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10/12/2006 09:05:35 PM · #1 |
In voting for the Ducky challenge, I had a hard time balancing creativity, raw photographic quality, and how well it met the challenge description.
I know it's tough to give one score to each photo when there is 600+ entries (like in the free studies), but would it be worth considering a three criteria voting system?
There were some beautiful shots that didn't have rubber ducks in them. And very creative ideas that were not executed well (including my own!). How do others of you out there balance those things when voting?
Scott
Message edited by author 2006-10-12 21:06:14. |
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10/12/2006 09:12:55 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by scott180:
There were some beautiful shots that didn't have rubber ducks in them. |
I dont care if it's a perfect reproduction of the mona lisa or anything from Ansell Adam's portfolio
- if there's no rubber duck, then it does not fit the challenge topic of the week.
Message edited by author 2006-10-12 21:13:15. |
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10/12/2006 09:27:16 PM · #3 |
I agree with Crayon. In most challenges there is room for interpretation and I often find myself wondering if I've missed some link to the challenge. In both Ducky and Woody, the requirements are very clear. If you didn't read the challenge description, it doesn't matter how good your photo is. It deserves to fail. Sorry:(
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10/12/2006 09:30:30 PM · #4 |
| When I was in grade school, Every Friday we would get a math test and I would always get a ( F ). And to this day I donĂ¢€™t know why because I always spelled all the numbers correctly. |
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10/13/2006 02:30:11 AM · #5 |
For me, you needed to show a rubber duck in the duck challegne and a wooden stick man in the woody challenge, or you didn't get a full score.
And yes - in both challenges there are - sadly - some great photos that don't have either the duck or woody in them.
Maybe I'm just mean, but I'd prefer to see the winner of a challenge be someone who has actually taken the trouble to both produce a great photo and meet the criteria. |
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10/13/2006 03:02:23 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by mist:
For me, you needed to show a rubber duck in the duck challegne and a wooden stick man in the woody challenge, or you didn't get a full score. |
you'd be too nice a chap if you only lowered it's score.
For other challenges, it may be us not understanding the photo, but in the ducky and woody challenge, it's perfectly clear what must be in the photo, so I'll be extremely strict with this two - no ducky or woody means your photo gets some amazingly butt-plugging low score, mona lisa's beauty thrown in or not. |
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10/13/2006 04:20:45 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by crayon:
you'd be too nice a chap if you only lowered it's score.
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Aye. I'm a nice chap me. ;) |
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10/13/2006 09:26:22 AM · #8 |
I understand the clarity of the Ducky and Woody challenges. Another way to look at this is, expecially since people tend to not give comments for lower scores, would a system that says "Really creative idea, but the photo itself needs work." Or "amazing photo, but where's the ducky" help? Maybe I'm just over complicating things, but I'd like to see a composite score that uses Creativity/Imagination, Aplicability to the Challenge, and straight up photographic quality as the criteria for voting.
And myabe this goes totally against the character of DPChallenge. That's okay too. I just wanted to know how people make their decisions while voting.
Scott |
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10/13/2006 09:33:31 AM · #9 |
| If I lower a score for a particular reason, I leave a comment. I realise that this may put me in the minority, though ;) |
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