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 08/22/2006 01:00:41 PM · #1
Really I am shocked by some of the PEA challenge results. The top seem way off from my voting, whereas the ones that I did vote high seemed almost universally to be crucified by the voting masses.

Here's some I thought deserved better




08/22/2006 01:04:31 PM · #2
um... they're pictures of peas. who cares?

(crawling back under my rock now)
 08/22/2006 01:25:25 PM · #3
I'd be intersted to know why mine didn't do better.

Lots of great comments. I thought this one would score higher.



Any constructive feedback is appreciated and I promise not to turn it into a shouting match like some other threads recently.
 08/22/2006 01:33:42 PM · #4
Originally posted by scarbrd:
I'd be intersted to know why mine didn't do better.

Lots of great comments. I thought this one would score higher.



Any constructive feedback is appreciated and I promise not to turn it into a shouting match like some other threads recently.


You were my #4. My #1 got 94th!

08/22/2006 01:36:34 PM · #5

I am at least glad that I had a ribbon winning idea.
 08/22/2006 01:41:47 PM · #6
I liked both of these photos




08/22/2006 01:43:53 PM · #7
Originally posted by scarbrd:
I'd be intersted to know why mine didn't do better.

Lots of great comments. I thought this one would score higher.



Any constructive feedback is appreciated and I promise not to turn it into a shouting match like some other threads recently.


I was thinking that it is a brilliant concept, and I personally like the photo. But I agree with a comment you received after the challenge, regarding the "ick factor". People like 'pretty' shots, I guess, and while yours was technically and conceptually good, maybe it just wasn't appealing enough.. or have that "wow factor" (I've seen that sometimes in challenge entry comments, that's one of the things some people really look for that can be worth a point or two).
 08/22/2006 01:47:50 PM · #8
- 48th
- 90th
 08/22/2006 01:56:32 PM · #9
I can so relate to this image (Oh the flashbacks) that I gave you an eight. If this had a kitchen appropriate background, it would have been my top pick. Nice work and thanks for my upcoming therapy session. I was running out of things to talk about ;-)
Originally posted by scarbrd:
I'd be intersted to know why mine didn't do better.

Lots of great comments. I thought this one would score higher.



Any constructive feedback is appreciated and I promise not to turn it into a shouting match like some other threads recently.
08/22/2006 02:02:55 PM · #10
Originally posted by mist:

Here's some I thought deserved better




I appreciate the recognition! I think the reflections and the high key (some folks mentioned they couldn't see the whole glass) are what gave it a lower score. I do have a circular polarizer now so that will hopefully help the reflection problem in the future. Thanks again :)
 08/22/2006 02:07:20 PM · #11
Originally posted by mist:
Really I am shocked by some of the PEA challenge results. The top seem way off from my voting, whereas the ones that I did vote high seemed almost universally to be crucified by the voting masses.

Here's some I thought deserved better



Hey! Thanks for the mention - I'm asking the same question in a thread over here.

I appreciate it mist!
 08/22/2006 05:00:55 PM · #12
Originally posted by atupdate:
I can so relate to this image (Oh the flashbacks) that I gave you an eight. If this had a kitchen appropriate background, it would have been my top pick. Nice work and thanks for my upcoming therapy session. I was running out of things to talk about ;-)
Originally posted by scarbrd:
I'd be intersted to know why mine didn't do better.

Lots of great comments. I thought this one would score higher.



Any constructive feedback is appreciated and I promise not to turn it into a shouting match like some other threads recently.


Thanks for the input everyone.

I hadn't really considered the "ick" factor all that much. I think most parents have a ick tolerance higher than non-parents. One nuclear diaper will do that!

As for the white background, I had debated about using the kitchen as a background. I received comments stating both they liked and didn't like the white background. My thought was, I wanted to go for the shock factor of getting hit in the face with the baby food, and the stark background enhanced that, that was the intent anyway.


08/22/2006 05:05:52 PM · #13
I guess all these photos got pea-ed on by the voters :-)
 08/22/2006 06:04:27 PM · #14
I'd have thought I deserved better just for the bravery of showing peas in a luminous B/W conversion, but to be honest I knew it wasn't gonna fly... 35th ain't bad, I guess :-)



Robt.
 08/22/2006 06:44:08 PM · #15
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
I'd have thought I deserved better just for the bravery of showing peas in a luminous B/W conversion, but to be honest I knew it wasn't gonna fly... 35th ain't bad, I guess :-)



Robt.


I was harsh to the ones in black and white except yours. Goes to show that even something I didn't want to are done well can win me over. Great job bear.
 08/22/2006 07:40:18 PM · #16
I'm new to DPC, having entered my first challange, and didn't really think too much about the "ick" factor until too late. I know there were a number of things that I could have improved on with my photo, but I'm thinking that my score was a bit lower because it wasn't as nice to look at.


Message edited by author 2006-08-22 20:11:43.
 08/22/2006 07:43:07 PM · #17
Originally posted by glad2badad:
- 48th
- 90th


thanks for liking my peas shot. I was disappointed with 90th place myself. I had really hoped to score a 6 on this one.
 08/22/2006 08:51:29 PM · #18
I'm going to chalk up my 32nd place position to a bias against woodies:



Message edited by author 2006-08-22 20:51:44.
 08/22/2006 09:08:20 PM · #19

08/22/2006 09:22:37 PM · #20
Originally posted by glad2badad:
- 48th


That's just shocking! I had the 7th and 10th place entries pegged for ribbon territory (and I figured mine would be about 4th).
 08/22/2006 09:36:38 PM · #21
Originally posted by oOWonderBreadOo:


Yep...Definitely at least top 20.
 08/22/2006 09:48:55 PM · #22
Originally posted by scarbrd:
I'd be intersted to know why mine didn't do better.

Lots of great comments. I thought this one would score higher.



Any constructive feedback is appreciated and I promise not to turn it into a shouting match like some other threads recently.


I see no 'ick' factor here! I love the expression on her face - that mixture of shock and resignation;)
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