DPChallenge Rules Loop hole? - DPChallenge Forums

01/13/2004 05:34:08 PM · #10

The line in the rules that makes such submission legal is, "Any modification done inside the digital camera itself is considered acceptable for challenge submission."

Drew

vadvirag

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/13/2004 05:36:17 PM · #11

Wow, I never knew my camera can make such stuff. :-) I go and try it tomorrow. :-)

Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspherical for Canon

01/13/2004 05:43:26 PM · #12

You might want to consider the score the Scents one got before submitting. Either half of that would have probably done at least over a 5.

(Not condoning, excusing, agreeing with, or otherwise passing judgement on either side the issue. Just an observation....)

wkmen

Olympus SP-570 UZ

01/13/2004 05:48:05 PM · #13

Ditto all of the above about it being legal - the rules say IN-CAMERA stuff is OK. I was the one who submitted the the 2 recent ones (Oreo cookies, which admittedly sucked; and the diverging scents, pictured above).

DO request the admin note, if you submit.

My recommendation is DON'T do it for the challenges, if you care about your score. Look at the scores for my scents photo - I feel like I got killed because people couldn't understand how I didn't cheat (contrary to how the rules tell one to vote). I mean, I KNEW it wasn't a masterpiece, or likely to be in the top 30%, but to get more 1/2/3's total than 4's or 5's or 6/7/8/9/10's, really convinced me to take such pictures for myself & family, and leave them out of the challenges.

Rooster

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

01/13/2004 05:52:22 PM · #14

That's interesting. I wonder if I can stich a panorama together that would be legal for DPC, although they look crappy so small & ultimately get scored down.
Learning new stuff here everyday! Thanks good people!

wkmen

Olympus SP-570 UZ

01/13/2004 06:25:34 PM · #15

Originally posted by ScottK:

You might want to consider the score the Scents one got before submitting. Either half of that would have probably done at least over a 5.

Scott - thank you for that vote of confidence. I was disappointed at the overall score.

01/13/2004 06:35:18 PM · #16

Originally posted by Rooster:

Unless the stitch happens in the camera, the answer would be no. Even though you take panorama shots with a special mode on the camera, the camera still generates individual photos, and they need to be put together using software outside the camera. So that would make them illegal. (Unless there's a camera that does this internally?)

Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG for Canon

01/13/2004 06:38:14 PM · #17

Originally posted by wkmen:

Scott - thank you for that vote of confidence. I was disappointed at the overall score.

No problem. :)

robsmith

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

01/13/2004 06:46:32 PM · #18

Originally posted by wkmen:

It is possible to score well with a multi-exposure image

Imagineer

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

01/13/2004 06:48:08 PM · #19

This kind of shot from some Sony cameras would also be legal.

David Ey

Nikon D80

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

01/13/2004 08:57:53 PM · #20

Originally posted by drewmedia:

The line in the rules that makes such submission legal is, "Any modification done inside the digital camera itself is considered acceptable for challenge submission."
Drew

And, To Quote From The ADVANCED EDITING RULES.......

"To summarize, here are the two important editing restrictions that are still in effect:
..............................................
Single photo. No multi-image compositions. Your submitted entry must come from a single photograph taken with your digital camera."

Appears to me to be illegal.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/13/2004 09:02:22 PM · #21

Originally posted by David Ey:

Originally posted by drewmedia:
The line in the rules that makes such submission legal is, "Any modification done inside the digital camera itself is considered acceptable for challenge submission."
Drew

And, To Quote From The ADVANCED EDITING RULES.......

"To summarize, here are the two important editing restrictions that are still in effect:
..............................................
Single photo. No multi-image compositions. Your submitted entry must come from a single photograph taken with your digital camera."

Appears to me to be illegal.

In-camera multiple exposures are saved as a single file, which is what makes it still legal. It is analogous to multiple exposures to a single frame of film ... that would still be "one" picture for our purposes, and such an image can be verified by submission of a single file.