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10/31/2008 02:19:31 PM · #151 |
Originally posted by Starbanana:
Im so depressed reading all your scores.
Im going to be very near the bottom I think - 5.2 and it isnt moving much either way anymore.
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Again, I feel compelled to point out that a few people need a reality check:
Votes: 132
Views: 275
Avg Vote: 4.9015
Comments: 4
THAT is a low score, although it is above my goal of 4.77 (my tepid-scoring last attempt at Street Photography), so I am not allowing myself to whine (wine - yes; whine - no). I clearly have not yet figured out how to succeed at this type of photography (which is WAY out of my comfort zone). I may have improved a smidgen. Maybe next time I will actually manage a respectable score! |
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10/31/2008 02:30:39 PM · #152 |
Originally posted by PhotoInterest:
Originally posted by LVicari:
Ha! This is the first time I have been asked for proof during voting!
Votes: 138
Views: 390
Avg Vote: 6.7971
Comments: 16
Favorites: 2
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 10/31/08 09:54 am
Status: Thank you for submitting your proof file. Your submission is being reviewed by the administrators and is pending further action. |
Don't get upset...it's a standard procedure and a form note that we all get when asked for proof. I've had a couple of these and both have been fine and validated. Obviously, your score isn't suffering for it! :) Just relax and take it as a compliment that viewers have figured that you couldn't have done what you've done without cheating! :) |
No, not upset. I am just surprised thats all. Just curious if someone asked for validation or site council themselves want to know. I know I will never find out.
3 votes since last update- 2 good comments and a fav and my score drops. hahaha!
Votes: 141
Views: 404
Avg Vote: 6.7730
Comments: 18
Favorites: 3
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 10/31/08 02:23 pm
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10/31/2008 02:34:32 PM · #153 |
Originally posted by MaryO:
I may have improved a smidgen. Maybe next time I will actually manage a respectable score! |
I keep devolving. My first Street entry is at least a point above this one (from the last time I looked about a day and a half ago) and is approaching my second Street score. But I shall not complain. It is in the neighborhood, perhaps a tad south, of my average. Won't know for sure 'til the fat lady sings, though, since I don't think I shall ever turn scores on again. (More to do with Motion Blur than Street, but I can live without seeing either of them at this point.) |
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10/31/2008 02:40:26 PM · #154 |
Aw well ... at about 40 votes I was so excited .. I was in the 6.4 range ... knew it wouldn't last but it was so nice... and then it started it's tumble.. down and down it went.. but that's ok.. I am not complaining at all ....I got 7 comments over the course of the next few days.. thank you people - and I like my entry.. it's a tad below my average but that is to be expected as street photography is not someting I am comfortable with and haven't developed a good eye for.. but I am enjoying it so much!
Votes: 138
Views: 286
Avg Vote: 5.7899
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0
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10/31/2008 05:14:49 PM · #155 |
Originally posted by MaryO:
Originally posted by Starbanana:
Im so depressed reading all your scores.
Im going to be very near the bottom I think - 5.2 and it isnt moving much either way anymore.
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Again, I feel compelled to point out that a few people need a reality check:
Votes: 132
Views: 275
Avg Vote: 4.9015
Comments: 4
THAT is a low score, although it is above my goal of 4.77 (my tepid-scoring last attempt at Street Photography), so I am not allowing myself to whine (wine - yes; whine - no). I clearly have not yet figured out how to succeed at this type of photography (which is WAY out of my comfort zone). I may have improved a smidgen. Maybe next time I will actually manage a respectable score! |
I don't know that it's "you" persay in terms of needing to "improve". I don't know which shot is yours, of course, but perhaps, your street shot is a perfectly wonderful street shot and it's simply not DPCer's "cup of tea"??? There is a certain "look" and style that DPC voters do tend to go more towards. Personally, I haven't mastered that in my own shots either. (NOT "sour grapes" here...just stating what I've noticed)
It seems that there are a number of professional photographers as members of DPC and even THEY have not been able to get the higher scores or ribbon. Yet, they are making livings out of their photography so, it's a matter of being able to capture a whole wide range of tastes and interests to get that upper score. Again, your SP shot may SOAR in other sites where tastes are slightly different. Don't beat up on yourself! And, certainly, we all want to learn and better our photography but, better your photography according to YOU and what YOU envision...rather than tailoring your style to ANY particular site/group. Perhaps, you can try entering your shot into another photo site that has more aim towards SP and see how it does there too? If that works out better, then you know that it's simply not DPC's tastes.
Keep your chin up and your camera snapping. In spite of lower scores (I think we're all experiencing that lately for one reason or another), I've got some great shots that I haven't entered in here that are doing well elsewhere.
