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10/06/2005 11:30:14 AM · #1 |
| am i the only one? i know there are only 154 entries but i've had 150 votes with not one comment. my photo seems to be middle of the road but no comments to say what's good or bad. never had this happen before. |
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10/06/2005 11:32:19 AM · #2 |
| I was in the same boat last night and was very frustrated with a score in the low 4s, but then woke up this morning to 4 comments. I may not see what all of the commenters see, but I am gratefull for those who took the time....I'm sure you will get hit with some soon. Hang in |
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10/06/2005 11:33:38 AM · #3 |
| It's only been two days. Give it some time. People sort out the bin first then come back and comment :) Hang tight! |
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10/06/2005 11:35:37 AM · #4 |
| I'll be commenting on all the shots in this challenge. Made a commitment for 10 in the mid range, My wife is having neck surgery today and I'll be home for aleast the next severl days....Haven't started yet, I'll get to it........ace (just remember they are coming from an average photographer) |
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10/06/2005 11:36:18 AM · #5 |
I have had only four comments. My favorite: This just looks like a dirty kitchen. The good news - I am not married to her! I have only one comment in the Corner of the World. I think with so many challenges now a lot of people don't take much time to make comments.
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10/06/2005 11:40:22 AM · #6 |
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10/06/2005 01:05:12 PM · #7 |
I'm guilty of not commenting on very many....only if I think I have something constructive to say, rather than 'I like it' or 'I don't really like it' etc. In my opinion, only useful feedback is worth giving.
By the way, I've had 144 votes and only 3 comments.
Message edited by author 2005-10-06 13:06:10. |
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10/06/2005 01:45:02 PM · #8 |
If you see my profile:
Comments:
Made: 1363
Helpful: 977
Received: 349
You'll see why I became frustrated commenting on almost every entry when I started and received very few comments in return.
Now I chose only to comment the shots that appeal to me somehow.
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10/06/2005 01:49:23 PM · #9 |
I have voted 100% and commented on 31% so far. It IS frustrating to see the vote count go up, see your score and still not know what people are thinking.
ace flyman, I'm no expert either, just try to be honest and point out what I like.
rikki11, That is exactly how I do this. I do all my voting, then come back with comments. There have been numerous occasions that I actually bump up score because I see something I didn't see the first time through. |
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10/06/2005 01:54:44 PM · #10 |
| With more people entering challenges you will get fewer comments. The best answer is to comment more yourself. I find that after I get a few comments I'm more inspired to leave a few more comments myself. I try to leave as many as I can, but just voting on every picture is pretty time consuming. |
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10/06/2005 02:05:21 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by ttreit:
With more people entering challenges you will get fewer comments. The best answer is to comment more yourself. I find that after I get a few comments I'm more inspired to leave a few more comments myself. I try to leave as many as I can, but just voting on every picture is pretty time consuming. |
I agree! I voted and commented on 100% ofa large challenge recently and it took me hours. Hoewever I did enjoy it and there was a great feeling of satisfaction at the end.
Mind you I am pretty disheartened about commenting when out of 295 votes on the two current challenges I have only three comments and one of those appears to doubt I took my pic in a coffee shop! (I did).
I will probably comment on as many as possible of coffee shop this w/e and hope I get some productive ones back!
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10/06/2005 02:30:06 PM · #12 |
Well the comment about not being in a coffee shop is still valid. One of your viewers can't see the coffee shop. That's good to understand. What could you have done differently to convey your message? Or maybe it's just a cultural thing?
I had a very similar experience in the Bubble challenge. Check out the descrption and the comments. One thing I learned was that perhaps I needed a more blunt title to convey my message. Or someone suggested using a flash to get traditional bubbles and the long exposure bubbles together. So I still learned. Even though its hard when people say "where are the bubbles" and you're like "ummm RIGHT THERE!" heheh
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10/06/2005 02:36:02 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by ttreit:
Well the comment about not being in a coffee shop is still valid. One of your viewers can't see the coffee shop. That's good to understand. What could you have done differently to convey your message? Or maybe it's just a cultural thing?
I had a very similar experience in the Bubble challenge. Check out the descrption and the comments. One thing I learned was that perhaps I needed a more blunt title to convey my message. Or someone suggested using a flash to get traditional bubbles and the long exposure bubbles together. So I still learned. Even though its hard when people say "where are the bubbles" and you're like "ummm RIGHT THERE!" heheh
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I think it was cultural as the scene was in a coffee shop but not in an obvious one like Starbucks. I just think it was funny (hilarious) they bothered to judge it on whether I had used a set up raather than the real thing!
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10/06/2005 02:49:45 PM · #14 |
| I did not enter this challenge, and haven't begun to vote (and may not get to vote on it either) but if anyone would like an objective comment, I'd be happy to oblige. Just PM me your photo number (from the URL of your entry) and I'll leave an honest piece of feedback. |
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10/09/2005 12:36:35 AM · #15 |
it's good to know i'm in good company...the "coffee shop scores" thread was really getting me down, with people getting comments in the teens and twenties! i've gotten eight, which is actually my all time high at this point for a challeng. i'm hoping that it will keep going up before the end, with lots of constructive feedback. the ones i have received have really been helpful! (thanks, guys!)
i posted (hopefully) constructive comments from a mediocre photographer (moi) on every image in this challenge. i figure, the only way i'm going to get more constructive feedback is to provide constructive feedback to others and get the whole synergy thing going! my goal for this website is not to get a certain score or ribbon...it's to get meaningful feedback and provide meaningful feedback to others. (although, a great score or a ribbon or a top # finish would be pretty darn awesome! who am i kidding!) |
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