Extra in the gyaban show!!! - DPChallenge Forums

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

05/26/2012 01:07:08 PM · #1

Does anyone else feel like an extra in the gyaban show or is it just me ????

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

05/26/2012 01:15:10 PM · #2

Nah, I'm running my own circus off to the side.

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

05/26/2012 01:17:50 PM · #3

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Nah, I'm running my own circus off to the side.

Haha it's just kinda very GPC

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

05/26/2012 01:24:03 PM · #4

I remember feeling like an extra in the

De Sousa show...

05/26/2012 01:30:41 PM · #5

There Is an "in the style of gyaban" challenge suggestion I kinda thought that "imagination" and "superpowers" we gyaban challenged anyway lol

05/26/2012 02:41:36 PM · #6

I don't feel like an extra and I'm quite sure he doesn't consider us like extras. But I feel lucky to be here with him and some other interesting guys. I learnt a lot during these months. Christophe is an example that many people should follow. He's a smart and creative guy who constantly tries to improve. Everyone should do it not only here but in life in general.

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

05/26/2012 02:47:10 PM · #7

Originally posted by Alexkc:

Christophe is an example that many people should follow. He's a smart and creative guy who constantly tries to improve. Everyone should do it not only here but in life in general.

You may want to clear this with everyone's spouses first. :P

tome

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

05/26/2012 02:49:33 PM · #8

Actually there are a few others taking the idea in completely different directions. They should be valued properly...

eta: grammar :)

Message edited by author 2012-05-26 14:49:58.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

05/26/2012 04:03:05 PM · #9

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by Alexkc:
Christophe is an example that many people should follow. He's a smart and creative guy who constantly tries to improve. Everyone should do it not only here but in life in general.

You may want to clear this with everyone's spouses first. :P

I assume there are some mistakes in what I have written but I don't know where...

gyaban

Canon EOS-1D X

05/26/2012 04:09:34 PM · #10

Be assured I don't consider anyone as an extra. Also, I'm sorry if you feel like I'm giving a show, it is really not my intention: in fact I'm not very talkative, so it would be a boring one ;)
Seriously, lots of great photographers here, many I admire and wouldn't dare to compare to. Even if you want to use DPC ribbons as a scale (which is not that relevant as we know), I'm far from leading this year race. I may have currently a slight advantage regarding complex processing, simply because I studied it a lot during the last months: I wanted to present my pictures in other challenges and websites than DPC, and you better be decent at processing to stand a chance in many of those. I'm sure people willing to learn will cope very quickly, and probably become better too.

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

05/26/2012 04:39:21 PM · #11

Originally posted by Alexkc:

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by Alexkc:
Christophe is an example that many people should follow. He's a smart and creative guy who constantly tries to improve. Everyone should do it not only here but in life in general.

You may want to clear this with everyone's spouses first. :P

I assume there are some mistakes in what I have written but I don't know where...

I was just kidding. The joke was, if everyone was like gyaban (i.e. spend a lot of time shooting and editing) they would have no time to spend with their family.

Message edited by author 2012-05-26 16:40:15.

MAK

Leica M Monochrom

Leica 18-56mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario Elmar-T ASPH

05/26/2012 04:54:19 PM · #12

9 blues from the last 10 challenges is rather impressive at any level.

05/26/2012 05:01:04 PM · #13

Originally posted by yanko:

I was just kidding. The joke was, if everyone was like gyaban (i.e. spend a lot of time shooting and editing) they would have no time to spend with their family.

That was what I had understood but I was afraid of some hidden meaning in the English language :)

tome

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

05/26/2012 05:18:04 PM · #14

Originally posted by Alexkc:

Originally posted by yanko:
I was just kidding. The joke was, if everyone was like gyaban (i.e. spend a lot of time shooting and editing) they would have no time to spend with their family.

That was what I had understood but I was afraid of some hidden meaning in the English language :)

Or you thought of some hidden meanings in Italian, maybe :-)))

05/26/2012 05:24:42 PM · #15

Originally posted by tome:

Originally posted by Alexkc:

Originally posted by yanko:
I was just kidding. The joke was, if everyone was like gyaban (i.e. spend a lot of time shooting and editing) they would have no time to spend with their family.

That was what I had understood but I was afraid of some hidden meaning in the English language :)

Or you thought of some hidden meanings in Italian, maybe :-)))

No no, I didn't :)

But languages are always a slippery path

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

05/26/2012 06:12:45 PM · #16

Originally posted by MAK:

9 blues from the last 10 challenges is rather impressive at any level.

When this camera comes out it'll be easy.

05/26/2012 06:13:39 PM · #17

Originally posted by MAK:

9 blues from the last 10 challenges is rather impressive at any level.

Hahahaha but obviously we are not here to measure our talent by ribbons!!!!!

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

05/26/2012 06:17:48 PM · #18

Originally posted by MAK:

9 blues from the last 10 challenges is rather impressive at any level.

Didnt Richard the third once say a ribbon a ribbon my kingdom for a ribbon????? Oh my mistake that was probably horse but hey it does seem to have the same importance here ;-)

GinaRothfels

Olympus 8mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED Fisheye PRO Lens

05/26/2012 07:09:20 PM · #19

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by MAK:
9 blues from the last 10 challenges is rather impressive at any level.

When this camera comes out it'll be easy.

Nice camera. I hope there's a mirrorless version for those who aren't strong enough to handle a 5DMK3:)

MAK

Leica M Monochrom

Leica 18-56mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario Elmar-T ASPH

05/27/2012 03:30:20 AM · #20

Was it Dicky 3rd who said that? I'd rather have a horse than a ribbon anyway. Besides which, we should meet up soon and have a shoot.

I just got back from Paris and all of Gyabans ribbons are decorating the street of the Champs Elysees, however, I did notice a few gaps so Im sure he will get a few more this year.

Seriously though, 9/10 blues is not bad, most are for expert editing but still.

My next goal is to score a blue in a minimal challenge but we don't see many of those.

Tiny

Apple iPad mini 4

05/27/2012 05:57:00 AM · #21

Originally posted by WebbTogg:

Does anyone else feel like an extra in the gyaban show or is it just me ????

Sounds a little as if you are suffering from a thing called jealously ?

Can't see any other reason for this remark.

romanlatham

Pentax K-5

Pentax SMC- DA * 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM

05/27/2012 06:30:53 AM · #22

I would like to see how he would fair in the jmritz challenge. The man has talent, so I'm sure he would do well. An artist is an artist.

Venser

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

05/27/2012 06:46:16 AM · #23

Originally posted by Tiny:

Originally posted by WebbTogg:
Does anyone else feel like an extra in the gyaban show or is it just me ????

Sounds a little as if you are suffering from a thing called jealously ?

Can't see any other reason for this remark.

I'll try to answer this from my perspective.
Right now, in most challenges, I give him a 1 or 2 vote. Personally, I really dislike the over the top processing, so much so, that I don't even view it as photography. We can debate this in another thread, but I'm left wondering if I'm the only one who thinks along these lines. Based on the comments he receives, I know I'm not, so I'm befuddled as to how he always wins. From my perspective, it has nothing to do with jealousy but confusion.

I should point out I use my vote as a ranking system. The photos I do not want to see win I gives a vote of 1, and move up through the ranks until I hit 9. So I do give extremely low votes to technically flawless images if I don't like them. Again, not the thread to debate this in, send me a PM if you feel the need to voice an opinion.

CS

cloudsme

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM

05/27/2012 07:10:57 AM · #24

I think I can take a reasonably good photograph, but I will never compare to gyaban because he is not only a competent photographer but an artist.