Hang in there!
~J~
Message edited by author 2008-10-31 17:15:44. |
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10/31/2008 05:43:45 PM · #156 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Originally posted by MaryO:
I may have improved a smidgen. Maybe next time I will actually manage a respectable score! |
I keep devolving. My first Street entry is at least a point above this one (from the last time I looked about a day and a half ago) and is approaching my second Street score. But I shall not complain. It is in the neighborhood, perhaps a tad south, of my average. Won't know for sure 'til the fat lady sings, though, since I don't think I shall ever turn scores on again. (More to do with Motion Blur than Street, but I can live without seeing either of them at this point.) |
Deb, you have the same problem we all have at times. When you are new and fresh, keen and DPC stupid, the first challenge in a subject is often quite spontaneous and scores okay. As you DPC mature and start to think on improving a past score, you actually take a backward step. They say we get wiser as we get older, on DPC we become dumber and revert to infancy! And, our score start to reflect our new mental age:))
eta: score 5.53
Message edited by author 2008-10-31 17:45:36. |
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10/31/2008 05:47:27 PM · #157 |
| LOL! An excellent theory! But at the time I entered Street Photography I, I'd already been participating in challenges for over two years. You really think that by now I'd either a) have learned what it takes to do well, b) have improved somewhat, or c) packed it in. Option "c" has serious pull some days, I tell ya.... |
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10/31/2008 05:56:05 PM · #158 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
LOL! An excellent theory! But at the time I entered Street Photography I, I'd already been participating in challenges for over two years. You really think that by now I'd either a) have learned what it takes to do well, b) have improved somewhat, or c) packed it in. Option "c" has serious pull some days, I tell ya.... |
Ah yes, but you have been lulled into that false sense of security, Deb! The key word is in your answer...'think'...can be a major pitfall. I've been in challenges for, let me 'think', my fifth year and my scores go down further as my cameras get better:) I guess as equipment improves, imagination becomes retarded! Or perhaps it is Senior Moments, as I am getting into figures agewise that have long passed the Canon range and fast approaching the Nikons!!
Help!! :) |
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10/31/2008 06:32:24 PM · #159 |
Originally posted by PhotoInterest:
Keep your chin up and your camera snapping. In spite of lower scores (I think we're all experiencing that lately for one reason or another), I've got some great shots that I haven't entered in here that are doing well elsewhere.
Hang in there!
~J~ |
Not to worry; I am not taking this too seriously. I am very good at some types of photography and even confident about them, whether or not they score well. SP just doesn't happen to fall into my comfort zone. I still have much to learn and I'm fine with that. Life would be really boring if I knew everything!
And to keep on topic ... still looking enviously up at the 5.0 just out of my reach ;-) |
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10/31/2008 06:50:27 PM · #160 |
First ever attempt at street photography so I guess I should be quite content with these scores at this stage.
Votes: 135
Views: 296
Avg Vote: 5.6889 (Has been fluctuating between 5.600 and 5.800)
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 10/31/08 06:46 pm |
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10/31/2008 09:07:35 PM · #161 |
Originally posted by MaryO:
Originally posted by PhotoInterest:
Keep your chin up and your camera snapping. In spite of lower scores (I think we're all experiencing that lately for one reason or another), I've got some great shots that I haven't entered in here that are doing well elsewhere.
Hang in there!
~J~ |
Not to worry; I am not taking this too seriously. I am very good at some types of photography and even confident about them, whether or not they score well. SP just doesn't happen to fall into my comfort zone. I still have much to learn and I'm fine with that. Life would be really boring if I knew everything!
And to keep on topic ... still looking enviously up at the 5.0 just out of my reach ;-) |
I'm just laughing at myself here, trying to console you when your portfolio is just chalk full of fabulous photos and a couple of ribbons! :)
I think that you're right....not every style of photography is going to be in our "comfort zones" as you've said. Personally, I am always worried that someone is going to come up to me and slug me for taking a photo of them, without permission. Speaking of which...I have a silly question (of course, NOW that I've already entered the challenge with a shot! *grin*) Isn't it illegal to take shots of people, without their permission to post in challenges like this? I'm wondering if those that I took shots of were to ever see their faces on the net, couldn't we be sued? Anyone know?
Score: 5.02 |
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11/01/2008 03:07:23 AM · #162 |
Not that I particularly care, but who's the lovely member of DPC who leaves this kind of comment (and hides his/her identity like a coward)???
