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Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

04/24/2008 08:51:54 PM · #76

I'm sorry but it appears I am taking every one else's comments. I currently have 9. It was not my intention and I'll see what I can do to rectify it. :)

LadyK

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

04/24/2008 11:52:14 PM · #77

i do beleive i have voted on about 95%, and commented on only 20%. i'll start helping with the lack of comment issue, i just got my first one a few hours ago.

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

04/25/2008 12:55:33 AM · #78

Originally posted by jprezant:

But for you to call me out like that, wow. Says a lot about your character.

And your stats do not?
Challenges Entered: 12
Votes Cast: 1,233
Avg Vote Cast: 3.6480
Votes Received: 2,621
Avg Vote Received: 6.0820

Unless you think that everyone at DPC sucks, I would suspect you have pointy ears. (like a troll)

I just call 'em as I see 'em.

chris48083

Pentax K10D

04/25/2008 01:15:33 AM · #79

80 votes and at an even 5

jprezant

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

04/25/2008 01:55:30 AM · #80

Originally posted by basssman7:

Originally posted by jprezant:

But for you to call me out like that, wow. Says a lot about your character.

And your stats do not?
Challenges Entered: 12
Votes Cast: 1,233
Avg Vote Cast: 3.6480
Votes Received: 2,621
Avg Vote Received: 6.0820

Unless you think that everyone at DPC sucks, I would suspect you have pointy ears. (like a troll)

I just call 'em as I see 'em.

Here we go again. Ok, most of the votes cast are in open challenges. 50% of the shots in open look like "I have a camera, hmm, the challenge is...water, oh there's a waterfountain- 'click'." So yea, low scores ahoy. These are contests, and the people are the judges. So if I think a photograph really has no value, yea, low score. I've given out plenty or 8's. And to tell you the truth, really rarely do I give out a 10, almost never. And that is because I refer to a 10 as the best possible photograph you can take for the challenge, and nobody (myself included) ever seems to have that photograph. For instance, the 'negative' challenge, I gave out a lot of 3's. Go look at the shots. I also gave some 7's, but that's about as high as it got. I don't claim that I could do better in said challenge, but that doesn't matter since I'm not voting on myself.

So if you cant handle a low score, don't submit a photograph that you spent 10 seconds on. If you worked hard on the photograph, and I still gave you a low score, maybe it just didn't do it for me. I'm not out to mess with people, but I will 'call em' as I see 'em" when it comes to photographs.

Sorry for the rant.

...and because it's a score thread...
Avg vote: 6.11
comments: 7

Message edited by author 2008-04-25 01:56:58.

bassbone

Nikon Z8

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

04/25/2008 07:22:13 AM · #81

Votes: 100
Views: 139
Avg Vote: 6.0200
Comments: 2

My score has been bleeding all day from a high point at 6.4 at about 40 votes to this...how odd

rarmermann

Nikon D80

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

04/25/2008 08:44:44 AM · #82

Votes: 91
Views: 156
Avg Vote: 4.7582

Can't we all just get along.

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

04/25/2008 09:41:25 AM · #83

Originally posted by JuliBoc:

Votes: 73
Views: 102
Avg Vote: 5.0000
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0

It's unanimous -- completely mediocre.

Still unanimous

Votes: 90
Views: 127
Avg Vote: 5.0000
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

04/25/2008 10:17:14 AM · #84

Originally posted by jprezant:

So if you cant handle a low score, don't submit a photograph that you spent 10 seconds on. If you worked hard on the photograph, and I still gave you a low score, maybe it just didn't do it for me. I'm not out to mess with people, but I will 'call em' as I see 'em" when it comes to photographs.

Sorry for the rant.

Let me put it to you another way. You obviously are a pretty good photographer, even after just 12 entries that is apparent. However you have cast 1233 votes which have an average score given to them of just 3.64! Obviously the majority of your votes cast have been votes of 3 or less. Yet you have only commented on 103 entries. When you place a vote of 3 or less, you are prompted to leave a comment. This is because when people receive a low vote they like to know why, and hopefully can learn from it. In the vast majority of cases you have chosen not to do so. Many folks on this site are here to learn, and you are a good photographer they could learn from.

So if you continue to chose to leave very low scores, at least try and leave a comment on the 3 or less scores and offer your insight and constructive criticism to help others learn from the talent that you have.

When folks get really low scores given to them without any comment, they naturally think it was from someone that is just trying to vote down all the other entries to make themselves look better. That is what we call a troll.

Is that better?

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

04/25/2008 10:17:45 AM · #85

Votes: 88
Views: 143
Avg Vote: 5.9205
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0

jprezant

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

04/25/2008 10:45:35 AM · #86

Originally posted by basssman7:

Originally posted by jprezant:

So if you cant handle a low score, don't submit a photograph that you spent 10 seconds on. If you worked hard on the photograph, and I still gave you a low score, maybe it just didn't do it for me. I'm not out to mess with people, but I will 'call em' as I see 'em" when it comes to photographs.

