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06/24/2009 07:35:16 AM · #1 |
I had this image disqualified for the use of Topaz in basic, my own fault, didn't read the rules properly and thought because it affected the whole area it would be allowed.
Thing is though, I never actually expected it to do well. I didn't have anything good for construction after going for a walk around Sydney, so I decided to do a little experiment.
I've read a lot on the forums recently about over-processed images doing well, so I thought I would take an obviously bad shot and process it WAY over the top and see what happened.
Well, before it got disqualified it was sitting around the 6.05 mark, which if it had kept that score would have put it in about 10th place. I think if you take a look at original shot below, you'll agree there's NO WAY it should have been scoring 6+ when you look at all the great images you see in the challenges which end up in the mid 5's.
I got loads of comments on the overprocessing, some of which made me laugh, but funny thing was, I only actually got one comment pointing out some of the other obvious flaws of the shot. Perhaps it was just because it was so overprocessed that people couldn't see past that but it was interesting nonetheless.
Anyway, reason I'm glad it got DQ'd was, it was going to end up as my second best shot in my profile, and given my current rate of scoring it could have been there for a long time and I really didn't want people to see this as one of the best examples of my work!!!
Original below, I figure it would have been lucky to break 5:
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06/24/2009 07:54:20 AM · #2 |
| Good for you that you're happy with the DQ. Honestly, I think the original shot is not that bad, with a little "regular" processing it might also have scored around 6.0. |
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06/24/2009 08:00:56 AM · #3 |
| lol. I was honestly wondering if somebody had intentionally overcooked things. I commented because it completely jumped out at me. I didn't vote and I only commented on one other image that I saw quickly off the thumbnails. I only really clicked on it because of how over the top it was, and thus that's all my comment was going to contain. |
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06/24/2009 08:04:16 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by spiritualspatula:
lol. I was honestly wondering if somebody had intentionally overcooked things. I commented because it completely jumped out at me. I didn't vote and I only commented on one other image that I saw quickly off the thumbnails. I only really clicked on it because of how over the top it was, and thus that's all my comment was going to contain. |
Yea, yours was one of the ones that made me laugh! |
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06/24/2009 08:07:41 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Covert_Oddity:
Originally posted by spiritualspatula:
lol. I was honestly wondering if somebody had intentionally overcooked things. I commented because it completely jumped out at me. I didn't vote and I only commented on one other image that I saw quickly off the thumbnails. I only really clicked on it because of how over the top it was, and thus that's all my comment was going to contain. |
Yea, yours was one of the ones that made me laugh! |
I also thought  boyhuntsforbliss's was amusing. |
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06/24/2009 08:53:50 AM · #6 |
Excellent experiment. It is sometimes hard to look past the bright colors. I tried the same with this one, and got some positive feedback, both here and on Flickr, though it was not in a voted challenge. I still think it is over processed poo.
 
I think what this teaches us is to make the effort to look past the wowee colors and to examine the basic underlying photography. As I spend more time here, I find I am less impressed by "wowee" and starting to look for subtleties. Quite often I will find a challenge entry (especially in the open challenges) which I am sure is getting killed in voting for being flat and dull looking, but a few quick adjustments will show it to be a strong image with good potential. The photographer had a good eye and the camera work was good, but he/she just did not have the PP skills to bring it out.
Thanks for the reminder and congrats on your DQ!
Message edited by author 2009-06-24 08:54:57. |
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