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03/07/2005 11:40:05 AM · #76 |
I've dropped from the mid - 6's (at around 18 votes) to low - 5's after 70 votes. :(
I figure it will end up near my average.
I just got one comment regarding a low vote. It had nothing to do with with technique or composition. It was a condemnation of a portion of the subject. (kind of like if a PETA person condemed a person wearing a fur coat in part of the shot - just an example, nothing about that in my shot.) |
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03/07/2005 11:42:06 AM · #77 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
At least you're starting your descent from a hill; I think I started in a low valley and am now nearing the brink of the abyss. |
Yeah, but think about this: 32 feet/second squared.
The bigger they come, the harder they fall. |
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03/07/2005 12:05:26 PM · #78 |
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Originally posted by orussell:
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
The trolls are awake now. Just a half hour ago I was at 7.15, now at 7.0156. Still my best ever... so far. |
Very curious how they (not just one or two but several) seem to strike alot of people at the same time. |
Same troll, multiple user names? |
To bad the admins. haven't been able to ferret them out as yet.
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03/07/2005 12:14:05 PM · #79 |
Originally posted by Imagineer:
Originally posted by agwright:
Originally posted by Imagineer:
12 votes:
9.625
113 votes:
9.196
Not too bad so far, but let's see how it goes. |
LOL |
Not serious? You think I'm not serious??!! What the hell do you mean by suggesting I'm not serious? I've done it - I've actually done it. I AM ANSEL ADAMS! No, wait - I'm BETTER than him!!! I've dodged, burned, dodged burned, blackened, enriched, saturated and then dodged & burned some more. Where there was clear, blue sky there is now a swirling weather system normally found only on Jupiter; where there were gentle white wisps of mist there is now a blanket of illuminous fog that would grace a valley of the dinosaurs; where the were some gently lit forms there are now ruggedly defined amorphous shapes, a la 'The Day of the Triffids'. I have not been deterred from my quest: my head has been rightfully buried in my screen for nigh on 24 hours, opening files, converting to mono, checking for 'Ansel Potential' using my special 'AnselVision' PS action, then discarded and moving on to the next if it fails to move me to tears. My wife asked for a cup of tea (on Mothers' Day) and - true to my art and without a second's thought she was struck to the ground - and onwards I went. Any subject would do: I've photographed everything from my foot to the London skyline - but all have been discarded unless they can be converted into more drama than Lawrence of Arabia, Goodfelllas and Ishtar all rolled into one. I've added thousands of layer masks until Photoshop finally choked back its last segment of RAM and said to me "you're just too damn good - I need another Gigabyte". And now I've arrived - the Holy Grail of ribbons, the Dodge+Burn to Oblivion challenge. And I've won it. That little blue Gif is mine. It's ALL mine. I thank you. I'm the greatest!... The GREATEST...... THE GRE...... oh God... I've burst my brain.
Ansel Jon Lucas Adams
Genius |
shouldn't that read: Ansel Jon Lucas Adams, Certifiable Loony ?
ROFL! Day of the Triffids and Ishtar...too funny!! |
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03/07/2005 12:41:21 PM · #80 |
| Wow, my score went way up overnight.. only 2 comments though. I'm sure it'll fall back down to earth, but what fun seeing a decent score for awhile. |
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03/07/2005 12:46:44 PM · #81 |
Votes: 79
Views: 100
Avg Vote: 4.8101
Comments: 1
Would love more comments. |
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03/07/2005 12:48:29 PM · #82 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
... Nice to take a break from color, isn't it? Espoecially on the heels of "pink"... |
No, not really. Especially on the heels of Light on White. When do we get to take a break from B&W?
My score is bobbing up and down in the NCZ (no comments zone).
Looks like this is going to be another challenge where I meet my goal of beating my Avg Vote Received but wind up in the lower half in percentile rank.
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03/07/2005 12:57:07 PM · #83 |
Originally posted by orussell:
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Originally posted by orussell:
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
The trolls are awake now. Just a half hour ago I was at 7.15, now at 7.0156. Still my best ever... so far. |
Very curious how they (not just one or two but several) seem to strike alot of people at the same time. |
Same troll, multiple user names? |
To bad the admins. haven't been able to ferret them out as yet. |
Occam's Razor: maybe other people don't like our photographs as much as we do and are expressing their opinions in votes. |
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03/07/2005 12:58:58 PM · #84 |
just checked my score 38 6's in a row
I hope people are just pre voting and come back and bump my shot up
I hate free fall
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03/07/2005 01:28:00 PM · #85 |
Originally posted by bpickard:
Occam's Razor: maybe other people don't like our photographs as much as we do and are expressing their opinions in votes. |
I was just being facetious. I believe in gnomes and leprechauns, but not trolls. |
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03/07/2005 02:21:11 PM · #86 |
Originally posted by Firsty:
just checked my score 38 6's in a row
I hope people are just pre voting and come back and bump my shot up
I hate free fall |
how do you see the induvidual scores ?
have i missed something >?? |
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03/07/2005 02:22:03 PM · #87 |
From what I saw there were a lot of photos where the photographer has overconcetrated on the editing end and totally forgot the content of the photo itself, resulting in a very boring photo.
