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01/17/2011 07:39:31 PM · #76 |
You did it J-Me, cos it is a challenge to do, it makes you think outside of box. This was a particular challenge that had many items that you had to have it in , versus say take a shot of weather.
Seriously we all whine about low scores, but in the end, what it all boils down to is.
We did something, we thought of it ourselves and went out and did it. There is no greater thing than that really. Even if we end, dead last, we tried, got creative and learnt from it.
That is the important thing.
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01/17/2011 07:50:51 PM · #77 |
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Just the trouble of coming up with a suitable idea, finding the props, preparing the light sources, and checking the requirements is worth at least a couple of points (and that̢۪s before one even starts to take the picture!) and then the conglomerate time involved is worth at least another point!!!
Actually, while I̢۪m talking about time and since I̢۪m new to setups I̢۪d be really interested to hear from anyone who cares to divulge - how much time do you spend on this challenge? I̢۪m wondering if it̢۪s me and my learning curve or if they will always require such a commitment. |
It's always fun coming up with a viable idea for these weird challenges. For this one? Well it's been a while since the last one, so I had long ago released all my duckies to a swimming pool where kids play. Yes, that meant I started from scratch. (Ducks DO scratch, don't they?) The Viable Idea came quickly but with house guests, space and time were at a premium. And besides, I didn't want to hear chuckles (or worse) in the background. However, trips to the grocery provided necessary props. They needed to be sequestered carefully to keep them from the salad bowl. Alas, when the house was quiet again on Sunday, my Viable Idea didn't work! So, back to the drawing board, a new idea and 50 or so takes later, it was time to get out the tripod. Oh yes, and rearrange the scenery. Time? Fortunately, time is not money around my household, and a new scene arrived, was shot a few more tens of times, processed and entered. Approximately 2.5 minutes before rollover, a thought came, I looked, I reprocessed, and I reentered with 21 seconds to spare. And, wow, the reward for all this ducky delight?
Hey, I broke 5.0 this afternoon. Yippee. |
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01/17/2011 07:54:23 PM · #78 |
Well I was hugely impressed and in the end my voting was 7.0455.
You all did a great job, better than I could ever have done in a million years!
So kudos to all of you! and for making me chuckle, which I needed!!! |
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01/17/2011 07:55:48 PM · #79 |
Originally posted by sfalice:
[quote=PennyStreet]
Just the trouble of coming up with a suitable idea, finding the props, preparing the light sources, and checking the requirements is worth at least a couple of points (and that̢۪s before one even starts to take the picture!) and then the conglomerate time involved is worth at least another point!!!
Actually, while I̢۪m talking about time and since I̢۪m new to setups I̢۪d be really interested to hear from anyone who cares to divulge - how much time do you spend on this challenge? I̢۪m wondering if it̢۪s me and my learning curve or if they will always require such a commitment. |
I had my idea as soon as I read the challenge. I spent 3 dollars at the dollar store and about 3 hrs. shooting and editing. I'm bouncing from a 5.9 to a 6.0. Got lots of great comments!! There are some really great ones in the challenge. I voted and now I just need to leave some comments! |
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01/17/2011 08:04:21 PM · #80 |
Originally posted by sfalice:
It's always fun coming up with a viable idea for these weird challenges. For this one? Well it's been a while since the last one, so I had long ago released all my duckies to a swimming pool where kids play. Yes, that meant I started from scratch. (Ducks DO scratch, don't they?) The Viable Idea came quickly but with house guests, space and time were at a premium. And besides, I didn't want to hear chuckles (or worse) in the background. However, trips to the grocery provided necessary props. They needed to be sequestered carefully to keep them from the salad bowl. Alas, when the house was quiet again on Sunday, my Viable Idea didn't work! So, back to the drawing board, a new idea and 50 or so takes later, it was time to get out the tripod. Oh yes, and rearrange the scenery. Time? Fortunately, time is not money around my household, and a new scene arrived, was shot a few more tens of times, processed and entered. Approximately 2.5 minutes before rollover, a thought came, I looked, I reprocessed, and I reentered with 21 seconds to spare. And, wow, the reward for all this ducky delight?
Hey, I broke 5.0 this afternoon. Yippee. |
Sorry about the low score on your entry but your story is worth a 10!! |
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01/17/2011 08:05:22 PM · #81 |
Well...5.25. No comments. I think the expression is "meh".
Message edited by author 2011-01-17 20:06:54. |
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01/17/2011 08:54:35 PM · #82 |
Votes: 67
Views: 178
Avg Vote: 6.3731
Comments: 6
I don't know how much time I spent on this, because I worked on the props in spurts. Did have to do some shopping as there were no vegetables growing in my yard this time of year, and had to pick up a few other props at a different store. I only took about 50 shots so that part wasn't too time-consuming, and PP was maybe an hour once I decided which shot to use. Thinking up the idea and gathering and preparing props were the big time-wasters. So ... maybe 5 hours total time put into the whole project. But it was fun time :-) |
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01/17/2011 09:09:05 PM · #83 |
Stats: You have rated 19 of 65 images (29%) in this challenge.
You have commented on 11 images (17%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 6.4211.
Great work fellow peeps err, quacks, will resume voting/commenting tomorrow!
