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 12/25/2006 05:13:05 PM · #1
So I have been looking at the challenges and letting them pass by one by one without doing any of them.

I gave some thought to sticky and tried a number of shots with my son and candy, bubble gum and a couple of other things with honey.

Then I think of the lighting up a honey bear from the botton with a flashlight, lol...

As I watch the voting and look back on it now I wonder what the heck I was thinking, lol...

If nothing else I now know the steps to take when submitting a challenge photo.

To bad I can not take the bear out of my profile as it really sucks now, ROFL.. :)

Message edited by author 2006-12-25 17:15:12.
 12/25/2006 05:17:00 PM · #2
I've never even heard of a Honey Bear! - What is it, a pot for holding honey?
 12/25/2006 05:19:36 PM · #3
Originally posted by jhonan:
I've never even heard of a Honey Bear! - What is it, a pot for holding honey?


It's just a plastic bear shaped thing that honey comes in.
 12/25/2006 05:21:06 PM · #4
What´s the problem? Just keep sending in entries and you´ll bury that bear deep in your portfolio when you have had experience participating in challenges and those 6+ scores keep pouring in. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE has 4.* scores, well maybe not kiwiness but the rest of us mere mortals do :)
 12/25/2006 05:36:40 PM · #5
Don't worry about it. I've got lots of scores lower than that. I've been here a long time and been close to winning a ribbon a couple of times, but I still can't seem to stop myself from entering bad photos.
 12/25/2006 05:40:51 PM · #6


My first challenge entry....believe me, it will get better for you.
 12/25/2006 05:49:40 PM · #7
Sounds great and I don't feel so bad now. :)

Looking forward to entering many more. It was so fun reading the comments on it and watching the voting. :)
 12/25/2006 06:18:21 PM · #8


And you have to wonder what you were thinking? I always forget humor falls on deaf ears here with the DPC crowd.

MattO
 12/25/2006 06:23:11 PM · #9

My first and still my worst - though I didnt think it was that bad. I entered this image just a day or so after finding out about this place. Probably a good thing as I didnt really understand what was going on here and the score (most likely since I cant remember to well) didnt really hurt that bad cause I didnt know any different. Just keep experimenting and entering. Its all good fun in the long run.
 12/25/2006 06:56:01 PM · #10
Originally posted by lakota:
Sounds great and I don't feel so bad now. :)

Looking forward to entering many more. It was so fun reading the comments on it and watching the voting. :)


Just for a little boost for you, here's a reworking of your image with better PP and some after-the-fact composition decisions made. These changes are NOT challenge-legal, of course, but they don['t represent that much of a change in your setup had you done them before shooting: some glass under the honeybear, some graduated light on the BG, a looser framing.

as entered

as modified

Here's an image I entered that has absolutely no reason for existing. Not only that, I was 10 months into my DPC experience when I created this monstrosity:



Merry Xmas!

Robt.
 12/25/2006 07:00:48 PM · #11


Wow, what a difference!!

Thanks bear.. :)
 12/26/2006 12:43:07 AM · #12
Originally posted by MattO:


And you have to wonder what you were thinking? I always forget humor falls on deaf ears here with the DPC crowd.

MattO


What are you talking about? I found this one hilarious. Gross but hilarious.
 12/26/2006 07:27:31 AM · #13
Originally posted by albc28:
Originally posted by MattO:


And you have to wonder what you were thinking? I always forget humor falls on deaf ears here with the DPC crowd.

MattO


What are you talking about? I found this one hilarious. Gross but hilarious.


Did you happen to notice the final score? And the bellcurve? Pretty bad for a photo that meets the description has decent focus and decent lighting. Its nothing earth shattering. But until the last day of voting was in the 4's.

MattO
 12/26/2006 07:59:43 AM · #14
Originally posted by MattO:


And you have to wonder what you were thinking? I always forget humor falls on deaf ears here with the DPC crowd.

MattO


This is a much better photo and idea for the challenge then I had.
 12/26/2006 08:07:17 AM · #15
Dude I didnt even know what editing was when I entered this lol!
 12/26/2006 08:19:06 AM · #16
I personally liked your photo. Even though I am not expert but I gave it a pretty high score. I am in the same boat as you. I entered my first challenge a week ago and I scored in the 4s. I got some great comments and I am looking foward to entering my next one. I am here to learn not win. :)
 12/26/2006 09:33:06 AM · #17
I lucked out for a change with this one. Rarely happens when I move outside of the norm. I was certain I'd end up with a 5.3 or something.



I was pretty sure this was going to be a Honey Challenge with gum, snot and the occasional Lolly Pop thrown in. Didn't foresee the huge wave of Post-It's that made it.

Message edited by author 2006-12-26 13:32:39.
 12/26/2006 09:36:07 AM · #18
OUCH !!

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Here's an image I entered that has absolutely no reason for existing. Not only that, I was 10 months into my DPC experience when I created this monstrosity:


12/26/2006 09:36:58 AM · #19
My first entry was so bad people thought I was doing a bad version of a completely different technique:


Read the comments on the lowest-scoring photos in each challenge; that's how I learned.

But also don't be afraid to enter stuff that isn't necessarily stunning. I learn on every entry, including the current two that are earning about 5.0. And sometimes I want to try things just to see what comes out.
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