250 Entries for Still Life and my thumbnail sucks!

AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH

11/04/2003 02:35:11 PM · #1

minniedent

Sony DSC-H5

11/04/2003 09:01:53 PM · #2

Beyond 250 now. I know the feeling. This is my first challenege and I fear my photo will be doomed to obscurity and low rankedness.

*screams too*

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

11/04/2003 10:57:34 PM · #3

Personally, I think this is my best shot to date, but I'm afraid with the number of entries that people will start voting with the best looking thumbs and the thumb for my piece doesn't do it justice...

faidoi

Pentax K10D

11/04/2003 11:18:48 PM · #4

Originally posted by toocool:

I believe that you could be right about this. Unfortunately sometimes the thumbnail looks a lot better then the full size picture.

Message edited by author 2003-11-04 23:19:03.

Natator

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/04/2003 11:22:00 PM · #5

311 entries now, and climbing ;)

It may not affect you that much, and I hope it doesn't.

I glance at the thumbs, but then when I am in and voting I never see them. Some people may just vote on their favorite thumbs, but I doubt it is all that many, and remember, if they didn't like your photo they can drag down your score as well as help it. It is average, not total, score, thankfully.

The only time the thumb might make a difference the way I vote is when at the very end I go and look and adjust my votes a little if I think I have been too harsh/easy. That I would do by the thumbs, but don't make an awful lot of adjustments.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

11/04/2003 11:31:26 PM · #6

Originally posted by Natator:

The only time the thumb might make a difference the way I vote is when at the very end I go and look and adjust my votes a little if I think I have been too harsh/easy. That I would do by the thumbs, but don't make an awful lot of adjustments.

This is what I do after I've voted on everything. I start at the bottom and ask myself, do they look about the same? The same quality, the same controls, etc. Then I do my adjusting until I get a page that they all look like they are in the right spots.

Deannda

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

11/04/2003 11:41:44 PM · #7

This might be one of those challenges where everyone is better served by voting on the first 20% that comes up and giving more time to them, rather than rushing through and trying to vote on all of them.

guobin

Olympus C-750UZ

11/05/2003 12:04:56 AM · #8

=)
I am sure my thumb would be no better than yours
it looks as if everything is not in focus....

darcy

Canon PowerShot G3

11/05/2003 01:09:28 AM · #9

i'm actually kind of surprised to learn that people vote by looking at thumbs and not the full image. i'd rather not vote at all then do it based on a chunky little blotch that's supposed to represent the full image.

i hope this is not something a lot of peolpe do.

eep!

darcy

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/05/2003 01:12:43 AM · #10

I don't think people really vote on thumbs, but they may start voting by picking one that jumps out at them!

Natator

Canon EOS-5D

11/05/2003 01:51:21 AM · #11

I think you misunderstood darcy.

Nobody has said they vote by the thumbs, only that they sometimes adjust their vote later, using the thumbs as a memory jogger.

It is IMPOSSIBLE to just vote via the thumbs, period.

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

11/05/2003 07:48:27 AM · #12

What I have found myself doing, occassionally, and I have to go back and readjust, is if there are a lot of pictures, and I am trying to get through them all, my mind starts "scoring" while the full size loads (which can take a little bit on dial up). Of course, this is only one pic per "session" as after that, I just take what comes up.

As far as voting on thumbnails, that would take more time than just voting, because you would have to click the thumbnail to get the score list, then wait for that score to "register" then go back to the thumbnails and start over. :-/

I do use the thumbs to jog my memory to adjust, as others have said.

vtruan

Nikon D5100

Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon

11/05/2003 07:54:51 AM · #13

Natator,

You may not be able to vote on thumbs, but you can vote before the photo comes up all the way.

I've looked the thumbs for the still life challenge and am quite surprised that so many entries have no clue of what still life art is. Van

sonnyh

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/05/2003 07:59:50 AM · #14

I've looked the thumbs for the still life challenge and am quite surprised that so many entries have no clue of what still life art is.

I was thinking the same thing, but why would that surprise you? Every challenge done here is filled with photos that don't meet the challenge.

Olympus 17.5-45mm f/3.5-5.6

11/05/2003 08:07:35 AM · #15

Originally posted by sonnyh:

still life or still-life - A picture of inanimate objects. Common still life subjects include vessels, food, flowers, books, clothing.

Would you say that is a working definition? Hope so, that is what I used as my guideline. I took a beating overnight, first vote was a 7, now with 27 votes it's dropped to a 5! EEK! ;)

But you know what? I don't care, I know it's one of my best yet and it's a MASSIVE improvement over my first entry.

Deannda

Message edited by author 2003-11-05 08:07:51.

kinks

Olympus E-500 EVOLT

11/05/2003 08:07:47 AM · #16

But there are also so many very good pictures. I have never given so many 10

11/05/2003 08:08:44 AM · #17

Originally posted by kinks:

But there are also so many very good pictures. I have never given so many 10

And I haven't given a 10 yet. There are some excellent shots but nothing has jumped out and said, "ME! I AM THE WINNER!" I've given eight 9's so far.

Deannda

Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon

11/05/2003 08:19:24 AM · #18

Originally posted by sonnyh:

Are YOU sure you know what a still life is?

Guidelines for what is a still life photo posted at a different site:

"A dictionary definition of still life is: a picture representing inanimate objects, such as fruit, flowers, etc. The Still Life category is intended to highlight photographs where the photographer either created or went in search of a composition to highlight an object. Although flowers in a vase are more typically thought of as "still life," flowers in nature can also work. Museum artifacts, boats, doors, windows, and other objects that would not fit within the other categories are acceptable subjects."

This is a quote from this thread from a few days ago. It seems to me a still life can be anything not alive that is interesting enough to photograph! It can also be anything that you photograph to study light, texture, color, shadow, etc....

Message edited by author 2003-11-05 08:22:05.

vtruan

Nikon D5100

11/05/2003 08:35:04 AM · #19

Hey Toocool,

I wouldn't consider a photo of a cat, the sun, or people still life, do you? There are others too. Yes I know what still life is, even without a dictionary definition to refresh me. Van

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

11/05/2003 08:46:27 AM · #20

Originally posted by vtruan:

Hey Toocool,

I wouldn't consider a photo of a cat, the sun, or people still life, do you? There are others too. Yes I know what still life is, even without a dictionary definition to refresh me. Van

No those aren't still life. I must confess I may have spoken too soon out of frustration. I haven't looked at any of the thumbs or started voting yet.

What I spoke on was that I've taken my best shot ever (Not a bowl of fruit but most DEFINATELY still life...) and it was well above 7 when I went to bed. I get up and it's barely above 6!

Marjo

Canon EOS-7D

11/05/2003 09:07:31 AM · #21

I went from 8.0 to 4.5. (Barely above 6 sounds good to me.)

11/05/2003 10:26:14 AM · #22

Originally posted by Marjo:

I went from 8.0 to 4.5. (Barely above 6 sounds good to me.)

I'm still dropping like a stone. From a 7 with one vote to a 5 with 27 votes and down to 4.88 with 37 votes. But I still don't care because I know this is a good shot for me. :)

Deannda
Can't make everyone happy and no, my shot does not include anything alive but it's not the norm either