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02/02/2009 01:03:39 PM · #451
Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Got rejection #9 today for my current Free Study entry. It's only a 6.1 here so I thought it would have a chance.

I'm back to not wanting to "figure out" what the random screener is going to like on any given day. I understand the sentiment about the camera shots being "different", but honestly, how many camera shots have you seen with the guy holding his lens 1/4 inch from the water with an actual frog (or other wildlife) in front of him? I've seen just as many "camera as penis" shots. (not saying that shot isn't good because I actually dig it. I love his expression)


You really should just let it go altogether. It's obviously contentious for you, no need for it :)

Start your own website with your own criteria. I have a feeling you wouldn't have much trouble finding a body of people to be your screeners :P
02/02/2009 01:21:13 PM · #452
Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Got rejection #9 today for my current Free Study entry. It's only a 6.1 here so I thought it would have a chance.

I'm back to not wanting to "figure out" what the random screener is going to like on any given day. I understand the sentiment about the camera shots being "different", but honestly, how many camera shots have you seen with the guy holding his lens 1/4 inch from the water with an actual frog (or other wildlife) in front of him? I've seen just as many "camera as penis" shots. (not saying that shot isn't good because I actually dig it. I love his expression)


You really should just let it go altogether. It's obviously contentious for you, no need for it :)

Start your own website with your own criteria. I have a feeling you wouldn't have much trouble finding a body of people to be your screeners :P


What doesn't come through on a post is the level of frustration. It's not that high. I'm not all up on arms. Sure, I'd like to figure things out, I'm a competitive guy, but I understand not everything is popular everywhere. Actually, 1x could be, gasp, changing me. I've entered 3 B&W shots in a row on DPC.

Nice to have you watching as my conscience though. You always seem to post right after me...
02/02/2009 01:31:41 PM · #453
Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Got rejection #9 today for my current Free Study entry. It's only a 6.1 here so I thought it would have a chance.

I'm back to not wanting to "figure out" what the random screener is going to like on any given day. I understand the sentiment about the camera shots being "different", but honestly, how many camera shots have you seen with the guy holding his lens 1/4 inch from the water with an actual frog (or other wildlife) in front of him? I've seen just as many "camera as penis" shots. (not saying that shot isn't good because I actually dig it. I love his expression)


You really should just let it go altogether. It's obviously contentious for you, no need for it :)

Start your own website with your own criteria. I have a feeling you wouldn't have much trouble finding a body of people to be your screeners :P


What doesn't come through on a post is the level of frustration. It's not that high. I'm not all up on arms. Sure, I'd like to figure things out, I'm a competitive guy, but I understand not everything is popular everywhere. Actually, 1x could be, gasp, changing me. I've entered 3 B&W shots in a row on DPC.

Nice to have you watching as my conscience though. You always seem to post right after me...


That's just statistics. Being laid off means sitting on the computer too much :P
02/02/2009 01:34:02 PM · #454
Originally posted by DrAchoo:

I've seen just as many "camera as penis" shots. (not saying that shot isn't good because I actually dig it. I love his expression)

Ummm.... do you by chance have a link?

I tried my own experiment - used one version of a shot here, another at 1x. Both seemed to do very well. The 1x version is my highest "go/no go" rate so far of my vast array of images there, at about 80% with only three or four "no go" votes. I was kinda surprised by that. OK, VERY surprised. But I ain't complaining!

And you reminded me - I meant to link the camera as penis shot to my mom.... she has a delightful sense of humor. :-)
02/02/2009 01:57:53 PM · #455
Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

I've seen just as many "camera as penis" shots. (not saying that shot isn't good because I actually dig it. I love his expression)

Ummm.... do you by chance have a link?


Heh, you don't want to know what comes up when you try to do a google images search like this...

I must have seen it in a book. It's a B&W and the man is standing instead of sitting. Online I found far more "electric guitar as penis" shots... ;)

Message edited by author 2009-02-02 16:56:27.
02/02/2009 04:53:53 PM · #456
I got zero results for either. You have a dirty google?
02/02/2009 05:37:56 PM · #457
Originally posted by Simms:

Wow, thanks for the heads up for this site (1x.com) - some amazing and inspiring work there. added to favourites.. so very very cool.

Heh! That didn't take you long. Congrats! :-)
02/02/2009 05:53:01 PM · #458
Thanks for links.

Originally posted by Melethia:

The shot with the guy holding a camera: (NSFW!) Linkie


I do not understand why this one is selected. This is exactly the type of photo they say they do not want to publish. There is nothing special about it.

Originally posted by Melethia:


The other shot of a guy with a camera: (OK for work) Linkie2


This one is so so. But no attempt to blatantly put camera in, it is there because it could not be avoided.

Originally posted by Melethia:


And from a Hasselblad Flexbody (do I hear drooling??): I want one of those


Is there any Hasselblad?? She is bewitching, i can't see anything other than her.
02/02/2009 06:46:49 PM · #459
Hehe. I'm getting more love in the critique section, but that's like twisting the knife just a bit more... ;) They are playing good cop, bad cop on me.
02/02/2009 07:01:37 PM · #460
Well, not one to feel left out, my first entry for this year was quickly tanked to the bottom of the 1x ocean. But, never fear, I am not yet ready to Abandon All Hope...
02/02/2009 07:45:08 PM · #461
Originally posted by Melethia:

The shot with the guy holding a camera: (NSFW!) Linkie


I'm not really digging this one. Despite the guy being naked the first thing I notice is the editing. It's not very refined. Although I do like a number of his other photos.
02/02/2009 08:05:48 PM · #462
Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by lovethelight:

I have had 7 rejections so far, and I have actually found submitting photos to be much more interesting when they do get rejected. Comments are more blunt and it really pressures me to think more about the impact and motif of my photos.


