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01/15/2007 07:38:13 AM · #1103

Congratulations

NikonJeb!!!!
And what a beautiful photo! It was one of my top picks in the challenge. I know you said your mentor has helped a lot, but you still have to set the shot up and click that shutter, my friend :-) In other words, take some credit for an amazing photo!

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/15/2007 08:14:18 AM · #1104

Battle of the Sexes

Votes: 0
Views: 0
Avg Vote: 0
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0

Now these are the kind of stats I can live with. :-)

Message edited by author 2007-01-15 08:14:51.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

01/15/2007 08:30:34 AM · #1105

Just to validate my suckage index, before today my best finish was a 78th place......8>)

GO TEAM SUCK!!!

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/15/2007 08:42:07 AM · #1106

Originally posted by noraneko:

Congratulations NikonJeb!!!!
And what a beautiful photo! It was one of my top picks in the challenge. I know you said your mentor has helped a lot, but you still have to set the shot up and click that shutter, my friend :-) In other words, take some credit for an amazing photo!

Thanks, Catherine!

Hey, my point is that I actually knew that photograph was going to be decent when I took it and I knew what to do to put the finishing touches because Sean has been working with me giving me tips and basically being there at the other end of the phone and e-mails when I had another question or for support when I'd get frustrated trying to do something.

I actually did everything with that picture all by myself from the very first when I set the aperture and shutter speed to take the pic in RAW, download it, touch it up a little, and enter it.

To top it all off, I had it entered two days before the deadline which is a major improvement for me. I'm usually the one that gets his entry in at 11:45!

So, yes, I'll take the credit, be proud of myself, and keep on keepin' on, but the improvement, confidence, and fun level has increased exponentially for me since my stumbling into DP Challenge.

Oh, and in case I haven't mentioned it six times already, you guys here have helped me, too.

You know, the little things like the support, teaching me that little trick about setting my camera to store a jpeg, sending in my validation entry early......all that helped to make this even better.

Thanx!

kashi

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

01/15/2007 09:50:37 AM · #1107

Originally posted by posthumous:

oh, but first you have to write an essay or poem of at least 50 words about your thoughts on what it means to suck.

What does it mean to suck ?

It means feeling sadness at sending my old 0.3mp Vivitar off to live with another.
It means feeling proud of my OOF photos, and exstatic when I get a photo thatâ��s actually sharp.
It means that if I ever score above 5.0 someone had best call the paramedics as Iâ��m going to have heart failure.

And yes, it means I counted the words !

bmartuch

Nikon D7200

Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G

01/15/2007 10:12:07 AM · #1108

OK, I want a mentor. Who wants to help out a guy that really sucks?

noraneko

Canon EOS R5

01/15/2007 10:20:56 AM · #1109

I want a mentor, too! And I want someone like

NikonJeb's mentor

cutlassdude70, 'cause his photos rock!

poser

01/15/2007 10:31:30 AM · #1110

Okay I really suck :( I need a mentor also or I need to put the camera down and take up kniting. I also suck at essays so if someone who like to help that would be great send me a message.

Tamron AF 55-200mm F4-5.6 LD Di-II for Canon

01/15/2007 10:41:16 AM · #1111

Originally posted by cosprenks:

Okay I really suck :( I need a mentor also or I need to put the camera down and take up kniting. I also suck at essays so if someone who like to help that would be great send me a message.

What sort of essays?

klstover

Panasonic DMC-FZ8

01/15/2007 10:47:21 AM · #1112

Originally posted by Wildcard:

Speaking of procrastination I finally got around to putting my Dpc goals up for 2007, and it's still January, that's pretty good for me.

Good luck! :-D

Wildcard

Canon EOS-20D

01/15/2007 10:47:47 AM · #1113

I'd like a mentor too.

But while I'm here can I quietly mention that I got accepted to do a Bachelor of Photography at uni, I'm a bit proud of myself and a lot scared and a little bit stressed about finding a job so I can buy a dSLR in the next 6 weeks...oh well I'll come up with something I'm sure. Oh and mostly I'm so excited that I can't think of anything else :)

Edit to add: I forgot to tell them that I suck.