I gave two 8's, 23 7's and a boatload of 6's and 5's and was a bit disappointed with the entries. After looking at many AA photos I had expected more.
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03/07/2005 02:25:46 PM · #88 |
I see half a dozen images worthy of a 9 or 10 for sure, maybe a few more. Overall, the aesthetic quality, espeically the composition, in this challenge seems relatively low...
Robt.
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03/07/2005 02:26:44 PM · #89 |
| Still going up. Apparently the generous voters are out this time of day. I'm dreading the inevitable fall. |
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03/07/2005 02:28:27 PM · #90 |
Originally posted by NinjaMom:
Would love more comments. |
Ditto
Votes:88
Views:116
Avg Vote:4.9432
Comments:1
Favorites:0
Wish Lists:0
Updated:03/07/05 02:18 pm
_brando_
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03/07/2005 02:31:19 PM · #91 |
I think that people (well me in particular) spent too much time thinking about the other aspects of Adams style and didn't always consider composition. I think had I used a portrait view to crop out a bit of clutter on the left side I would have done a lot better. It would have been so easy too, but you live and learn and at least I did learn something useful this challenge. Previously I've only learnt the bloody obvious ie. if no one can see your photo, it's probably rubbish(see pain).
My scores: Votes: 84
Views: 125
Avg Vote: 5.1548
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 03/07/05 02:24 pm
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03/07/2005 02:37:29 PM · #92 |
Originally posted by ralphnev:
Originally posted by Firsty:
just checked my score 38 6's in a row
I hope people are just pre voting and come back and bump my shot up
I hate free fall |
how do you see the induvidual scores ?
have i missed something >?? |
By obsessively clicking "Update" and doing math :) |
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03/07/2005 02:57:44 PM · #93 |
Originally posted by grawk:
Originally posted by ralphnev:
Originally posted by Firsty:
just checked my score 38 6's in a row
I hope people are just pre voting and come back and bump my shot up
I hate free fall |
how do you see the induvidual scores ?
have i missed something >?? |
By obsessively clicking "Update" and doing math :) |
ah! .. thanks ..
was wondering (and trying to do some of the calc. in my head for both 'white' & 'AA')
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03/07/2005 03:06:12 PM · #94 |
Broke my heart having to sit this one out.
No time & not one shot to spare on all my cards after the weekend.
:(
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03/07/2005 03:06:35 PM · #95 |
Originally posted by coolhar:
Looks like this is going to be another challenge where I meet my goal of beating my Avg Vote Received but wind up in the lower half in percentile rank. |
...and I'm hoping to beat my Avg Vote Received, but as I'm right on it now, I have less hope.
I processed and submitted on a friend's computer. Now that I'm home, that old "Monitor Calibration" thang has raised it's ugly head... |
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03/07/2005 03:20:30 PM · #96 |
Originally posted by grawk:
Originally posted by ralphnev:
Originally posted by Firsty:
just checked my score 38 6's in a row
I hope people are just pre voting and come back and bump my shot up
I hate free fall |
how do you see the induvidual scores ?
have i missed something >?? |
By obsessively clicking "Update" and doing math :) |
Sound like a job for excel |
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03/07/2005 04:47:47 PM · #97 |
Here is something I quickly put together to chase votes
I still need to work on it a bit, but that's all the time I have for it now.
Message edited by author 2005-03-07 16:49:03. |
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03/07/2005 05:01:40 PM · #98 |
Originally posted by jrtodd:
Here is something I quickly put together to chase votes
I still need to work on it a bit, but that's all the time I have for it now. |
I was trying to think of how to do that myself, but I'm not that smart. Thanks! Now if you can create a cookie for everybody that tries it and keep track of how Bradp, Scalvert, Heida and others are doing, that would be worth some money! |
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03/07/2005 05:03:55 PM · #99 |
| yea, well....How about I email you the excel file |
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03/07/2005 05:08:25 PM · #100 |
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Now if you can create a cookie for everybody that tries it and keep track of how Bradp, Scalvert, Heida and others are doing, that would be worth some money! |
That's easy... BradP and I didn't enter. ;-P |
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