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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/04/2006 09:55:45 PM · #1

OK, you can all thank me for not entering either of these this week. One less piece of crap photo for you to vote on.

Nuzzer

Canon EOS-7D

09/04/2006 09:59:58 PM · #2

Originally posted by cryingdragon:

OK, you can all thank me for not entering either of these this week. One less piece of crap photo for you to vote on.

Don't forget that 'piece of crap" photos also act as good buffers for my "piece of crap' photo not to get the brown ;)

I'm worried about the "Scene it!" challenge. As more entries drop out (down to 96 now) I am more at risk of that imfamous ribbon :(

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/04/2006 10:05:15 PM · #3

I think I'm going to take a break for a week or 2. I'm sick of putting forth a huge effort trying to find a good shot and having voters destroy it. I have one shot over a 5 for all of my entries so far. And yes, some of them deserve exactly what they got, but my last week's challenge I think was just completely crapped on. I really thought this was going to be at least a 6.

So, until I can figure out what it is that I should be doing, besides having a better camera, I'm sitting out.

Nuzzer

Canon EOS-7D

09/04/2006 10:12:28 PM · #4

Sometimes a break is good. I sat out a couple of weeks recently after a couple of my entries got slammed. I *did* make errors in PP and in other areas but it helped to take a break.

I'm also starting to think the best photos are not the ones taken for the challenge. My pastels entry is over a point higher than my Scene It entry at the moment and I wasn't going to shoot for pastels - crazy!

I didn't vote in that challenge but I think the shot is very good indeed. I think the issue was the challenge - I didn't enter because I didn't understand it and I've learnt that if you don't understnad it then the voters aren't often going to understand your photo.

Oh well.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

09/04/2006 10:13:50 PM · #5

Good luck in the pastels...there are some awesome shots in that one.

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

09/04/2006 10:15:53 PM · #6

I actually gave that shot a 6, I thought it was pretty cool. I wouldn't quit just yet. At some point here the challenge ideas are bound to swing away from Suck and back towards concepts that don't leave miles of room for interpretation.