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

05/18/2005 05:50:46 PM · #1

How about that one I just got for my silhouettes 2 pic:
"a strong image, but looks like you've altered it too much - the black is just too black"
huh? a silhouette is supposed to be black, no? Anyway I didn't change the levels or alter the (black) silhouette... That was given with a 4 by the way (I know coz I've been monitoring this one closely) and it was on 6.6 before
Anybody else got strange comments?

KaDi

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

05/18/2005 05:54:01 PM · #2

No. But I plan to leave several that say, "Your subject is almost completely devoid of features and rather lacking in detail."

(Nothing in the challenge = no comments received.)

edit: Forgot the ;-)

Message edited by author 2005-05-18 17:54:19.

Jinjit

05/18/2005 06:00:39 PM · #3

Originally posted by KaDi:

"Your subject is almost completely devoid of features and rather lacking in detail."

That's too funny!!! My silhouette entry is just longing for this kind of comment exactly!! LOL

Tazza - I wouldn't give it too much of importance. some don't give it much of a thought and make mistakes.
I did that on the parts challenge real bad, when I assumed some photos were cropped to get their part.

05/18/2005 06:01:39 PM · #4

Originally posted by KaDi:

lol! but don't forget the too black black ;}

05/18/2005 06:04:29 PM · #5

Originally posted by tazza:

I leave comments later a lot of times, long after scoring the images. I am not sure, but I don't think you can always reliably tell that the score and comment were really given by the same person. That kind of spooks me about giving comments.

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM

05/18/2005 06:09:22 PM · #6

Originally posted by Kylie:

OK, fair enough it could have been a coincidence, it's just that voting have been slow today on this challenge and I get a comment and a vote in a short space of time. Anyway, I don't mind really, it's all for fun! ;-)

3DsArcher

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

05/18/2005 06:19:16 PM · #7

In the Minimalism challenge, I recieved the comment "Needs more". I would of thought being a minimalism challenge, the comment should of been "needs less". :)

In Free Study VIII, I got the one word comment "Wierd" but my all time favourite comment came in the Vanishing Point challenge "Please keep em coming. Since I'm stuck here in the f'ing heartland of America, I dont get to see places like this very ofter. Just trailer courts and large women wearing tight disney clothing. Yes,. God hates me."

05/18/2005 06:23:13 PM · #8

Originally posted by 3DsArcher:

my all time favourite comment came in the Vanishing Point challenge "Please keep em coming. Since I'm stuck here in the f'ing heartland of America, I dont get to see places like this very ofter. Just trailer courts and large women wearing tight disney clothing. Yes,. God hates me."

This is pure genius! Now I got to go and check who left that comment

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

05/18/2005 06:27:51 PM · #9

Originally posted by tazza:

Originally posted by 3DsArcher:
my all time favourite comment came in the Vanishing Point challenge "Please keep em coming. Since I'm stuck here in the f'ing heartland of America, I dont get to see places like this very ofter. Just trailer courts and large women wearing tight disney clothing. Yes,. God hates me."

This is pure genius! Now I got to go and check who left that comment

I had to know also - it was someone from Peoria, IL.

Edit to add: The only reason I opened this thread is cuz I thought for sure it was talking about me. ;-)

Message edited by author 2005-05-18 18:28:40.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

05/18/2005 06:28:11 PM · #10

Comments can and will always be a source of head scratching.

Imagine you had a silhouette shot and someone commented: "Not enough detail in the shadows". (Huh?)
A shot that finished at a 6.XX had this one: "Missing the wow factor for me." (Didn't know it was a challenged pre-requisite..)

It's all OK though, because when the power button turned off, it all goes away.

Message edited by author 2005-05-18 18:52:48.

Truegsht

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

05/18/2005 06:29:43 PM · #11

I got a comment that my title didn't fit the image..so they scored me low! I thought this was about the photograph...not the title. Maybe I'm wrong and need to spend more time working on my title than my composition.

gaurawa

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

05/18/2005 06:30:06 PM · #12

I got this comment " Although it's a nice exposure, its a boring picture. Severe lack of imagination and freshness. "
for my entry

Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

05/18/2005 06:30:12 PM · #13

Originally posted by tazza:

Originally posted by Kylie:

I leave comments later a lot of times, long after scoring the images. I am not sure, but I don't think you can always reliably tell that the score and comment were really given by the same person. That kind of spooks me about giving comments.

