Contre-Jour...Let's See Those Scores!

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro for Nikon

12/09/2009 10:39:20 AM · #51

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Avg Vote: 5.9074
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Wow, not bad for a score I saw start at 5.4500! Woot!

Nadine_Vb

Nikon D2X

12/09/2009 11:26:56 AM · #52

Originally posted by Lutchenko:

I PM'd the chap in question and he just confirmed that he believes at least 151 of the images are indeed worth a 1 as far as he is concerned.

Then why doesn't the chap in question honour us with some images of himself, so that at least we can start learning how things should be really done. The way I see it, he must be "the master himself". Maybe he is a reincarnation of Ansel and than I'd love to see some work of his.

B.T.W.: can someone explain me what "the vote scrubber" is? I've seen this mentioning already a few times, but can not find any additional info on this. Sorry if I sounds stupid.

Message edited by author 2009-12-09 11:30:56.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/09/2009 11:33:08 AM · #53

Originally posted by Nadine_Vb:

Originally posted by Lutchenko:

I PM'd the chap in question and he just confirmed that he believes at least 151 of the images are indeed worth a 1 as far as he is concerned.

Then why doesn't the chap in question honour us with some images of himself, so that at least we can start learning how things should be really done. The way I see it, he must be "the master himself". Maybe he is a reincarnation of Ansel and than I'd love to see some work of his.

B.T.W.: can someone explain me what "the vote scrubber" is? I've seen this mentioning already a few times, but can not find any additional info on this. Sorry if I sounds stupid.

That's *such* a BS attitude, I'm sorry... One doesn't have to be a master creator to know what one likes, and to express one's dislikes. I will admit that 151 1's seems a little extreme, but nevertheless it doesn't make me think the chap in question owes us a look at what HE creates, they are completely separate issues. And at least he owns up to his own voting pattern, according to Lutchenko.

R.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/09/2009 11:34:18 AM · #54

Originally posted by Nadine_Vb:

...can someone explain me what "the vote scrubber" is? I've seen this mentioning already a few times, but can not find any additional info on this. Sorry if I sounds stupid.

Software that analyzes the voting at rollover and erases any votes that seem tainted. We have no details because it's obviously a big secret exactly how it works.

R.

Nadine_Vb

Nikon D2X

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro for Nikon

12/09/2009 12:04:51 PM · #55

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by Nadine_Vb:

Originally posted by Lutchenko:

I PM'd the chap in question and he just confirmed that he believes at least 151 of the images are indeed worth a 1 as far as he is concerned.

Then why doesn't the chap in question honour us with some images of himself, so that at least we can start learning how things should be really done. The way I see it, he must be "the master himself". Maybe he is a reincarnation of Ansel and than I'd love to see some work of his.

B.T.W.: can someone explain me what "the vote scrubber" is? I've seen this mentioning already a few times, but can not find any additional info on this. Sorry if I sounds stupid.

That's *such* a BS attitude, I'm sorry... One doesn't have to be a master creator to know what one likes, and to express one's dislikes. I will admit that 151 1's seems a little extreme, but nevertheless it doesn't make me think the chap in question owes us a look at what HE creates, they are completely separate issues. And at least he owns up to his own voting pattern, according to Lutchenko.

R.

- I do agree with you that someone doesn't have to master the domain to know what he/she likes/dislikes.
But in a way this explanation is contradictory whit a statement I've seen several times : "if I/we get a comment, I/we check the profile/portfolio of the person in question. If it is from someone who has a mediocre performance himself/herself, than I/we don't take the comment into account".
IMHO there's a difference in "disliking" and value a photograph on the way it has been executed. I can dislike a subject, a way of executing,.. but still see the photograph has been executed with knowledge. E.g. pretend I don't like Low key images, at all. A well executed low key image will not be punished because I don't like it.

Ah, never mind...

- thank you for the "vote scrubber" explanation

Message edited by author 2009-12-09 12:07:08.

Paul

Leica SL

Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black

12/09/2009 12:12:49 PM · #56

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Avg Vote: 6.0500
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Was as low as 5.35 this morning after about 20 votes, so I'm pleased it has recovered. I predicted 5.95 in my notes, so at the moment it is in the right ballpark.

snaffles

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

12/09/2009 12:19:42 PM · #57

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:-)

Lutchenko

Nikon D700

12/09/2009 12:35:38 PM · #58

Originally posted by Nadine_Vb:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by Nadine_Vb:

Originally posted by Lutchenko:

I PM'd the chap in question and he just confirmed that he believes at least 151 of the images are indeed worth a 1 as far as he is concerned.

Then why doesn't the chap in question honour us with some images of himself, so that at least we can start learning how things should be really done. The way I see it, he must be "the master himself". Maybe he is a reincarnation of Ansel and than I'd love to see some work of his.

B.T.W.: can someone explain me what "the vote scrubber" is? I've seen this mentioning already a few times, but can not find any additional info on this. Sorry if I sounds stupid.

That's *such* a BS attitude, I'm sorry... One doesn't have to be a master creator to know what one likes, and to express one's dislikes. I will admit that 151 1's seems a little extreme, but nevertheless it doesn't make me think the chap in question owes us a look at what HE creates, they are completely separate issues. And at least he owns up to his own voting pattern, according to Lutchenko.

R.