Message edited by author 2007-01-15 10:49:36.

poser

Tamron AF 55-200mm F4-5.6 LD Di-II for Canon

01/15/2007 10:48:02 AM · #1114

Originally posted by mist:

Originally posted by cosprenks:
Okay I really suck :( I need a mentor also or I need to put the camera down and take up kniting. I also suck at essays so if someone who like to help that would be great send me a message.

What sort of essays?

There was a eariler post saying write a essay or poem! I can't do that either. Take good pictures or write.

Wildcard

Canon EOS-20D

01/15/2007 10:48:56 AM · #1115

Originally posted by klstover:

Originally posted by Wildcard:
Speaking of procrastination I finally got around to putting my Dpc goals up for 2007, and it's still January, that's pretty good for me.

Good luck! :-D

Thank you Kelly :)

snaffles

Nikon D7100

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

01/15/2007 10:50:20 AM · #1116

Hey all,

Here are my mega-sucky scores for Songs and Battle, respectively:
Song Titles, 2006
Votes: 244
Views: 382
Avg Vote: 5.1803
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0

Battle Of The Sexes
Votes: 71
Views: 121
Avg Vote: 4.1972
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0

I can't believe my Battle is doing so badly...oh well, I'll go see what other people shot for it.

Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G

01/15/2007 10:53:17 AM · #1117

Originally posted by snaffles:

I can't believe my Battle is doing so badly...oh well, I'll go see what other people shot for it.

Mostly photos of toilets, it seems.

bmartuch

Nikon D7200

01/15/2007 10:53:44 AM · #1118

Hey

noraneko, do you still have the two 6's going?

Hey Everybody, I just got photoshop CS2. I can see there is going to be a learning curve between that and PSP. HELP!!!!!!!

I wanted to try and adjust the gamma and it's not there. The help files say that I have to go to Image Ready for that. What is image ready used for and why is there no magic wand in image ready? Why can't I just do that from within Photoshop?

snaffles

Nikon D7100

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

01/15/2007 11:10:58 AM · #1119

Originally posted by mist:

Originally posted by snaffles:

I can't believe my Battle is doing so badly...oh well, I'll go see what other people shot for it.

Mostly photos of toilets, it seems.

Yeah, you're right - toilets, remotes, fights, $$$....glad I went the way I did though.

Oh yeah, I finally have a tripod, my bf bought me one Sat. night! YAY!

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G

01/15/2007 11:18:40 AM · #1120

Originally posted by bmartuch:

Hey noraneko, do you still have the two 6's going?

Hey Everybody, I just got photoshop CS2. I can see there is going to be a learning curve between that and PSP. HELP!!!!!!!

I wanted to try and adjust the gamma and it's not there. The help files say that I have to go to Image Ready for that. What is image ready used for and why is there no magic wand in image ready? Why can't I just do that from within Photoshop?

Depends on what you mean by gamma - it is in PS CS2, under Image, Adjustments, Exposure. If that's what you're talking about. And PS is a huge learning curve that never ends. But it's fun!

bmartuch

Nikon D7200

01/15/2007 11:19:30 AM · #1121

Wildlife is going to be difficult. The animals have to be in a natural setting so that means that the zoo is out.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens

01/15/2007 11:20:34 AM · #1122

And oh by the way, I'm contemplating a perfectly sucky (sub-5, even) entry into motion panning, just so everyone can say "WTF?" when they comment. Or I've got a rather plain jane one that sorta meets the challenge.

And the only wildlife in these here parts that I've seen are pigeons. And Sir Thomas, the Holy Terror Cat from Hell. But I suspect that both will be DNMC.

Edit to add that zoos are NOT out. You just need a zoo that provides appropriately natural-LOOKING settings. Of course, I haven't read the description yet, but I don't think shooting at a zoo is a DQ-able offense, is it?

Message edited by author 2007-01-15 11:21:43.

skewsme

Canon EOS-6D

01/15/2007 11:21:13 AM · #1123

Congrats, bmartuch!

Imageready is for making animated gifs and image maps and stuff like that. You won't need it for dpc editing.

I wonder if by gamma you mean the monitor calibration? That you'll find in your start manu -> settings.

There are a lot of really cool PS tutorial movies you can watch - you'll get the hang of it in no time ;-)

01/15/2007 11:22:07 AM · #1124

I think that you could still use a zoo animal. Quite a few are set in natural-like habitats now. So long as you don't include an obviously man-made structure in the shot you should be fine.