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01/17/2011 09:47:41 PM · #84 |
:D
Votes: 69
Views: 162
Avg Vote: 5.9130
Comments: 2
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01/17/2011 09:48:56 PM · #85 |
Originally posted by JulietNN:
There is no greater thing than that really. Even if we end, dead last, we tried, got creative and learnt from it. |
AND a ribbon :-) |
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01/18/2011 06:34:53 AM · #86 |
Originally posted by JustFred:
I'm starting to think there's some kind of curse been passed onto me since I won a blue recently. Maybe now I have to win a brown first. Never ever have I had such a low score and personally I don't think my entry is worth so little. Sure it's not as good by far as some of the brilliant entries that I have seen in this challenge but it's definitely worth at least somewhere between 4 and 5.
What makes it even more painful is that I spent about 3 hours arranging and setting up and spent about 16 euro's on the stuff I needed for this shoot.
Votes: 22
Views: 49
Avg Vote: 2.7636
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 01/17/11 02:30 am |
Wow!! That's quacking much better now and much more like I was expecting the score to be. Mine is no great image at all especially compared to some of the really excellent entries in there but that 2.7 was just not realistic at all and made me justifiably unhappy. Feeling a lot quackier now :)
Votes: 77
Views: 185
Avg Vote: 5.2078
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 01/18/11 06:30 am
Message edited by author 2011-01-18 06:35:09. |
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01/18/2011 07:53:41 AM · #87 |
Votes: 73
Views: 167
Avg Vote: 5.3562
Comments: 4
Fred, you're catching up! :) |
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01/18/2011 08:50:59 AM · #88 |
WOW Fred!
I'm down to high 4.7 :( , but I understand why... Like juliette said, it was great to put all the odds and ends together for a creative and fun image.
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01/18/2011 10:06:35 AM · #89 |
I just might make it back to a 6. Crazy...
Votes: 77
Views: 186
Avg Vote: 5.9610
Comments: 2
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01/18/2011 10:30:31 AM · #90 |
Originally posted by Kelli:
I just might make it back to a 6. Crazy...
Votes: 77
Views: 186
Avg Vote: 5.9610
Comments: 2 |
C'mon my friend!!!
Votes: 76
Views: 212
Avg Vote: 6.0395
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0 |
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01/18/2011 10:34:15 AM · #91 |
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Actually, while I̢۪m talking about time and since I̢۪m new to setups I̢۪d be really interested to hear from anyone who cares to divulge - how much time do you spend on this challenge? I̢۪m wondering if it̢۪s me and my learning curve or if they will always require such a commitment. |
Probably 3 hours gathering and putting materials together. 1 hour to set-up the first day. 1 hour 45 minutes of time (one hour lost because my camera malfunctioned -second time that has happened:-( ). 30 minutes to set up again the next day and 1 hour of shoot time. Cumulative on and off PP time: close to 2.5 hours. Agonizing which is better shot and edit 2 days:-)
Sigh, and all that for the score I now have:-(
Maybe it will come up but I think it's a stuck duck:-(.
COMMENTS - starving for comments!
I LOVE comments
Anything wordy or witty or wacky
Anything critiqued or observed or tiny
Yes, I love comments
(o.k. enough of that - have gone to leave comments and hopefully others will too)
Message edited by author 2011-01-18 10:36:42. |
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01/18/2011 01:16:51 PM · #92 |
Originally posted by Hipychik:
Originally posted by Kelli:
I just might make it back to a 6. Crazy...
Votes: 77
Views: 186
Avg Vote: 5.9610
Comments: 2 |
C'mon my friend!!!
Votes: 76
Views: 212
Avg Vote: 6.0395
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0 |
Made it! For now anyway... LOL!
Votes: 81
Views: 197
Avg Vote: 6.0247
Comments: 3
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01/18/2011 02:04:21 PM · #93 |
Votes: 84
Views: 206
Avg Vote: 5.9167
Comments: 8
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01/19/2011 03:15:37 PM · #94 |
Still above water...
Votes: 98
Views: 241
Avg Vote: 5.2653
Comments: 5
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01/19/2011 03:44:37 PM · #95 |
100 vote check in.
my shot has gotten kicked around a bit. 24 hours ago i was 6.23, now this:
Votes: 100
Views: 261
Avg Vote: 6.0300
Comments: 9 |
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01/19/2011 03:52:23 PM · #96 |
I didnt enter this challenge.... but had a blast voting... will leave comments throughout the next few days!
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01/19/2011 06:00:56 PM · #97 |
100ish vote check-in:
Votes: 101
Views: 290
Avg Vote: 6.5644
Comments: 12
:-) |
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01/19/2011 07:22:44 PM · #98 |
I got beat up today too. At one point I was all the way down to a 5.8 from a 6.05. Now at...
Votes: 101
Views: 252
Avg Vote: 5.9109
Comments: 3
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01/19/2011 09:01:30 PM · #99 |
100 vote check: up from the high 3's. Hmmmm. Thought about the shot all week. Sunday night put the stuff together, kind of a test, took a dozen shots, spent 10 min. processing and called it good....Lol. Well not so good, couldn't execute my idea so we have this
Votes: 100
Views: 246
Avg Vote: 4.8800
Comments: 3
Still kind of like it anyway...Lol
Edit: I personally thought most everyone did an excellent job in this challenge. Some fun stuff.
Stats: You have rated 65 of 65 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 5.9538.
Message edited by author 2011-01-19 21:11:43. |
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01/20/2011 07:19:07 AM · #100 |
Votes: 100
Views: 268
Avg. Vote: 5.9300
Comments: 8
Went down from 5.969 in one or two votes:(
Still a couple days left, though! |
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