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Kamlan 28mm F1.4 MF for APS-C

05/06/2002 09:30:48 AM · #1

Sparked by a comment on my recent submission, and some identicle comments I had to share about some other photos, I just had to put this out there.

It amazes me how wildly different everyone sees things. This week 4 pictures shared my highest rating. Two of them finished in 1st and 4th, but the other two finished in 37th and 93rd. Ninety freaking third!! I look at that and just can't helped but be amazed. Am I just smoking something, or what?

I'm wondering how many others saw shots this time which they really liked and rated very high, only to see them finish with some astonishingly low ranking.

clay

Kodak DC215

05/06/2002 09:41:51 AM · #2

i liked the 93rd one too for some reason

Kimbly

Canon PowerShot G2

05/06/2002 09:42:08 AM · #3

Originally posted by Moondoggie:
I'm wondering how many others saw shots this time which they really liked and rated very high, only to see them finish with some astonishingly low ranking.

Yeah, there were a few (I liked that 93rd one too). I don't think that the majority of people take a lot of time to vote. Our view is a probably a little skewed because the people who read/post on the forums are probably more likely to take extra time to comment and vote carefully. It seems that things even slightly non-standard get a lower score than I usually believe they deserve...

clay

Kodak DC215

05/06/2002 09:46:11 AM · #4

the people that post on the forums generally need jobs

Manic

DJI Mini 3 Pro

05/06/2002 09:48:09 AM · #5

Originally posted by clay:
the people that post on the forums generally need jobs

Or the people who post on the forums have nice jobs that give them good internet access ;o)

hokie

Nikon D2X

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

05/06/2002 09:50:34 AM · #6

I like the 93rd but the extreme loss of image quality due to over flash left me cold. If it had been a better photographed macro I would have rated it much higher. Number 37 was also a favorite of mine early in the voting but the ceiling color started to bother me more and more as the week went on and it slipped.

My lowest ranked choice was number 72. I had it in my top 10 because I liked the cropping..but some didn't like the cropping. I like the simplicity and it wasnt just a flag on a pole in the sky :-)

Number 56 was also a favorite because it is well imaged (other than some slight oversharpening maybe) and I am partial to window washing shots :-)

Number 39 was also nice as it was a unique and well compsoed piece but I told the photographer that the washed out looked was going to hurt an otherwise nice image.

05/06/2002 09:58:15 AM · #7

Originally posted by clay:
the people that post on the forums generally need jobs

no, lives

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

05/06/2002 10:07:29 AM · #8

Originally posted by hokie:
I like the 93rd but the extreme loss of image quality due to over flash left me cold. If it had been a better photographed macro I would have rated it much higher. Number 37 was also a favorite of mine early in the voting but the ceiling color started to bother me more and more as the week went on and it slipped.

My lowest ranked choice was number 72. I had it in my top 10 because I liked the cropping..but some didn't like the cropping. I like the simplicity and it wasnt just a flag on a pole in the sky :-)

Number 56 was also a favorite because it is well imaged (other than some slight oversharpening maybe) and I am partial to window washing shots :-)

Number 39 was also nice as it was a unique and well compsoed piece but I told the photographer that the washed out looked was going to hurt an otherwise nice image.

I liked 39, but I'll tell ya, those others did not a darn thing for me. Not that they are bad photos, just didn't happen to float my boat. And yes, 56 seemed a bit oversharpened, but otherwise well composed.

I guess this goes to show how highly subjective any voting process will be. No matter what system is implemented, it will still be subject to the vast differences inherent in human perception and opinion.

hokie

Nikon D2X

05/06/2002 10:12:51 AM · #9

As far as lives and jobs. I am just lucky to have a job where I work from home, wear my pajamas at the desk and putz over the most mundane of engineering drawings you ever seen....nyah..nyah..nyah :-P

shortredneck

Olympus C-3000Z

05/06/2002 10:22:59 AM · #10

Originally posted by clay:
the people that post on the forums generally need jobs

I can multi-task. I post on Monday mornings when I'm waiting for my 50 payroll checks to process, print, and update. Other days I'm waiting for my invoices to print out. I also can take a break now and then.

Do you need a job Clay? Just being nosy.

05/06/2002 10:28:51 AM · #11

Hey, I admit it. I have a job, but no life. I hang out here way too much to be normal.

But, back to the topic at hand. (Slap, slap, slap)

Any others out there who rated some stuff really high, like 9's or 10's, and now see it near the bottom of the list?

How about those of you who rated any of the top 10 with 1's or 2's? C'mon, fess up...

clay

Kodak DC215

05/06/2002 10:29:12 AM · #12

i have two jobs but i could use another. i have enough time to sit here and bitch

magnetic9999

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

05/06/2002 10:56:07 AM · #13

the only one in the top 10 that i liked was the bug looking down. i think i actually gave the cat one a 2 or 3.

i also liked 19, 22, and 93. 93 was cool to me *because* it was so blown out and luminous. really arty.

30, 31, and 32 were all nice.

i'm always surprised by what wins. it's never what I ranked high : ).

btw, i'm in the category of cushy job with net access ; )

05/06/2002 11:13:30 AM · #14

Yeah, I really liked 30 as well. Nice, raw, natural feel to it.

Another one which surprised me at how low it scored was 71. Nice lighting.

irae

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

05/06/2002 11:14:54 AM · #15

My theory is that if your extremes end up at the extremes (even if you got them mixed up like all your favorites at the bottom of the list), then there's hope for you - you can spot the images that people react strongly to (or you're heavily into cr@p).

chariot

Olympus C-3030Z

05/06/2002 11:55:09 AM · #16

Ok you wanna see how different people are on here? Look at the bottom of the results. The top 3 by voters and the top 3 by photographers only have 1 like image. I felt the same way that some of you feel about images that I rated highly being low and vice versa.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

05/06/2002 11:58:01 AM · #17

Originally posted by magnetic9999:
the only one in the top 10 that i liked was the bug looking down. i think i actually gave the cat one a 2 or 3.

You didn't like mine ? I'm hurt! :) Actually, I didn't really think it was very good - certainly shouldn't have been in the top 10...

Mind you, I'm getting far and away my worst scores this time, for what I think is one of my best pictures :)

There's no accounting for taste...

magnetic9999

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

05/06/2002 11:58:56 AM · #18

it's funny to me how my two top rated photos were both number 13, considering that no. 13 is the name of my most successful recording project. check it out ...

No. 13

joshua

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

05/06/2002 03:18:51 PM · #19

The 93rd was decent, but I still hold that the one that finished 95th sucked.

05/06/2002 03:20:35 PM · #20

Originally posted by achiral:
The 93rd was decent, but I still hold that the one that finished 95th sucked.

Uhhh. Ok.

joshua

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

05/06/2002 03:20:36 PM · #21

Oops, that was inane. Plus the 95th actually was cool.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

05/06/2002 03:21:05 PM · #22

Originally posted by magnetic9999:
it's funny to me how my two top rated photos were both number 13, considering that no. 13 is the name of my most successful recording project. check it out ...

No. 13

Strangely Ironic, eh?

nborton

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

05/06/2002 03:22:50 PM · #23

yes mine was too hazy