Meets Challenge:2
Technical:2
Interestingness:2
Creativity:
TOTAL: 6
With people like this around, we're sure to turn away photographers in droves, including me. I sure hope this person can back up their rigorous standards with their own work. I'll be waiting with baited breath to see how wonderful a photographer mr/mrs anonymous is. |
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11/01/2008 03:19:36 AM · #163 |
Originally posted by jettyimages:
Not that I particularly care, but who's the lovely member of DPC who leaves this kind of comment (and hides his/her identity like a coward)???
Meets Challenge:2
Technical:2
Interestingness:2
Creativity:
TOTAL: 6
With people like this around, we're sure to turn away photographers in droves, including me. I sure hope this person can back up their rigorous standards with their own work. I'll be waiting with baited breath to see how wonderful a photographer mr/mrs anonymous is. |
I got the exact same comment on my Money entry, apparantly I have 0 creativity too.
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11/01/2008 03:20:58 AM · #164 |
I was trying to figure out how it adds up as I got three for 'interestingness', but had I got that for the other categories it would add up to 12.
Anyway, the tally came out to 9 so I'm good with it... : )
Message edited by author 2008-11-01 03:21:26. |
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11/01/2008 03:52:06 AM · #165 |
Danny,( crabappl3) thank you so much for your comment, it means a lot to me. |
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11/01/2008 03:56:10 AM · #166 |
Got the same as well.
Meets Challenge:2
Technical:2
Interestingness:2
Creativity:
TOTAL: 6 |
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11/01/2008 05:04:56 AM · #167 |
Cancelled
Message edited by author 2008-11-01 05:05:30. |
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11/01/2008 05:05:50 AM · #168 |
Originally posted by ThingFish:
Why is there no outtake for this challenge? |
Read your other thread!!!!! This challenge is still in voting. You have one more sleep mate! |
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11/01/2008 05:27:35 AM · #169 |
Guys, the person who is leaving the criteria comments is giving you feedback! It is valuable feedback. If you don't like the style, that's fine, but please don't slam someone for leaving feedback! You can see from the comment whether the person thought it met the challenge (very important feedback for this particular website's "challenges"), whether they thought it interesting, whether the technicals are good... It's all valid feedback from a viewer's perspective.
Fewer and fewer people comment these days because they fear someone will post something in one of these score threads saying "This moron left me this!" That "moron" is probably doing more than you did - how many comments did you leave, and what kind of feedback did you provide?
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11/01/2008 06:02:49 AM · #170 |
Originally posted by Judi:
Originally posted by ThingFish:
Why is there no outtake for this challenge? |
Read your other thread!!!!! This challenge is still in voting. You have one more sleep mate! |
I cancelled my post because I realized that I made an error in thinking the challenge was over already.
Message edited by author 2008-11-01 06:08:11. |
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11/01/2008 10:12:08 AM · #171 |
I got one of those comments with the technical/ meets challenge etc stuff in & I want to say thanks. Not because it was great (I got a total of 5) but least I know what they are thinking when they are scoring me. Yes im a tad bummed out immediatly afterwards but I would rather know whats going on while people are scoring then get no comment at all.
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11/01/2008 10:12:29 AM · #172 |
I'm not done voting/commenting yet. I still plane on commenting on all images in this image. Just remember, I'm not giving everyone a pat on the butt saying nice job. I am commenting how I truly feel about your image and what 'I' might have done to try and improve it.
Good Luck!
-danny (crabappl3) |
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11/01/2008 10:30:35 AM · #173 |
Originally posted by jettyimages:
With people like this around, we're sure to turn away photographers in droves, including me. I sure hope this person can back up their rigorous standards with their own work. I'll be waiting with baited breath to see how wonderful a photographer mr/mrs anonymous is. |
I don't see the problem. Perhaps you should ask the commenter about their scoring/commenting style after the challenge instead of calling them out here. We all have our own scoring schemes this one is just more stuctured then most and lends itself to providing some constructive comments too. At least you know what he/she was thinking in giving you the above average 6
Maybe their scoring goes like this:
Meets Challenge: 0-3
Technical: 0-3
Interestingness: 0-3
Creativity: 0-1 (A Bonus point for the "Wow" factor not an slam for lack of creativity)
Total: 0-10
As Deb said, at least they're providing feedback. Would you prefer to get a 6 with a constructive comment or a 1 with none? This isn't troll behaviour.
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11/02/2008 10:15:17 AM · #174 |
Stats:
You have rated 146 of 146 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have commented on 146 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 5.7808.
I gave two perfect 10 scores. Congratulations!
I was not out to offend the photographers, but I hope that some of my comments shook up your thinking and helped.
-danny (crabappl3) |
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11/02/2008 11:02:50 AM · #175 |
| Thanks Danny for your thoughtful comment. Very much appreciated. |
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