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Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

12/05/2005 01:03:04 AM · #29

wow! this is unbelievable.

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Montereykiddo

Nikon D300

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon

12/05/2005 01:08:26 AM · #30

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Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon

12/05/2005 01:08:29 AM · #31

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by angela_packard:
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Doing good, that should get me a blue ribbon there...

Angela, I want to be the first to publicly wish you luck on your first members challenge. I'll be ther with ya in th eNew Year ;-)

This isn't Angela's first challenge. I don't know why she said that. She has been in more than I have. Maybe she was making a joke?

Anyway....I started at a very disappointing 4.5 for the first 2 votes. Six votes later and I am up to this:

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I hope it continues to climb. From what I am seeing, which has amazed me tonight, I can't really see how it could not keep climbing. I mean, I have the winners of this picked I think, and mine isn't among them, but I have also seen some HORRIBLE shots. I see a LOT of last minute throw-ins, and at least 2 definate dq's coming. I also see a lot of great titles with creativity, but with boring shots for the creative thought and title, which I find unfortunate. I actually think my average voting score compared with the voting score I receive is going to suffer after voting this challenge tonight. I can only hope voting on the Industrial and the Free Study, which had some phenomenal shots, will at least keep my average even.

Rose

stare_at_the_sun

Canon EOS-10D

12/05/2005 01:11:22 AM · #32

Rose...this is Angela's first members challenge.

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average...sigh

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

12/05/2005 01:11:35 AM · #33

Originally posted by Rose8699:

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Angela, I want to be the first to publicly wish you luck on your first members challenge. I'll be ther with ya in th eNew Year ;-)

This isn't Angela's first challenge. I don't know why she said that. She has been in more than I have. Maybe she was making a joke?

It's her first members challenge.

Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon

12/05/2005 01:13:29 AM · #34

Originally posted by Rikki:

wow! this is unbelievable.

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To me, Rikki, I think a lot of people vote emotionally on the roll over night. They are either dissatisfied with their own entry and tend to vote low on others they may find superior, or if its a duplicate I think it gets automatically voted lower so as not to outshine theirs. But I think between being tired, and emotional from the overwhelming plethera of entries, scores tend to start out low.

It has been a pattern for me anyway to start VERY low and go up anywhere from a .5 point to 2 full points before challenge end. Hang in there. Tomorrow more will be alert and see things in a better light! :)

Rose

mesmeraj

12/05/2005 01:14:21 AM · #35

Originally posted by Rose8699:

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Angela, I want to be the first to publicly wish you luck on your first members challenge. I'll be ther with ya in th eNew Year ;-)

This isn't Angela's first challenge. I don't know why she said that. She has been in more than I have. Maybe she was making a joke?

Or maybe she said it because it is true ;).

(emphasis mine)

Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon

12/05/2005 01:14:43 AM · #36

Originally posted by mk:

Originally posted by Rose8699:

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Angela, I want to be the first to publicly wish you luck on your first members challenge. I'll be ther with ya in th eNew Year ;-)

This isn't Angela's first challenge. I don't know why she said that. She has been in more than I have. Maybe she was making a joke?

It's her first members challenge.

Ahhh, thanks for the clarification. I didn't pay attention to the "members challenge" thing. I never came across a difference before in my own entering.

Rose

Kivet

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon

12/05/2005 01:14:59 AM · #37

Should have gone to bed...

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Originally posted by Kivet:

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Ok, stop now...or keep going, I cant decide...update...update

Message edited by author 2005-12-05 01:15:30.

Jutilda

Canon EOS-7D

12/05/2005 01:16:46 AM · #38

12 votes and an even 5.000

My problem here is that some of the concepts are 10's, but a photo of it is it a 4. Hmmmm - I'm just doing averaging in that case.

HBunch

HP PhotoSmart 315

12/05/2005 01:17:49 AM · #39

Originally posted by Rose8699:

I see a LOT of last minute throw-ins, and at least 2 definate dq's coming.
Rose

Rose, if you see photos you think are illegal, you should recommend them for DQ so we can check them out.

Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon

12/05/2005 01:18:17 AM · #40

[quote]My problem here is that some of the concepts are 10's, but a photo of it is it a 4. Hmmmm - I'm just doing averaging in that case. [/quote]

I SO totally agree with that statement.

Rose

stare_at_the_sun

Canon EOS-10D

12/05/2005 01:19:16 AM · #41

I thought there were going to be a million like mine...I was wrong.

:P

angela_packard

12/05/2005 01:20:04 AM · #42

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Angela, I want to be the first to publicly wish you luck on your first members challenge. I'll be ther with ya in th eNew Year ;-)

Thanks fotomann-forever, see you then!!!!!

Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon

12/05/2005 01:21:30 AM · #43

Originally posted by hbunch7187:

Originally posted by Rose8699:
I see a LOT of last minute throw-ins, and at least 2 definate dq's coming.
Rose

Rose, if you see photos you think are illegal, you should recommend them for DQ so we can check them out.

No, no. I did that once before and got called on the rug for it because a lot was done in camera that I didn't understand. Although, one has nothing to do with editing rules, but other rules. I am sure they will catch it without my finger point.

I will just keep faith that the powers that be are watching, and from what I can see in other challenges, they certainly have been, even if it is after the fact sometimes.

Rose

fotomann_forever

12/05/2005 01:25:09 AM · #44

if ya see a jack-knifed spoon delivery truck in the fork of a road ...it's mine ... lol j/k

Message edited by author 2005-12-05 01:25:50.

HBunch

HP PhotoSmart 315

12/05/2005 01:28:21 AM · #45

Originally posted by Rose8699:

Originally posted by hbunch7187:

Originally posted by Rose8699:
I see a LOT of last minute throw-ins, and at least 2 definate dq's coming.
Rose

Rose, if you see photos you think are illegal, you should recommend them for DQ so we can check them out.

No, no. I did that once before and got called on the rug for it because a lot was done in camera that I didn't understand. Although, one has nothing to do with editing rules, but other rules. I am sure they will catch it without my finger point.

I will just keep faith that the powers that be are watching, and from what I can see in other challenges, they certainly have been, even if it is after the fact sometimes.

Rose

if the photo is legal, then there's no harm done, if it's illegal, then we need to know. We cannot check into photos if everyone is scared to request that we look into it. So far there are no requests, which leads me to believe that everyone thinks everything is legal. No one knows if or who makes a DQ request except for SC. If you received anything from SC referring to a DQ request, it was an informational/educational message...not anyone calling you out. Sometimes I like to send messages linking to the tutorials so people can learn from it if they didn't know they could legally achieve a certain effect. Besides, just because it CAN be legal, doesn't mean it is. I'd hate for an illegal photo to slip by cause no one wanted to request validation on it.

HBunch

HP PhotoSmart 315

12/05/2005 01:29:44 AM · #46

By the way...
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Only my 4th entry this whole year...be kind folks, be kind.

angela_packard

12/05/2005 01:31:09 AM · #47

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eeekkk, oh well...first one...I really don't care! I just like to read the comments.

Kivet

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

12/05/2005 01:32:02 AM · #48

Maybe peple have a hangover after all the excelent pictures of the Free Study?

mesmeraj

12/05/2005 01:32:55 AM · #49

Heather - i could alyas go click validate on every image. I'm sure SC would love the work load this close to christmas ;)

My time would be better spent doing a CC. Which i think i might just go and do.

Rikki