The Official DP Pirates Thread (Rated "Arrr!")

03/13/2007 12:03:31 PM · #301

I just looked on the WPL Site and circle isnt week 5, Its playoff week 1. Looke like Red, Alternitive Meds and Furniture are week 5. Anyone in on these challenges, post your scores.

Rich

03/13/2007 12:30:18 PM · #302

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Sorry guys, my red score will get us nowhere...

03/13/2007 12:50:42 PM · #303

Originally posted by jan_vdw:

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Sorry guys, my red score will get us nowhere...

Nonsense, every bit helps.... Its better than having an ugly zero in its place. Lets hope the scrubber bumps ya up a bit now also.

Rich

03/13/2007 01:29:49 PM · #304

Originally posted by Hot_Pixel:

Nonsense, every bit helps.... Its better than having an ugly zero in its place. Lets hope the scrubber bumps ya up a bit now also.

Rich

You're quite the inspirational leader you know.

03/13/2007 01:35:28 PM · #305

Originally posted by jan_vdw:

Originally posted by Hot_Pixel:

Nonsense, every bit helps.... Its better than having an ugly zero in its place. Lets hope the scrubber bumps ya up a bit now also.

Rich

You're quite the inspirational leader you know.

Now if I could be an inspirational photographer I would be doing something. Thanks for the kind words.

Rich

03/13/2007 02:11:10 PM · #306

Well, I'm in on Image Grain, let's see what that brings.

Anyone else in on "Time"? I'm sitting at 5.2. Pity that one won't count!

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300

03/13/2007 04:32:58 PM · #307

Originally posted by jan_vdw:

Well, I'm in on Image Grain, let's see what that brings.

Anyone else in on "Time"? I'm sitting at 5.2. Pity that one won't count!

Hey Jan,

Image grain isnt going to count for us either I am afraid, Image grain challenge is in the playoff round and I dont believe that we made this seasons playoffs.

Week 5 is our last chance for victory, Red, Alternitive Meds and Furniture are week 5. These are our it until next season. Which we need to discuss as a team after week 5 and see if people will be leaving the team and who we are going to add to the team for season 6.

Rich

mitchamus

Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/14/2007 07:25:56 AM · #308

0-5 how sad is that. We got wooped on. At least we had 4 entries on week 5 to at least give us a chance.

elizadeb

03/14/2007 05:43:36 PM · #309

Well, we gave it a gallant try, ship maties. Only wish we could have had at least four participating each week.

I was personally pleased with most of my showings...even made it up to #17 in the MVP list for all 5 weeks, before Play-Offs.

Was happy to sail with all of you! Avast! The Pirates are still sailing the seven seas...brave & true!

03/14/2007 09:20:18 PM · #310

We may have been beat, and mostly we beat ourselves. but you must look at it this way. Most of us whenwe shot went out of our comfort zone to shoot for the challenge and hence grew our learning and skills to think outside of the box and try something new.

Whats the thought on WPL5? Is anyone in the team interested? I am probably going to be more strict this time to ensure we have 4 photos each week.

Any takers?

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

03/27/2007 02:55:34 PM · #311

I have spoken to many of you about WPL5, and there has been alot of interest in continuing as a group. We will however be looking for one new crew mate as

Jan_Vdwhas decided to try out his land lovers legs and live on shore a while and get more of his photography business in line and I wish him nothing but luck.

In Wpl4 when we worked as a team we did well, and for what ever circumstances happened (not point blame on anyone, just calling it the way I see it) we did not keep up with entering the minimum 4 photos per week or give ourselves a chance to succeed in the WPL by haveing more than 4 in on a week.

I know I said that I wanted to have fun and winning didnt really matter, but we cant have fun if we are not participating to some kind of degree.

For Wpl5, I am looking for a commitment from each one of our remaining pirates of one photo that counts in a challenge per week to at least give ourselves a chance to be successful as we have seen from

elizadeb who pretty much entered 2 per week throughout the entire season and gave a much added help to the season average in WPL4.

If one photo a week is to much to ask for the team in WPL 5, I then ask you to allow the team to have a fair chance in season 5 and step aside, if it is not then you can help the team by sticking to this promise as the pirate oath and help us find our replacement for our good matey Jan.

Rich

Mark

Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel

03/27/2007 11:57:16 PM · #312

ok, I'm ready for this. When does WPL5 start?

03/28/2007 06:27:30 AM · #313

Originally posted by Mark:

ok, I'm ready for this. When does WPL5 start?

Dunno, Has not been announced yet, but we need to put out a call for members to join and vote on one.

Think I will do that today, as I wait for others to reply to the forum message.

Rich

03/28/2007 06:54:19 AM · #314

Hey Guys! It's been a blast. As I told Rich, my time has been so stretched between my day job and trying to learn to be a better photographer and to promote my business that I often find myself still searching for a subject with only hours to go till a deadline. Which is not fair on the team.

Wishing you guys the best of luck for WPL 5, who knows, maybe I'll be back for WPL 6.

Jan.

LeeD

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

03/28/2007 06:59:53 AM · #315

I have my final bridal shoot this weekend for a while so things are starting to slow for me a little bit... Count me in for WPL5 if you guys will still have me.

bergiekat

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

03/29/2007 02:37:28 PM · #316

I'm back and willing to sail with you, if you will have me.

03/29/2007 03:00:36 PM · #317

alright here is the list of potential canidates for our team plase PM me, not in the forum here with who you want to see on our team for WPL5. Majority Rules.

Southern Gentleman

jameskw

traquino98

bdenny

mr_pants

unclebro

and vote to have

goc as a backup if needed.

Thanks Rich

Message edited by author 2007-03-29 15:02:18.

LeeD

03/29/2007 03:26:42 PM · #318

voted!

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

03/29/2007 03:32:22 PM · #319

Mitch, Mark, and Lee.

Thanks for the quick response.

Rich

bergiekat

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

03/29/2007 06:36:30 PM · #320

My vote is in your mailbox!

03/29/2007 06:48:26 PM · #321

Originally posted by bergiekat:

My vote is in your mailbox!

Thanks Kat

Rich

03/29/2007 07:14:10 PM · #322

Everyone but elizadeb has voted, but seeing we lost our chance at

southern gentleman, that swayed the vote in favor of

unclebro I will be extending him a invite onto the pirate team.

Please make him feel welcome onto our new team.

Thanks
Rich

UNCLEBRO

03/30/2007 08:22:17 AM · #323

Hello maties (or should that be "Ahoy"!!!),

I got a PM from Rich last night telling me that the majority of you voted for me to be on the team (I just want to know who didn't vote for me and I'll give them a taste of my steel blade-sorry, just trying to get into the swing of being a pirate :-) ).

Anyway, thanks for putting your faith in me and I will try my best to deliver the goods.

And what are the rules?

I know roughly how it all works, but not everything, so could someone point me in the direction of WPL site and maybe I can find everything I need?

Thanks again and good luck to us all.

Steven/UNCLEBRO or whatever you want to call me is fine.

LeeD

03/30/2007 09:15:57 AM · #324

Ahoy Steven!!! Welcome aboard!!! It's nice to have a fellow South Carolinian aboard. We're glad to have ya and I would like to welcome you to the crew. As a coastal guy, I'm sure you already have your sea legs and this should be smoothing sailin' for ye. Season 4 is in Championship rounds so Season 5 should start soon. Here is the website!

UNCLEBRO