- I do agree with you that someone doesn't have to master the domain to know what he/she likes/dislikes.
But in a way this explanation is contradictory whit a statement I've seen several times : "if I/we get a comment, I/we check the profile/portfolio of the person in question. If it is from someone who has a mediocre performance himself/herself, than I/we don't take the comment into account".
IMHO there's a difference in "disliking" and value a photograph on the way it has been executed. I can dislike a subject, a way of executing,.. but still see the photograph has been executed with knowledge. E.g. pretend I don't like Low key images, at all. A well executed low key image will not be punished because I don't like it.

Ah, never mind...

- thank you for the "vote scrubber" explanation

I agree entirely that one does not need to be able to produce good work to apprecite it.
However in this case the voter was voting 1s faster than I could refresh his profile so either he has an amazing ability to judge images at speed or he was
doing it for other reasons.

In some respects we may be playing into his hands; he is still logged in and most likely enjoying the posts he has caused, mainly by me lol

Message edited by author 2009-12-09 12:39:13.

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

12/09/2009 01:52:39 PM · #59

Originally posted by the99:

He-he. You have ten, count'em, TEN, DPChallenge tabs open on your browser! :-D

edit to remove photo thumbnail.

Message edited by author 2009-12-09 13:55:58.

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

12/09/2009 02:02:31 PM · #60

Originally posted by DCNUTTER:

People live in different time zones.

I thought of that also, but the time reflected on the recently uploaded photos uses the server time for DPC, doesn't it? The server time is what's used for the 12:00 rollover (and submission deadline). Just saying...

12/09/2009 02:17:29 PM · #61

Originally posted by glad2badad:

Originally posted by DCNUTTER:
People live in different time zones.

I thought of that also, but the time reflected on the recently uploaded photos uses the server time for DPC, doesn't it? The server time is what's used for the 12:00 rollover (and submission deadline). Just saying...

I agree, and I'm not 100 percent sure, but that's the only logical explanation I could think of. The deadline is 12:00 am (Midnight) for me in the Eastern time zone so someone in London for instance would seemingly be able to post their submission at 5 am or 4 am (depending on Daylight Savings Time). I know the forum posts are always calculated based on local server time, but not sure how the server handles date and time submissions of photos.

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

12/09/2009 02:24:23 PM · #62

I was at 5.8571 @ 21 votes when I went to bed only to wake up and find some troll had caused some damage. It dropped almost .3 points in that time.

Working it's way back up and hoping for a new PB.

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vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

12/09/2009 02:24:37 PM · #63

Well, I made it above 6, temporarily. But since it has been dropping for the last 7 votes, I figured I better post it before it goes back below.

Votes: 67
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mefnj

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/09/2009 03:12:37 PM · #64

Votes: 71
Views: 100
Avg Vote: 5.0845
Comments: 1
Updated: 12/09/09 03:10 pm

i thought it would have hung around 5.5 ... but i guess it is early yet....

njsabs

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/09/2009 03:16:51 PM · #65

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When I woke up this morning it was at a 6.6. A large drop for me today.

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

12/09/2009 03:25:06 PM · #66

Happily gaining back some lost ground. Went up .126 points in the last 9 votes.

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hihosilver

Nikon D200

12/09/2009 03:39:08 PM · #67

Votes: 71
Views: 107
Avg Vote: 5.8028
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Updated: 12/09/09 03:37 pm

Well, my poor photo has been resuscitated from it's low point of 4.5...;-)

jdannels

Nikon D300s

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

12/09/2009 03:52:41 PM · #68

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by jdannels:
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Avg Vote: 5.9032
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1 comment saying I would win, so now I just sit back and watch the score rise all week and wait for my ribbon, right?

That's never worked for me, sadly ;-) My current Power Lines entry is a blue according to one commenter, but it isn't gonna break 6 in the voting....

R.

Votes: 74
Views: 108
Avg Vote: 6.4459
Comments: 3
I don't think it will for me either, but I suppose I have to wait longer into the week. :P

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/09/2009 04:17:02 PM · #69

Originally posted by jdannels:

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I don't think it will for me either, but I suppose I have to wait longer into the week. :P

Yeah, and in THIS one you got to catch me:

Votes: 72
Views: 110
Avg Vote: 6.8333
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 12/09/09 04:11 pm

The race is ON... Left coast vs Right coast, film at 11....

R.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

12/09/2009 04:18:22 PM · #70

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by jdannels:
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I don't think it will for me either, but I suppose I have to wait longer into the week. :P

Yeah, and in THIS one you got to catch me:

Votes: 72
Views: 110
Avg Vote: 6.8333
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0
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Updated: 12/09/09 04:11 pm

The race is ON... Left coast vs Right coast, film at 11....

R.

Awesome score, bear!!

snaffles

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

12/09/2009 04:43:20 PM · #71

Votes: 78
Views: 109
Avg Vote: 5.9231
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Favorites: 0

Ok everyone *currently* ahead of me, look to your laurels, here I come! :-)

hihosilver

Nikon D200

12/09/2009 05:05:03 PM · #72

OH MY!...in over 100 challenges, I have received my very first seriously puzzling comment...

I think it must be written in Klingon or something...

Or perhaps the universal DPC translator is broken...

Hmmmmm.....

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

12/09/2009 05:07:08 PM · #73

Originally posted by hihosilver:

I just got one too that I'm not really sure how to take. I think I have an idea what they were implying, but it wasn't even a full word. LOL.

colorcarnival

Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital

12/09/2009 05:10:28 PM · #74

Originally posted by hihosilver:

I got one - it said "X" I'm hoping that means "10" lol