OTOH, to be rejected with the single word "impact" isn't very helpful...


I haven't submitted to 1x for about a year--I have 5 published and 3 rejected in the short time I was trying. I seem to recall being careful with submitting because if you had too many rejected you would lose your slots (and not be able to submit)? Is that true? (Sorry, it's been a while.)

I think I'll try some more though--I've been trying to go back to the archive and complete some shots. Might be a good place to get critique.

Perhaps I need to see how my "favorites" do first though...

...ETA...I just posted this for screening. We'll see.



Message edited by author 2009-02-02 20:39:36.
02/02/2009 08:40:43 PM · #463
Originally posted by nshapiro:

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by lovethelight:

I have had 7 rejections so far, and I have actually found submitting photos to be much more interesting when they do get rejected. Comments are more blunt and it really pressures me to think more about the impact and motif of my photos.


OTOH, to be rejected with the single word "impact" isn't very helpful...


I haven't submitted to 1x for about a year--I have 5 published and 3 rejected in the short time I was trying. I seem to recall being careful with submitting because if you had too many rejected you would lose your slots (and not be able to submit)? Is that true? (Sorry, it's been a while.)

I think I'll try some more though--I've been trying to go back to the archive and complete some shots. Might be a good place to get critique.

Perhaps I need to see how my "favorites" do first though...

I'll post my rejects from before later...


I was playing it the same way. I only have 4 there. I believe you can submit for critique in the forum before submitting for real. At least that's how it was and how I got one of mine accepted. I ran it past them in the forum first and made adjustments based on the comments.
02/02/2009 08:54:02 PM · #464
Rejects:



" * Editing"

I think it was stopped by a screener, since that's the only comment :(



Reasons for rejection:

* Editing

Comments from members:

* Nice landscape but no real eye catcher
* It looks overdone
* wonderful colours!
* excellent feeling of depth
* THAT is exquisite. The colors, perspective, focus. WOW
* I guess this is an HDR. I'm afraid it just doesn't look natural, and hasn't added anything to the mood of the photo. It does look like a pretty scene though.

Additional feedback: Of those who voted against your image, four indicated that there is a problem with originality, three noted editing as a weakness and two selected exposure as a reason for not publishing the image.




Reasons for rejection:

* Member screening

Comments from members:

* A bit dark I would say.
* stunning!

Additional feedback: Of those who voted against your image, two indicated that there is a problem with exposure, two noted originality as a weakness and one selected motif as a reason for not publishing the image.
02/02/2009 09:10:00 PM · #465
reject ...

Message edited by author 2009-02-02 21:11:29.
02/03/2009 02:06:00 AM · #466
Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by Melethia:

The shot with the guy holding a camera: (NSFW!) Linkie


I'm not really digging this one. Despite the guy being naked the first thing I notice is the editing. It's not very refined. Although I do like a number of his other photos.


I agree, although he has some great shots, (personally) I don't think this is one of them.
02/03/2009 02:28:03 AM · #467


Rejected mostly on impact.
02/03/2009 02:56:40 AM · #468
Just had my first submission accepted - currently on front page in the `popular today` box..
02/03/2009 07:04:26 AM · #469
Simms..thats an excellent shot! i favorited it

i had my first 3 submissions rejected a couple of weeks ago. it says i have used all my upload slots for this week even though i havent submitted anything in over a week. i wonder how long before i can upload one again.

Message edited by author 2009-02-03 07:08:14.
02/03/2009 04:23:38 PM · #470
Reject #5 (1 accepted so far)


Reasons for rejection: Impact; Screener Popularity was really low around ~10%;

Just a note, for premium bronze members, you can post whatever you want. As far as I understood, no screening there.

Message edited by author 2009-02-03 16:29:41.
02/03/2009 04:26:52 PM · #471
Originally posted by Techo:

Reject #5 (1 accepted so far)


Reasons for rejection: Impact Screener Popularity was really low aroun ~10%;


This to me usually indicates the original screener rejected it without going to a member voting. My guess is it represents a "score" of 1.
02/03/2009 04:31:59 PM · #472
Originally posted by Techo:

Reject #5 (1 accepted so far)


Reasons for rejection: Impact; Screener Popularity was really low around ~10%;

Just a note, for premium bronze members, you can post whatever you want. As far as I understood, no screening there.


I really like your shot.... if I was a screener it would have had impact - the bridge way in the faint distance is what worked for me.
02/03/2009 04:34:17 PM · #473
Originally posted by Simms:

Just had my first submission accepted - currently on front page in the `popular today` box..


Huge congrats to you!! Yippee!!! Just went and looked - great shot!!

Message edited by author 2009-02-03 16:48:27.
02/03/2009 04:47:59 PM · #474
Oh nuts!! What was I thinking?!?! I just uploaded a shot to there and what is funny is instictively I looked for a black/white category (LOL there should be a color category if anything) but then I realized I have 9 accepted and 8 rejected and with this rejection I will be an even 50% I'll have just as many rejects as accepted. Believe me - the criteria IMHO has gotten stricter and I know some of my previous shots would not have passed the screener now.
02/03/2009 05:05:48 PM · #475
Originally posted by Techo:

Reject #5 (1 accepted so far)


When I first saw it I was reminded of a light meter...
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