DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 

DPChallenge Forums >> Side Challenges and Tournaments >> Team Suck Oasis
Pages:   ... [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79] [80]
Showing posts 1951 - 1975 of 1998, (reverse)
AuthorThread
 02/20/2008 11:10:30 PM · #1951
Originally posted by kashi:
[thumb]649347[/thumb]

Darn cold out there - and I'm very tired, but there's one of my photos from tonight.
Not the greatest photo - but it was really quite interesting to watch the progression from 'regular' moon, through partial eclipse into the total eclipse. Then I came in to warm up - it's -13C out there!


Beats what I got, Lea! Nice job. :) And it's only -3C here.
 02/20/2008 11:37:22 PM · #1952
I like Melethia's idea about a Challenges Not Entered folder in the portfolio. I love shooting for the challenges. They give me inspiration. Sometimes when I think there is no way I can come up with an idea or image for a challenge, I wake up in the morning with a brain storm.

As much as we say scores don't matter, I still enjoy high scores more than low ones. :P

But if it weren't for the challenges, I wouldn't be participating here, and I wouldn't have broadened my photographic horizons the way I have this past year and a half. I have learned so much here.

Sometimes the scores don't reflect that progress, but I know it's there. I look at my shots that I loved two years ago, and I can definitely see my progress. Some of the old shots are hanging on the walls at home. Just today I asked my husband if he thought I should replace them with newer ones.

Now this is important. He said no. He loves those old shots, because they were my best ones then, and they are the ones that inspired me to go further, and learn more, and strive for greater perfection.

So that's it. That's why I will continue to shoot for the challenges regardless of the scores. But I still like the higher scores the best.
 02/20/2008 11:40:08 PM · #1953
Originally posted by JuliBoc:
... Just today I asked my husband if he thought I should replace them with newer ones.

Now this is important. He said no. He loves those old shots, because they were my best ones then, and they are the ones that inspired me to go further, and learn more, and strive for greater perfection...


Your husband sounds awesome. And right! :)
 02/21/2008 12:34:14 AM · #1954
Originally posted by L2:
Originally posted by JuliBoc:
... Just today I asked my husband if he thought I should replace them with newer ones.

Now this is important. He said no. He loves those old shots, because they were my best ones then, and they are the ones that inspired me to go further, and learn more, and strive for greater perfection...


Your husband sounds awesome. And right! :)

You're right. He is. And I'm so lucky.



P.S. Laurie, it's nice to see you are visiting us here at team suck. It makes me happy to know that you have read my post and understood.

Message edited by author 2008-02-21 00:39:10.
 02/21/2008 01:40:55 AM · #1955
I attempted the eclipse photos, but I found out that a) it was really freakin cold b) my tripod head does not allow tilting back as far as I needed it to & c) it was really freakin cold!

I am not happy with these at all, but for what it is worth:

[thumb]649434[/thumb][thumb]649435[/thumb][thumb]649436[/thumb][thumb]649438[/thumb]

I hope that I do better Dec 21 2010 and that it is warmer...or that I am somewhere warmer...
 02/21/2008 08:33:45 AM · #1956
this guy had an interesting eclipse shot posted today...
 02/21/2008 10:01:21 AM · #1957
TS recommended reading :)

My copy just reached me today, and it's very cool indeed :)
 02/21/2008 10:04:00 AM · #1958
Oh, another thing that reached me today is a laptop my boss got me. I've never had a laptop before, it's most exciting :D
(though the things I'm looking forward to are along the lines of checking email without getting out of bed, and editing photos on trains, so not very work related at all... but still...)
 02/21/2008 10:20:26 AM · #1959
Originally posted by posthumous:
I'm warning you... if I see any animosity in this thread I'm going to beat the crap out of it.

The animosity or the thread?
 02/21/2008 12:19:24 PM · #1960
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Originally posted by posthumous:
I'm warning you... if I see any animosity in this thread I'm going to beat the crap out of it.

The animosity or the thread?


Questions will not be tolerated.
 02/21/2008 12:19:58 PM · #1961
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Originally posted by posthumous:
I'm warning you... if I see any animosity in this thread I'm going to beat the crap out of it.

The animosity or the thread?


the animosity of course! nasty things, breed like rabbits....

