Mav's Most Underrated Seasonal Shot

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

08/27/2003 12:56:21 AM · #1

Following in Bob's footsteps -

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I gave this a 10. I think it's one of the top 2 or 3 shots in all of the seasons challenge. I gave 3 10s and this got one - it finished 72nd.

I would just like to say that this was a first class robbery. Who got the loot from it?

M

faidoi

Pentax K10D

08/27/2003 12:58:48 AM · #2

With 16 comments it should have been top 10 or at least a ribbon by my formula . lol :)

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

08/27/2003 01:01:22 AM · #3

I agree, it should have finished higher, prolly by about 0.5 points, which would have put it around 30th.
Wait that can't possibly be, since I finished 34th!

irockstars

Canon PowerShot A70

08/27/2003 01:04:50 AM · #4

I liked this one a lot as well.

My award goes to: Hot

ttreit

Canon EOS-50D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

08/27/2003 01:19:23 AM · #5

Here's my shocker:

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I really thought this was second only to Pitsaman's. I just loved this one.

lisaseiwert

Casio QV-R40

08/27/2003 01:23:11 AM · #6

I gave this one a 10, I really thought it was a great shot.

Summer Wildflowers on Mt. Rainier

It placed 25th

faidoi

Pentax K10D

08/27/2003 01:24:32 AM · #7

I thought this one would get a ribbon //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=33378

RiderGal

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

08/27/2003 01:37:52 AM · #8

Originally posted by ttreit:

Here's my shocker:

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I really thought this was second only to Pitsaman's. I just loved this one.

I'm with you on the drinking one... I gave it a 10 as well

fluxn

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D

Konica Minolta AF D 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 DT

08/27/2003 01:48:47 AM · #9

Thought this one would've ribboned:
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Nice smooth colors. Very refreshing looking.

And I liked the drinking fountain guy as well.
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Message edited by author 2003-08-27 13:00:08.

imagesloyola

Canon EOS-20D

08/27/2003 03:27:19 AM · #10

i rated this image 9, and one of my favorite to win the challenge.

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

08/27/2003 04:41:23 AM · #11

This should have received a ribbon. What's up with those two 1's.

Message edited by author 2003-08-27 04:42:48.

BobsterLobster

Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

08/27/2003 05:56:04 AM · #12

Wah, I was just about to post my awards, and noticed I'd been beaten to it! :-(

Anyway (cue drum roll...), here is my most underrated 'seasons' shot award:

FALLen by Aesculapius (168th place)

Beautiful light and textures, nice concept expressing pathos at the summer that is now past. Nice composition, the placement of the book in the frame is just right. Although it could have done with a touch more sharpness, I don't think it deserved 168th place.

An honourable mention also goes to:

Frozen Breath by Tompapa (147th place)

Perhaps because he didn't put a season in his title, some idiots couldn't stretch their minds to make the link with winter.
Although to some it may have been evident that it was cigarette smoke being exhaled, this was highly creative and deserved to do a lot better.

heida

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/27/2003 07:02:03 AM · #13

This was my fav. Looks like I was the only one who gave it a 10 :o
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bruster54

Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel

Canon EF 100-300mm f/5.6

08/27/2003 07:07:38 AM · #14

Lots of great shots...lots of "Summer" titles! Too many great shots that didn't seem to be one season or the other. Made it hard to vote keeping the "challenge" subject in mind! Congrats to the winners and attaboys to those who "should" have been!

Everyday Renee

Nikon D80

08/27/2003 12:31:03 PM · #15

Originally posted by faidoi:

With 16 comments it should have been top 10 or at least a ribbon by my formula . lol :)

I like your measure -- with it I should have scored much, much better LOL. I had 18 comments, and came in sixty-something.

For me, I usually don't like my photo compared to others, but this time I did. I guess for me, my shot means "Summer" unlike any other...but that is because it is where I live, and what I can most relate too. This is my paradise, so hence the biasness. I was bummed others didn't see what I did...

Any comments as to why it didn't do better? Was it too busy?
Summertime Challenge Entry

Best,
Renee

Message edited by author 2003-08-27 12:32:01.

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

08/27/2003 12:36:18 PM · #16

@Renee - I gave it a 6. I think some people disliked the titles having the season in it. Also - I think it was a solid picture, but nothing earth-shattering. Thus my 6. 5.77 seems to be above average here.

M

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

08/27/2003 12:40:03 PM · #17

Originally posted by mavrik:

Mav, what is it that inspires u so about this photo?

pitsaman

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

08/27/2003 12:41:41 PM · #18

People don't like wide DOF on photos with many subjects,I give it 7,maybe 8 would be more appropriate :-(

08/27/2003 12:47:30 PM · #19

Setz - It's not one thing or other. I think almost everything about the shot is excellent. The pose of the child, the capture of an obvious fan (by the jersey colors), the focus (even though you can't see it) of the kid and the player on the game.

I think I like the subject a lot, too. And I understand lots of people don't like baseball or sports, so maybe it's no surprise. But this shot just DOES it for me. Whatever "it" is - it does it. It crosses a line between "I went out and shot the mountain" and "I took a great photograph."

M

tarique

Nikon Coolpix 5700

08/27/2003 12:55:20 PM · #20

Originally posted by mavrik:

Setz - It's not one thing or other. I think almost everything about the shot is excellent

What would make the shot "do it for me"?
I would like the player in the background to be in mid-air lunging for a catch and the boys posture (perhaps with hands raised and in fists) denoting the excitement.

Currently it is just a 5 shot - but then I am neither a good photographer nor a baseball player

Everyday Renee

Nikon D80

08/27/2003 12:59:20 PM · #21

Originally posted by mavrik:

Following in Bob's footsteps -
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I have to say as a woman without children, this doesn't represent a season to me. I see a sport, and children. I don't see a season... so I gave this a 6. It's a good photo -- but not exceptional to me and it didn't define a season for me as well -- though I could sense it stood for summer.

In hindsight, I think my interpretation was too literal. I tried to define the word summer in the best way I could. If an alien came down on the planet and you gave him a photo of kids playing ball -- I don't think he would grasp the season. Just my own personal opinion...

Renee

08/27/2003 01:02:14 PM · #22

Originally posted by Everyday Renee:

If an alien came down on the planet and you gave him a photo of kids playing ball --

Oh, good, reality!

;)

(just hazing)

M

irockstars

Canon PowerShot A70

08/27/2003 01:05:54 PM · #23

I agree with Renee. Sports people assume everyone else knows whats going on with them.
Personally, I did enjoy the focus. That's why I thought it deserved a 7.