Wheee, going for brown ribbons! ;)

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

09/14/2004 09:52:16 AM · #6

My entry in "Smoke" went like this. I decided which shot to use. I thought "This looks GREAT". I entered it and said "This looks real good". After entering it I said "This isn't bad". A few hours later I looked at it and said, "This is O.K.". After seeing how bad it's doing, I looked at it real hard and said, "Man, this really sucks!". Has anyone ever had that happen to them?

mocabela

Canon EOS-20D

09/14/2004 09:53:42 AM · #7

Originally posted by rayg544:

That happens to me a lot, except I always [eventually] decide that I liked my entry anyway and everyone else is crazy ;)

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

09/14/2004 09:59:09 AM · #8

That's a GREAT IDEA!! Thanks Julia, I'll have to remember that!

colda

Nikon D800

09/14/2004 10:00:11 AM · #9

Originally posted by rayg544:

Yep, my 'smoke' entry, I've come to the conclusion that I need to take my pic as soon as possible so that I have a few days to change my mind before the deadline :)

terje

Apple iPhone

09/14/2004 10:06:01 AM · #10

What's most important is that you like it! Don't let the dpc voters get you down, there are many excellent photos here that never made top30. :-)

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II

09/14/2004 10:12:04 AM · #11

This is sooo true. And my excellent photos haven't made the top 150! :)

ggbudge

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

09/14/2004 10:30:36 AM · #12

Originally posted by mocabela:

In Backlighting and Smoke. Who's competing with me?

I've peaked at 3.7 in backlighting. :/

Unless I get lucky, I won't be submitting for the team sports action challenge. Just too darn much to do in the little time that's left.

Philos

Canon EOS-30D

09/14/2004 10:41:29 AM · #13

Originally posted by rayg544:

Well after my Travel guide picture scoring 6.612 and placing 16th and my Backlight still going strong at 6+ I thought, Man! I am a real photographer, I CAN make good photo's.

So I submitted to smoke with a realy realy realy good picture, this is realy the best I've done and I was thinking that I would score a minumum of 6.5 with it....

Well, I can tell you: I'm not a good photographer, and I'm where I belong, at the middle of the pack, and with my feet on the ground again.

redmoon

Olympus PEN E-PL2

Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital

09/14/2004 11:34:59 AM · #14

4.35

when submitted i thought:

it fits the challenge. it's in focus. it looks nice. i thought it to be quite a stylish shot. took me an age to get it how i wanted it. high fives definite, maybe even a 6.

4.35

annoyingly i haven't had a single comment yet, so i don't know where it's gone wrong. and YET, the backlighting shot is the most boring thing i've ever entered, and it's 5.5! what the blazes?