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10/28/2011 11:59:58 AM · #101 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by ubique:
But the thread has prompted me to renew my membership, and I thank you all (incl Slippy) for that as well.
Cheers! |
Terrific! I owe Slippy a drink! And I won't spit in it this time. |
You're asking someone else to spit in Slippy's drink? Well, well |
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10/28/2011 12:11:28 PM · #102 |
Originally posted by ubique:
[/i]To pronounce someone elseâs photograph as DNMC is absurd and presumptuous. An inexcusable, myopic vanity. How can you know what was in the photographerâs mind? Itâs impossible.
Vote the image on its merits as you see them by all means, but do not presume to conclude that your inability to see the connection with the challenge theme is automatically an indictment of the photographer. Itâs much more likely an indictment of you.
Your opinion about that is subjective, and ultimately irrelevant, as well as almost certainly insulting. |
We as the viewer may not "see" what the artist had in mind and we can decide for ourselves what the piece means to us.
After all
Originally posted by ubique:
To pronounce someone elseâs photograph as DNMC is absurd and presumptuous. An inexcusable, myopic vanity. How can you know what was in the photographerâs mind? Itâs impossible. |
That is an opinion in itself |
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10/28/2011 12:26:08 PM · #103 |
Originally posted by bvy:
Originally posted by ubique:
But the thread has prompted me to renew my membership... |
Great news! My morning just got better. |
Yes, it was a long break. Too long. |
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10/28/2011 12:29:14 PM · #104 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by acg83:
What this site needs is a 'DNMC Challenge' to get it all out of our systems. |
That would have to be "DNMC II" DNMC Challenge |
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10/28/2011 01:21:52 PM · #105 |
Originally posted by bucket:
My daughter recently handed in a picture she drew, the teacher handed it back telling her to redo the sky because she had put shades of purple in it. She told my daughter"everyone knows the sky is blue". I asked my daughter what she thought, and she said "I see lots of colours in the sky, but I knew what she wanted so I did it her way."
She continues to colour her skies with beautiful hues, her landscapes with delightful surprises. I am so proud she is able to be herself. |
I'll be happy to send you (or the teacher) a small print of this ... I'm not sure but I think there's probably some purple in there somewhere ... :-)
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10/28/2011 01:40:48 PM · #106 |
| one is always happy to learn that the everywhere is right here. |
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10/28/2011 06:34:26 PM · #107 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by bucket:
My daughter recently handed in a picture she drew, the teacher handed it back telling her to redo the sky because she had put shades of purple in it. She told my daughter"everyone knows the sky is blue". I asked my daughter what she thought, and she said "I see lots of colours in the sky, but I knew what she wanted so I did it her way."
She continues to colour her skies with beautiful hues, her landscapes with delightful surprises. I am so proud she is able to be herself. |
I'll be happy to send you (or the teacher) a small print of this ... I'm not sure but I think there's probably some purple in there somewhere ... :-)
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Or feel free to print this one out to show the teacher :-)
R.
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10/28/2011 06:47:46 PM · #108 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by bucket:
My daughter recently handed in a picture she drew, the teacher handed it back telling her to redo the sky because she had put shades of purple in it. She told my daughter"everyone knows the sky is blue". I asked my daughter what she thought, and she said "I see lots of colours in the sky, but I knew what she wanted so I did it her way."
She continues to colour her skies with beautiful hues, her landscapes with delightful surprises. I am so proud she is able to be herself. |
I'll be happy to send you (or the teacher) a small print of this ... I'm not sure but I think there's probably some purple in there somewhere ... :-)
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Or feel free to print this one out to show the teacher :-)
R. |
Maybe we should have a side challenge of shots to show the teacher.
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10/28/2011 06:57:10 PM · #109 |
LONG LIVE PURPLE!!! ;-p
p.s. Please let the teacher know I meant that as politely as possible...;-)
My apologies to  Ubique. I'm sure he's horrified by now.
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10/28/2011 09:57:16 PM · #110 |
Purple is sublime.....
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10/28/2011 10:23:11 PM · #111 |
Originally posted by bucket:
She continues to colour her skies with beautiful hues, her landscapes with delightful surprises. I am so proud she is able to be herself. |
+1
She's definitely your kid. :-) |
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10/29/2011 07:32:38 AM · #112 |
| Enough people vote on every challenge that it doesn't matter what an individual feels, if your entry clearly meets the challenge criteria it will get voted on accordingly. If you aren't sure if your entry meets the criteria many of the voters won't either, and if you enter a shoehorn you will get more 10's than most other entries and end up without the brown. I think that's pretty much how it works. Oh, and if your entry is just an awesome image it doesn't matter if you follow the criteria, you'll ribbon anyway. |
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10/30/2011 12:04:46 AM · #113 |
Originally posted by HawkinsT:
Oh, and if your entry is just an awesome image it doesn't matter if you follow the criteria, you'll ribbon anyway. |
Well, then, I want my money back! Most of my images are awesome! Most of them don't have a ribbon either. Poor things. They're gonna develop a complex... |
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06/02/2012 07:15:26 PM · #114 |
Originally posted by ubique:
Iâve been dropping in and out of DPC for nearly seven years now.