Sorry for the rant.

Let me put it to you another way. You obviously are a pretty good photographer, even after just 12 entries that is apparent. However you have cast 1233 votes which have an average score given to them of just 3.64! Obviously the majority of your votes cast have been votes of 3 or less. Yet you have only commented on 103 entries. When you place a vote of 3 or less, you are prompted to leave a comment. This is because when people receive a low vote they like to know why, and hopefully can learn from it. In the vast majority of cases you have chosen not to do so. Many folks on this site are here to learn, and you are a good photographer they could learn from.

So if you continue to chose to leave very low scores, at least try and leave a comment on the 3 or less scores and offer your insight and constructive criticism to help others learn from the talent that you have.

When folks get really low scores given to them without any comment, they naturally think it was from someone that is just trying to vote down all the other entries to make themselves look better. That is what we call a troll.

Is that better?

Yes, I agree with you 100%. I don't comment enough. Sometimes I run out of patience. I will try to comment on this challenge.

JoAnna3853

Olympus Stylus 770 SW

04/25/2008 10:48:08 AM · #87

please do comment, my score has been decreasing from a 5.6 to a 5.1 now... i would like to know why and i think i speak for a lot of people

rarmermann

Nikon D80

04/25/2008 11:34:59 AM · #88

This no commenting on photos seem to be a problem with every challenge I have entered. I myself make it a point to comment especially if I do not understand where the photographer is coming from, hard for me to interrupt the challenge. Just a thought but maybe something should be done about this situation.

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

04/25/2008 12:08:18 PM · #89

Replied to in this comment thread.

Now, about those scores.

Votes: 98
Views: 149
Avg Vote: 5.7620
Comments: 5

Originally posted by rarmermann:

LadyK

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

04/25/2008 03:12:44 PM · #90

Originally posted by rarmermann:

i just had a situation a while ago about me not understanding someones photo at all, and i left them a comment saying so and they completely flipped out. i really enjoy giving and getting comments but now i only vote on the photos i like, otherwise i seem to be a "bad person" for not liking or understanding all the crappy photos out there

scarbrd

Leica M10

Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black

04/25/2008 03:19:28 PM · #91

Originally posted by JDubsgirl:

Originally posted by rarmermann:
This no commenting on photos seem to be a problem with every challenge I have entered. I myself make it a point to comment especially if I do not understand where the photographer is coming from, hard for me to interrupt the challenge. Just a thought but maybe something should be done about this situation.

i just had a situation a while ago about me not understanding someones photo at all, and i left them a comment saying so and they completely flipped out. i really enjoy giving and getting comments but now i only vote on the photos i like, otherwise i seem to be a "bad person" for not liking or understanding all the crappy photos out there

Don't let the few that flip out discourage you. Most people like and want constructive criticism.

gaurav

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/25/2008 08:41:08 PM · #92

Votes: 101
Views: 157
Avg Vote: 5.0198
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 04/25/08 08:10 pm

04/25/2008 09:10:23 PM · #93

still dropping at the 100 vote check in....

Votes: 100
Views: 159
Avg Vote: 5.8700
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0

LadyK

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

04/25/2008 10:58:03 PM · #94

Votes: 110
Views: 154
Avg Vote: 4.8273
Comments: 2
Favorites: 1

the newest update, still sucking as usual, but at least it got marked as a favorite!

Message edited by author 2008-04-25 22:58:32.

Moose408

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

04/26/2008 01:33:59 AM · #95

Dropped from a 7.2122 at 100 votes to 6.9583 at 118 votes, all in a 2 hour period.

bassbone

Nikon Z8

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

04/26/2008 06:08:58 AM · #96

Looks like a great score - can't wait to see which image it is. 6.9+ is a great score!

Originally posted by Moose408:

Dropped from a 7.2122 at 100 votes to 6.9583 at 118 votes, all in a 2 hour period.

Moose408

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

04/26/2008 11:43:55 AM · #97

Originally posted by bassbone:

Looks like a great score - can't wait to see which image it is. 6.9+ is a great score!

I'm very happy that it's doing so well and 6.9 would be a new PB. But it's funny how the mind works. It's been 7+ for the last 4 days and I was really excited that I could possibly break the 7.0 barrier and even win my first ribbon. So when it suddenly drops so much in such a short time I am disappointed. Even though I have no right to be.

My Pollution entry did a similar thing, it was above 7 all week then on the last day dropped to 6.7xxx. A 7+ is an very elusive thing.

04/26/2008 08:22:51 PM · #98

Originally posted by Moose408:

A 7+ is an very elusive thing.

Try getting one and not having it ribbon! LOL

Congrats on your amazing score, I look forward to seeing it, likely on the front page!

gaurav