haven't seen it yet, where's your profile shot?

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

Canon EOS-80D

12/08/2006 02:50:11 PM · #1713

I, too, wanna say thanks for all the wonderful comments. You guys are really a great group of folks to hang with and are very much appreciated!

I'll try to get to everyone's free study at some point this weekend.

12/08/2006 02:57:59 PM · #1714

Originally posted by levyj413:

For #2, a lovely color shade works nicely in the background, but people know that white hearts are white, not pink, so it looks off when they're not white.

It's weird. In your version where the sweet is white, the coloured sweets look too coloured, compared to the real life ones. Oddness.

12/08/2006 03:14:59 PM · #1715

Just finished voting on LIFE, so now it's time to turn my attention to Death, so to speak.

sickdog

Sony DSC-F828

12/08/2006 03:15:23 PM · #1716

Originally posted by JuliBoc:

You're in the right place. We don't hide our faces over scores. BTW speaking of your face. I haven't seen it yet, where's your profile shot?

I haven't put one up yet but you can go to

//www.dpchallenge.com/portfolio.php?USER_ID=20530&collection_id=14105

to see me and my fiance at the florida GTG last year with Greatandsmall. actually, we were the only three who showed but we had a blast.

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

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

12/08/2006 03:29:31 PM · #1717

Originally posted by mist:

Originally posted by levyj413:

For #2, a lovely color shade works nicely in the background, but people know that white hearts are white, not pink, so it looks off when they're not white.

It's weird. In your version where the sweet is white, the coloured sweets look too coloured, compared to the real life ones. Oddness.

That doesn't shock me - the white can be white, or at least a shade of gray that seems white, while other colors get strange. You'd then adjust them using saturation, hue, etc. The point is really that you can remove the overall "pinking" of everything and work to restore the true color. That also greatly improves the contrast.

12/08/2006 03:41:30 PM · #1718

I wouldlike to apologise to dear team and everyone:)
I've just been disqualified for the third time in a row so I can't participate in challenges until the next year.
I am sorry for that and it's my fault because the year on my camera was set to 2005.......
yeah:) it happens. more often with someone than with others but still...happens.

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

12/08/2006 04:15:10 PM · #1719

Originally posted by silverfoxx:

Oops. It's a shame if you get a suspension for a wrong date, which is clearly just a mistake. I suppose they have to apply the rules though.

Make sure to set it for the new year, when you can come back in to take more shots!

bryantbus

Nikon D70

12/08/2006 04:23:22 PM · #1720

Originally posted by silverfoxx:

I hope you keep shooting, and put in your portfolio. Love your work. Have to say you don't suck at all.

12/08/2006 04:27:47 PM · #1721

Originally posted by bryantbus:

I hope you keep shooting, and put in your portfolio. Love your work. Have to say you don't suck at all.

you do? you do? :) thank you so much Chris!

12/08/2006 04:28:44 PM · #1722

Originally posted by mist:

Make sure to set it for the new year, when you can come back in to take more shots!

thank you David! and yes, I still keep postig my weird pictures:)

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

12/08/2006 04:34:19 PM · #1723

Originally posted by silverfoxx:

Originally posted by mist:

Make sure to set it for the new year, when you can come back in to take more shots!

thank you David! and yes, I still keep postig my weird pictures:)

yeah, your work is good.

raish

Olympus C-2500L

12/08/2006 04:41:48 PM · #1724

Your 'work' (why do people call it that?) is astonishingly good. Do not be a stranger. Did you ring the guy about the lense?

...rushes off to check date on own camera...