So many glib comments of, âDNMCâ or, âSorry, I donât see the connectionâ.
So many threads about, âWould it still be Candid if the person glanced at me?â or, âIs it still a Still Life if the dead fish is still breathing a little?â
To pronounce someone elseâs photograph as DNMC is absurd and presumptuous. An inexcusable, myopic vanity. How can you know what was in the photographerâs mind? Itâs impossible.
Vote the image on its merits as you see them by all means, but do not presume to conclude that your inability to see the connection with the challenge theme is automatically an indictment of the photographer. Itâs much more likely an indictment of you.
When you see an image that doesnât fit with your personal view of the challenge, donât dismiss it. Instead embrace it; itâs probably a rare and precious opportunity to expand your horizons. Then, if still takes you nowhere, give the thing a 3 vote with a clear conscience: you donât see the connection (though that doesnât mean there is none). But just donât say âDNMCâ. Your opinion about that is subjective, and ultimately irrelevant, as well as almost certainly insulting. |
I had to search on the topic of DNMC challenge after one more pass through of voting and finding numerous pictures of flowers and sunsets again. I am new to this community, so was wondering where the community is on this topic.
Such rich dialog. This was a great thread to read through!
I have to say though, I am starting to get annoyed looking at photos that just seem lazy to me. Treating every challenge like a free study and just shoehorn a title that tries to bridge the gap. Or go the diametric opposite of the spirit of the challenge - you're just being ironic, right?
That said, I love to see someone push the meaning or try to evoke the challenge in a unique way. But I am just one voter anyway. My opinion matters very little. |
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06/02/2012 07:44:02 PM · #115 |
After six years on this site, I have received only one comment from  Langdon himself...
YES!...a DNMC.
I treasure this comment...::beams::
Message edited by author 2012-06-02 19:44:44. |
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06/02/2012 08:08:59 PM · #116 |
'Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a shoehorn with which
to shape it.â - Bertolt Brecht
I don't see how anyone can argue with Bertolt Brecht. He wrote one of the greatest musicals (Grease) that was ever written. |
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06/02/2012 10:04:35 PM · #117 |
Originally posted by hihosilver:
After six years on this site, I have received only one comment from Langdon himself...
YES!...a DNMC.
I treasure this comment...::beams:: |
Let's see the image he DNMC'd! |
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06/03/2012 12:56:00 AM · #118 |
Oh...please don't make me dredge that image up. Best to leave it buried in the archive catacombs.
::promptly faints:: |
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06/03/2012 01:02:32 AM · #119 |
| I've seen (and received) DNMC comments on blue ribbon winners. |
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06/03/2012 03:03:07 AM · #120 |
I admire one comment not long ago "I gave you 2 because this image DNMC". Anyway, I witdrew that entry not due of dnmc vote but other matter.
Well, I stick to the point that casting the vote should be based on the execution of the shot, idea, story, message, mood, style, composition, lighting, colors, technical quality and effects. Do the expressions fit the photo, original, genuine and how does it compare to others. The most important, how do we understand what the photographer wants to say with the photo.
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06/03/2012 03:11:08 AM · #121 |
Originally posted by brucedgates:
I have to say though, I am starting to get annoyed looking at photos that just seem lazy to me. Treating every challenge like a free study and just shoehorn a title that tries to bridge the gap. Or go the diametric opposite of the spirit of the challenge - you're just being ironic, right? |
Welcome to the club, Bruce!
Don't let these "artsy fartsy" types pee on your leg and tell you it's raining. :) |
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06/03/2012 06:32:08 AM · #122 |
Originally posted by rooum:
'Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a shoehorn with which
to shape it.â - Bertolt Brecht
I don't see how anyone can argue with Bertolt Brecht. He wrote one of the greatest musicals (Grease) that was ever written. |
True, but even a shoehorn is designed to fit something into a molded entity. :O)
Ray |
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06/03/2012 07:09:52 AM · #123 |
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down âhappyâ. They told me I didnât understand the assignment, and I told them they didnât understand life!!!!
That just about sums up this whole thread for me
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06/03/2012 07:13:02 AM · #124 |
| Even the most open mind can't think a colour image in a B&W challenge somehow meets the brief? That said surely DNMC should always be suffixed by 'IMHO'? Am guessing that is always implied anyway? |
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06/03/2012 09:04:00 AM · #125 |
Originally posted by Ecce Signum:
Even the most open mind can't think a colour image in a B&W challenge somehow meets the brief? That said surely DNMC should always be suffixed by 'IMHO'? Am guessing that is always implied anyway? |
There is no DNMC
Calvin and Hobbes
Message edited by author 2012-06-03 09:55:11. |
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