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 10/25/2004 10:33:00 PM · #26
Yeesh. This is getting way too cerebral for me. My score reflects that my interpretation of implied line doesn't mesh with everyone else's. And, hey, that's fine with me. Can't win them all. But one thing's for sure, I had a lot more fun on this site before I started entering challenges.
 10/25/2004 10:51:44 PM · #27
Originally posted by hlswilson:
Yeesh. This is getting way too cerebral for me. My score reflects that my interpretation of implied line doesn't mesh with everyone else's. And, hey, that's fine with me. Can't win them all. But one thing's for sure, I had a lot more fun on this site before I started entering challenges.


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No matter what one's placing, there is more fun in being involved in challenges. The important thing is to dismiss what you read in threads. Oftentimes we simply get the urge to split hairs. Innocent by lookers read our threads and wonder if we are retards. They see the challenge clearly and wonder what our defiency is. rofl
 10/25/2004 10:57:15 PM · #28
Thanks Daniel, your inspiration and take on the world around you is why I am here.
To learn, to see differntly, to grow.....
dc
 10/25/2004 11:10:22 PM · #29
The problem with this challenge, as I see it, is that perceptually, the mind (brain) is involved with implying for all visual (and other) stimuli. The brain is involved with getting the visual stimulation from the optic nerve which then undergoes an analysis. It uses memory and judgement to make an informed decision about what the stimuli it has received means. So when we look at any visual stimuli (photograph or real life) our minds are involved with interpreting the scene before us. Knowing this then I would have to say that all photos in the challenge have implied lines and should not be taken as not meeting the challenge theme.
 10/25/2004 11:10:54 PM · #30
Damon: It gets worst. Those that did attend the graphic art school did run across an item or tool called a mask. So if you do a cut-out of say a circle and then place this mask on a yellow background you end up with a yellow circle. The art world then defines this circle as being made of an implied line. This is wacky because only the artist knows that he used the mask.

Look, we all tend to extend the definition but the more we push the more liable we are to fall off the edge.

here we are not only talking about implied lines present in construction and nature and those created by the member, we are also reaching into the metaphysical by describing implied lines as inherent in a timeline of past and future. Are we not wacky or what?
 10/25/2004 11:20:14 PM · #31
I thought of using this for Implied Lines, but I thought it might be too literal. But now looking again, the lines aren't all connected and the mind wants to continue drawing them across diagonally from corner to corner. Am I the only one who thinks that? I'm having one of those woulda coulda shoulda moments, I guess. :o)
10/25/2004 11:28:05 PM · #32
Lines have a way of drawing us in and making us see things that maybe aren't there... Or they can over power our senses so that all we see is lines. Case in point... I read the challenge but my brain fixed on 'line'. Then I submitted a photograph that clearly illustrated LINES. Not implied but in-your-face, no mistake about it lines!
Now, I think it's a way cool image (course I'm partial as it is of my doing) :-D but it is so off the mark it's not even funny. Actually, it is funny!
Hey, ever heard that line "Can't see the forest for the trees"... ? Yup, that's me!

It's a damn good thing I can laugh at myself!!
 10/25/2004 11:33:42 PM · #33
Originally posted by digistoune:
Lines have a way of drawing us in and making us see things that maybe aren't there... Or they can over power our senses so that all we see is lines. Case in point... I read the challenge but my brain fixed on 'line'. Then I submitted a photograph that clearly illustrated LINES. Not implied but in-your-face, no mistake about it lines!
Now, I think it's a way cool image (course I'm partial as it is of my doing) :-D but it is so off the mark it's not even funny. Actually, it is funny!
Hey, ever heard that line "Can't see the forest for the trees"... ? Yup, that's me!

It's a damn good thing I can laugh at myself!!

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Well, I decided to wear belt and suspenders and used the in your face literal and implied lines and the image was doing good until the new voting block decided to change the definition of the challenge. LOL
 10/25/2004 11:41:17 PM · #34
If person submitted photo with "literal" line instead of "implied",in his or her opinion they meet the challenge and we should not question their intelligence by slamming their photos with ones and twos ,but carefully evaluating their photo quality and stick with that.

We don't need "doesn't meet the challenge police every time the subject is more than "PENCIL"...
 10/25/2004 11:41:28 PM · #35
I hear you Ellen.
dc
 10/25/2004 11:55:16 PM · #36
Originally posted by pitsaman:
If person submitted photo with "literal" line instead of "implied",in his or her opinion they meet the challenge and we should not question their intelligence by slamming their photos with ones and twos ,but carefully evaluating their photo quality and stick with that.

We don't need "doesn't meet the challenge police every time the subject is more than "PENCIL"...

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I am glad you brought this up. The images that did not meet the challenge all got a 5 from me and some creative ones got a 6. There should be a law against those that vote 2's and 3's they are indeed more punitive then sportsmen.
 10/26/2004 03:22:10 AM · #37
It's only a game. Let's use 1s, 2s and 3s.
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 10/26/2004 07:05:52 AM · #38
i'm hurt, not by the scores but the remarks of some. as one said "... i bet this is a love/hate entry...".and i agree. so be it, but if you can not give constructive feedback, be quiet or at least don't hurt the initiative of posting. it's better to build than break.
 10/26/2004 10:11:15 AM · #39
Originally posted by gibun:
if you can not give constructive feedback, be quiet


Please don't tell people not to comment... Treasure every comment you get. If someone tells me "This image could have been greatly improved if you had left the lens cap on", I will be grateful for the feedback.
 10/26/2004 10:25:16 AM · #40
I refuse to aprticipate in this discussion as my current entry appears to finally "meet the challenge" to such a degree that I haven't had any negative comments on it!
Well, ok, there haven't been any positive ones either... The funny thing is that this time I thought my entry really was stretching it, but apparently not.

Ironically, my only print sale to date is a classic implied lines subject. Wish I could have entered it :) I thought about going back, but figured that would be too easy.


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