OK, fair enough it could have been a coincidence, it's just that voting have been slow today on this challenge and I get a comment and a vote in a short space of time. Anyway, I don't mind really, it's all for fun! ;-)

Thanks for the reassurance! I hate to get slammed by someone who takes it very seriously and then thinks I gave a score I didn't. In the end, none of it is all that important! Thanks again.

Sammie

Olympus OM-D E-M5

05/18/2005 06:34:53 PM · #14

My husband (Jackson) had this one on his picture in the Road Sign Challenge:

The sign detracts from the picture, but would be a great tourist shot to show you'd been there

We both had such a good laugh over it! One would expect to find a sign in a challenge about Road Signs. Just goes to show why sometimes you get such low votes on a picture that meets the challenge - some of the voters haven't even read the description before they start voting!

05/18/2005 06:34:54 PM · #15

Originally posted by gaurawa:

I got this comment " Although it's a nice exposure, its a boring picture. Severe lack of imagination and freshness. "
for my entry

LOL! That did literally made me laugh out loud

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

05/18/2005 06:34:55 PM · #16

Originally posted by Truegsht:

There is now a gazillion threads that talk about the title - some think it important, some don't. For me - if it's particularly good, you might get a bump and vice versa.

I don't think we should be getting too specific about publicly criticizing individuals comments. People are entitled to their opinions and as long as they don't personally attack you, the photographer, most anything should be acceptable, IMO, in my opinion, IMHO, my two cents, but that's just what I think. :)

05/18/2005 06:35:21 PM · #17

Originally posted by BradP:

A recent shot that finished at a 6.38 had this one: "Missing the wow factor for me." (Didn't know it was a challenged pre-requisite..)

There is so much talk on DPC of the elusive "wow factor" and it making the difference between a good shot and a great shot, and it being a very personal part of the evaluation, I would have thought this one to be a decent comment. What bothered you about it, Brad? I didn't make the comment, but I could see myself saying something meaning essentially that same thing.

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM

05/18/2005 06:39:56 PM · #18

Originally posted by Kylie:

Originally posted by BradP:

A recent shot that finished at a 6.38 had this one: "Missing the wow factor for me." (Didn't know it was a challenged pre-requisite..)

There is so much talk on DPC of the elusive "wow factor" and it making the difference between a good shot and a great shot, and it being a very personal part of the evaluation, I would have thought this one to be a decent comment. What bothered you about it, Brad? I didn't make the comment, but I could see myself saying something meaning essentially that same thing.

I agree with you Kylie, in 99% of challenges, "wow factor" is definitely a prerequisite for a ribbon! I've got an inkling Brad knows about that too ;)

3DsArcher

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

05/18/2005 06:43:36 PM · #19

Originally posted by gaurawa:

I got this comment " Although it's a nice exposure, its a boring picture. Severe lack of imagination and freshness. "
for my entry

You neglected to mention that the viewer/voter had viewed your image 9,427 times. Any lack of imagination or freshness would have to be on the part of the person leaving that comment.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

05/18/2005 06:43:54 PM · #20

(Sentcha' a PM.)

Moody shots are and should be subtle or emotive, not wow.
At least not in my opinion.
Guess wow means different things to different people.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

05/18/2005 06:51:57 PM · #21

Originally posted by tazza:

I've got an inkling Brad knows about that too ;)

I don't know nuffin.
Going back to minding my own business like I should have done in the first place.
:)

gaurawa

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

05/18/2005 06:51:57 PM · #22

Originally posted by 3DsArcher:

You neglected to mention that the viewer/voter had viewed your image 9,427 times. Any lack of imagination or freshness would have to be on the part of the person leaving that comment.

I looked at his other comments and found that he has seen other shots 10,000 times as well and he finds most of the shots on dpchallenge 'boring'.