[cue someone else to reply, "oh YEAH? says WHO?"]
 02/21/2008 12:20:47 PM · #1962
At least there aren't any testicles in this thread. (Isn't that TOS violation?)
 02/21/2008 12:26:46 PM · #1963
Originally posted by Gordon:
At least there aren't any testicles in this thread. (Isn't that TOS violation?)


There weren't any until yours showed up!
 02/21/2008 02:19:53 PM · #1964
Originally posted by posthumous:
Questions will not be tolerated.


are you sure ?
 02/21/2008 03:04:15 PM · #1965
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Questions will not be tolerated.


are you sure ?


All dissent will be crushed by vague but ominous threats.
 02/21/2008 03:22:30 PM · #1966
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Questions will not be tolerated.


are you sure ?


All dissent will be crushed by vague but ominous threats.


George W? Is that you?
 02/21/2008 03:31:45 PM · #1967
Leading Lines IV

Votes: 88
Views: 120
Avg Vote: 5.1705
Comments: 1

trolls....began at 5.5 yesterday...

What do you guys think of these ideas: only allowed to vote/comment ONCE, no going back to change your vote; and voting privileges issued to newbies only they have entered three challenges.
 02/21/2008 03:35:54 PM · #1968
Originally posted by snaffles:
Leading Lines IV

Votes: 88
Views: 120
Avg Vote: 5.1705
Comments: 1

trolls....began at 5.5 yesterday...

What do you guys think of these ideas: only allowed to vote/comment ONCE, no going back to change your vote; and voting privileges issued to newbies only they have entered three challenges.


We could have an electoral college.

Down with the dissenters!
 02/21/2008 03:43:15 PM · #1969
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Questions will not be tolerated.


are you sure ?


All dissent will be crushed by vague but ominous threats.


Don't you remember you are supposed to be the good cop? and overwhelm us with your charm or at least offer a soda and cigarette.
 02/21/2008 03:43:57 PM · #1970
Originally posted by snaffles:
Leading Lines IV

Votes: 88
Views: 120
Avg Vote: 5.1705
Comments: 1

trolls....began at 5.5 yesterday...

What do you guys think of these ideas: only allowed to vote/comment ONCE, no going back to change your vote; and voting privileges issued to newbies only they have entered three challenges.


Um, I think people give more well-thought out votes if they've looked at an image more than once and gone back to review it? And that it should be appreciated?
And that we want people to vote, and should appreciate them taking the time to judge and vote on images? (rather than making it exclusive in any way)

And that too many people spend too much time complaining about voting and trolls on DPC. And that people are entitled to like or not like things, and vote accordingly.

Just in my opinion, of course.

*psychologically prepares for vague but ominous threats for generating animosity*
 02/21/2008 03:44:40 PM · #1971
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
Originally posted by posthumous:

All dissent will be crushed by vague but ominous threats.


Don't you remember you are supposed to be the good cop? and overwhelm us with your charm or at least offer a soda and cigarette.


He is the good cop. Someone just moved the goalposts.
 02/21/2008 03:56:31 PM · #1972
I go back and bump a whole bunch up after I finish voting. I don't think I'd want to do the "once only" thing. I'll often go back through and realize I was cranky when voting part of a challenge and fix my crankiness. :-)
 02/21/2008 04:19:37 PM · #1973
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
Originally posted by posthumous:

All dissent will be crushed by vague but ominous threats.


Don't you remember you are supposed to be the good cop? and overwhelm us with your charm or at least offer a soda and cigarette.


He is the good cop. Someone just moved the goalposts.


This is tennis. Fifteen love.
 02/21/2008 04:22:08 PM · #1974
Originally posted by raish:
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
Originally posted by posthumous:

All dissent will be crushed by vague but ominous threats.


Don't you remember you are supposed to be the good cop? and overwhelm us with your charm or at least offer a soda and cigarette.


He is the good cop. Someone just moved the goalposts.


This is tennis. Fifteen love.


Do you want to play questions?
 02/21/2008 04:27:47 PM · #1975
Originally posted by raish:
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
Originally posted by posthumous:

All dissent will be crushed by vague but ominous threats.


Don't you remember you are supposed to be the good cop? and overwhelm us with your charm or at least offer a soda and cigarette.


He is the good cop. Someone just moved the goalposts.


This is tennis. Fifteen love.


I love it when you talk dirty!
Pages:   ... [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79] [80]
Current Server Time: 09/20/2025 01:46:18 PM

Please log in or register to post to the forums.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 09/20/2025 01:46:18 PM EDT.