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 07/06/2026 01:15:56 PM · #1
I know talking about current challenges while they are going on is tricky, but I do have a question for "the powers that be". MUST entries use two or more different files to be validated? Or is this like the monthly Extended Editing Free Study challenge where the "Extended Editing" is allowed but not required for validation?
 07/06/2026 01:28:44 PM · #2
By definition a composite number is a positive integer greater than one that has more than two factors. If the voters don't see a composite image they might object.
 07/06/2026 01:44:35 PM · #3
I would hope that it really needed to be a composite. Otherwise it's not meeting the challenge.

Plus, those of us who suck at compositing, and still are trying to do it, would hate for people to bypass the challenge completely and win.

So hopefully people do the challenge as written.
 07/06/2026 01:59:54 PM · #4
Originally posted by vawendy:
I would hope that it really needed to be a composite. Otherwise it's not meeting the challenge.

Plus, those of us who suck at compositing, and still are trying to do it, would hate for people to bypass the challenge completely and win.

So hopefully people do the challenge as written.


I have no doubt that voters will reward the images that are obviously multiple file composites - as both you and Penny suggest. However, my question is simply about validation.
 07/06/2026 02:01:12 PM · #5
I think this topic is unfair. Some people are away from their software programs while traveling... or they may not even own any.

I love compositing, but I'm just thinking about others.

Should be outside of DPL, IMO.

07/06/2026 02:07:29 PM · #6
We will not DQ an image that doesn't fit a challenge topic unless there is specific wording in the challenge description to that extent. Here there is none. The voters will decide.
 07/06/2026 02:19:34 PM · #7
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
We will not DQ an image that doesn't fit a challenge topic unless there is specific wording in the challenge description to that extent. Here there is none. The voters will decide.


Thank you, Lynn.
07/06/2026 02:22:03 PM · #8
Originally posted by Lydia:
I think this topic is unfair. Some people are away from their software programs while traveling... or they may not even own any.

I love compositing, but I'm just thinking about others.

Should be outside of DPL, IMO.


And on the other end of the spectrum, we have those who are so good at it that the voters cannot tell that it's a mix, and will punish because they don't see it.
 07/06/2026 03:01:57 PM · #9
I opened this thread and I feel that my question has now been answered. I will understand if the thread is locked for further discussion.
 07/13/2026 09:37:00 AM · #10
so i've read a lot of the comments in this thread .
and someone said that if a voter cant distinguish if an image has been created with two photos then they might penalize it ..

these are a couple of definitions of a composite ..

"A composite is a final image created by blending two or more separate photographs together using editing software. The goal is to combine various elements—such as subjects, backgrounds, or lighting—into a single, unified picture that looks as if it was captured in one single shot."

"A composite in photography is the process of combining two or more individual images to create a single, unified final photograph. This technique is widely used in post-production software, like Adobe Photoshop, to swap backgrounds, fix lighting, or build surreal, impossible scenes."

its quite clear that a composite doesnt have to look like its created by two or more photographs ..

i'm just putting this out there in case people were unsure .. xx ..

Message edited by author 2026-07-13 09:50:57.
 07/13/2026 11:53:44 AM · #11
Originally posted by roz:


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its quite clear that a composite doesnt have to look like its created by two or more photographs ..

i'm just putting this out there in case people were unsure .. xx ..


Just to play devils advocate here if I was a paid artist with a job to create a composite, I think I would make sure it looks like a composite to make my customer happy and get paid. This is an age old question for DPC voters to decide whether a photo meets the challenge topic and how to vote if they feel it does not. I personally will be looking for folks to embrace the strengths and limitations of the challenge (as I do for every challenge), but am smart enough to know there are many other opinions out there.

Message edited by author 2026-07-13 11:54:16.
 07/13/2026 12:15:18 PM · #12
Another note about the league play - there are two challenges available for each competition week, so if you can't get something to enter for one, make sure you enter the other. Only one entry per person can count for that week's score. I don't know if that helps or not!
 07/13/2026 12:28:15 PM · #13
I'm old enough to remember when people entered DP CHALLENGE "challenges" because they were "challenging" and they "challenged" themselves to learn something new....

Anyway, as Deb said, there are two challenges per week, so if we're really resistant to one, enter the other!

/s
 07/13/2026 10:12:41 PM · #14
Originally posted by bobnospum:
Originally posted by roz:


.....snip......

its quite clear that a composite doesnt have to look like its created by two or more photographs ..

i'm just putting this out there in case people were unsure .. xx ..


Just to play devils advocate here if I was a paid artist with a job to create a composite, I think I would make sure it looks like a composite to make my customer happy and get paid. This is an age old question for DPC voters to decide whether a photo meets the challenge topic and how to vote if they feel it does not. I personally will be looking for folks to embrace the strengths and limitations of the challenge (as I do for every challenge), but am smart enough to know there are many other opinions out there.


There’s always a devil amongst us.

I would suffice to say that if an image does not look like a composite that the Photographer did an excellent job, just saying.
Maybe it would be an incentive if site council disqualified entries that didn’t use two or more exposures, that way the voters would almost 100% be accurate in voting on a photo that kept the rules, because who wants to be disqualified right?

07/13/2026 11:31:12 PM · #15
Originally posted by Neat:


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Maybe it would be an incentive if site council disqualified entries that didn’t use two or more exposures, that way the voters would almost 100% be accurate in voting on a photo that kept the rules, because who wants to be disqualified right?

I second that. A composite should require a minimum of two images to be validated.

I have been disappointed for years now how few entries take advantage Extended rules. There are already enough free studies in Standard editing.

And on my pet subject - bring on a monthly No Rules challenge where images with EXIF would be DQ'd ;)
 07/13/2026 11:34:48 PM · #16
Originally posted by MargaretNet:
And on my pet subject - bring on a monthly No Rules challenge where images with EXIF would be DQ'd ;)

Sounds like a great side challenge! :-D
 07/13/2026 11:35:53 PM · #17
Given that we're starting to get some entries queued up now for this challenge we probably need to park this conversation until after voting is over. Thank you all for participating.
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