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 09/03/2008 08:49:26 AM · #1
Ok, IreneM, get those water droplets started. hee hee

I'll be putting my 50mm lens on today. :~)
 09/03/2008 08:51:12 AM · #2
And I did some extreme Shallow DOF's yesterday for a client...great move Langdon....sheez!
 09/03/2008 11:24:31 AM · #3
Shallow DOF I
Shallow DOF II
Shallow DOF III

Message edited by author 2008-09-03 11:25:46.
 09/04/2008 05:01:05 PM · #4
the voters have certainly changed since the last one. Who knows what'll do well.

I think I have my entry, but I put it in, with great trepidation. :~)
 09/04/2008 05:05:26 PM · #5
Originally posted by Jutilda:
the voters have certainly changed since the last one. Who knows what'll do well.


I really think that those threads that show up after every challenge is announced, and spend the next week arguing about what exactly the challenge is about, do far more harm than good. I think that these threads, like a lot of other threads, polarize the community and make people become even more close minded in their interpretations as each proceeds to argue that only his or her interpretation is the correct one.

And then when voting time comes around, this attitude persists and everyone votes accordingly with their personal blinders firmly attached.

Message edited by author 2008-09-04 17:06:26.
 09/04/2008 05:18:20 PM · #6
Originally posted by Jutilda:
the voters have certainly changed since the last one. Who knows what'll do well.

I think I have my entry, but I put it in, with great trepidation. :~)


At least shallow DOF is more easily defined than bokeh - that always gets a lot of heated discussion going.
 09/05/2008 08:58:01 PM · #7
Originally posted by violinist123:
Originally posted by Jutilda:
the voters have certainly changed since the last one. Who knows what'll do well.


I really think that those threads that show up after every challenge is announced, and spend the next week arguing about what exactly the challenge is about, do far more harm than good. I think that these threads, like a lot of other threads, polarize the community and make people become even more close minded in their interpretations as each proceeds to argue that only his or her interpretation is the correct one.

And then when voting time comes around, this attitude persists and everyone votes accordingly with their personal blinders firmly attached.


I'd have to agree whole-heartedly.

Of course, having done so, I also want to add that I'm very excited about my entry. This dooms me to a 4+ score I think.

Message edited by author 2008-09-05 21:02:01.
 09/09/2008 05:45:36 PM · #8
Well, after two days without an update button, I'm glad this challenge is starting tonight.

Message edited by author 2008-09-09 17:45:47.
 09/09/2008 06:39:33 PM · #9
Oooh, I'm excited it's starting tonight too...
 09/09/2008 06:50:34 PM · #10
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Oooh, I'm excited it's starting tonight too...


Am sure this is right up your street Dr!

Me? am in and here are my editing steps...

Open JPEG
Resize
Sharpen
Save
Submit

Hope it will be in my top 10 images :)
 09/09/2008 06:52:14 PM · #11
I'm expecting a personal best to be honest. *sigh*.

That probably means disaster.

Message edited by author 2008-09-09 18:53:13.
 09/09/2008 07:19:58 PM · #12
Originally posted by Ecce Signum:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Oooh, I'm excited it's starting tonight too...

Me? am in and here are my editing steps...

Open JPEG
Resize
Sharpen
Save
Submit


Classic! Kind of like Lather, Rinse, Repeat ...
 09/09/2008 08:17:30 PM · #13
I'm pretty pumped about this challenge too, not sure how well mine will score, but i really like it.
 09/09/2008 08:24:09 PM · #14
My son tuba_charlie will be entering his first challenge tonight...I think be did a really nice job. Hopefully the voters will agree.
 09/09/2008 08:25:37 PM · #15
I am putting in a last minute entry. And looking at the trend, it will surely be a jubilant Personal WORST:-)
 09/09/2008 08:27:02 PM · #16
Originally posted by bassbone:
My son tuba_charlie will be entering his first challenge tonight...I think be did a really nice job. Hopefully the voters will agree.


Wish him lots of good luck. He will do great!
 09/09/2008 08:33:09 PM · #17
Originally posted by bassbone:
My son tuba_charlie will be entering his first challenge tonight...I think be did a really nice job. Hopefully the voters will agree.


Good luck, Charlie! I hope you do well! But if you don't, just remember, it's not your fault, it's the voters! :)
 09/09/2008 08:50:17 PM · #18
Originally posted by Doyle:
Originally posted by bassbone:
My son tuba_charlie will be entering his first challenge tonight...I think be did a really nice job. Hopefully the voters will agree.


Good luck, Charlie! I hope you do well! But if you don't, just remember, it's not your fault, it's the voters! :)


I like this, yes voters, they don't know that 10 means minimum and not max. ;) Now I am sure I out and in last 10 :(
 09/09/2008 08:55:20 PM · #19
I've submitted, removed and resubmitted twice. I think I like my third entry. I bet we will be 320+ by the time rollover occurs. Hmmmm
 09/09/2008 09:15:52 PM · #20
Originally posted by Jutilda:
I bet we will be 320+ by the time rollover occurs. Hmmmm


and maybe 60 for Immovable! If I had any ideas at all I woulda picked the other one ... but I'm in for shallow dof ... actually did the same thing as you ... submit, resubmit, resubmit again ... I think I'll leave it alone now! Good Luck!
 09/09/2008 09:33:23 PM · #21
May make an entry. It took me all week to figure out how to get an obvious shallow DOF. Now I have a few minutes to decide for obvious obvious, or not at all obvious.
 09/09/2008 09:45:00 PM · #22
Originally posted by tnun:
May make an entry. It took me all week to figure out how to get an obvious shallow DOF. Now I have a few minutes to decide for obvious obvious, or not at all obvious.


Good shot: either

Good score: obvious, obvious.

Voters tend to take it to the extreme, if its not as shallow as you can get its not shallow enough for about 50% of the voters.
 09/09/2008 09:57:39 PM · #23
Prolly my obvious obvious isn't obvious enough. (Course if I could get obvious obvious obvious then I would really hate myself).
 09/09/2008 10:01:34 PM · #24
I've been hitting the bottom end of the list most every challenge lately... well not unlike alot of other times over the last 5 years either...but I did try for something different than the usual flower, bug, etc... I do like my entry...actually I'm very, very proud of it. If I end up with the brown, I will still be as proud of this entry as I have any in the past. I will be just as proud of every entry from now on. From now on...I plan to learn from my mistakes, not worry about pleasing everyone. If one person is pleased, even if it is only me, then I have created the perfect image for at least one person.

My advice to everyone here.... have fun, enjoy what you do, learn.

My new goal... "Shoot for the curb, anything above that is gravy!"

Message edited by author 2008-09-09 22:07:19.
 09/09/2008 10:21:02 PM · #25
Originally posted by Jutilda:
I've submitted, removed and resubmitted twice. I think I like my third entry. I bet we will be 320+ by the time rollover occurs. Hmmmm


You're not alone in that resubmission thing ;-) I had several hundred shots to choose from so it's not a good sign that I kept going through them over and over. It's that danged Update Button Addiction ::sigh::
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