ONE RIBBON WONDERS! - DPChallenge Forums

07/26/2007 12:07:51 PM · #30

I'll join the one ribbon wonder club.

I think its gonna be a long time till I get to join the two ribboners if ever :o)

bubeltrubel

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

07/26/2007 12:48:07 PM · #31

Minimalism II, (minimal editing), January 2007

still one of my favorite images

07/26/2007 12:50:28 PM · #32

wow lots of people so far! I bet there are a ton more! I want to read the stories later but for now off to work!

Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM

07/26/2007 12:51:51 PM · #33

Originally posted by ShannonLee:

i hate it.

Oh yea. Certainly not anywhere near your best shot. That's always a bummer!

My front page has been stuck the same for a looong time until this top 20 finish in natural light portrait... unless you have your settings to 4 main photos, lol. Then it just looks the same, I have mine to show 5.

lovethelight

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

07/26/2007 12:54:51 PM · #34

I really really like this shot, I had no idea it would ribbon though. I worked pretty hard on it to get it as perfect as possible and I feel like it is very well composed. I am also happy that my one ribbon was a self portrait, since I normally hate doing self portraits. Shows I am growing I guess. yay one ribbon wonders!

option

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

07/26/2007 01:19:46 PM · #35

Fitness, early April 2007...

I thought about entering this in the march free study instead, but I had another photo that I was fairly excited about (that didn't end up doing all that well). I was actually really worried that people would struggle to see how a rebel sport like snowboarding would equate to fitness, hence the rather lame title. I wouldve liked to name it something less cheezy, but hey... a ribbons a ribbon, right?

Fun trivia about this shot: I shot jpeg at this contest, instead of RAW...making this series basically unpublishable (the industry standard for snowboard mag submissions is DNG with a small jpeg proof). Need a reason to shoot RAW? Well, I don't anymore :-P. At least I got a blue ribbon for my efforts!

Message edited by author 2007-07-26 13:22:11.

rjkstesch

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

07/26/2007 02:50:02 PM · #36

The Great Pumpkin Challenge:

This was a very pleasant surprise. My daughter and I carved the pumpkins for this shoot, using some commercial patterns. I lined the pumpkins with yellow tissue paper in order to even out the bright light and get the gorgeous glow that we see with our eyes. Still, I was very surprised when this image did so well. A ribbon in my 1st six months!

naldslc went in and increased his score on my shot just before the close of the challenge. It put my image into 3rd place while his finished in 4th place.

This past year, I voted one of his shots very high, which ended up placing his at a ribbon, while mine came in 4th. It seemed fair to see his get the ribbon.

I hate the idea of being a ONE ribbon wonder. I really want more ribbons. I even have 7 entries in the top 10, and 7 entries in the top 3%, and 2 above 7.0 entries that didn't ribbon. Just gotta keep trying.

kyebosh

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8L

07/26/2007 03:08:08 PM · #37

My only ribbon, 2nd place.

JawnyRico

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

07/26/2007 03:33:19 PM · #38

Well I wonder if I ever WILL get a ribbon does that count...

:P

07/26/2007 10:13:32 PM · #39

Originally posted by lovethelight:

Your one ribbon is an awesome shot! Well deserved!

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

07/26/2007 10:15:55 PM · #40

Originally posted by MudHut:

I'll join the one ribbon wonder club.

I think its gonna be a long time till I get to join the two ribboners if ever :o)

yea... seems I had a peak and then bombs away! lol. My highest scoring was before my ribbon and then I haven't been close since!

Louis

Nikon D800

07/26/2007 10:33:58 PM · #41

My only ribbon. Started out as third place, then first place got DQ'ed, so up I went to second. I guess this image is ok, but I'm sure my regular non-challenge stuff could never ribbon, and I tend to like those more.

stare_at_the_sun

Canon EOS-10D

07/26/2007 10:59:00 PM · #42

Well....I've placed top 10 two other times and top 20 eight more times. I just can't seem to break into ribbon territory with this one lone exception.

Hopefully I'll be shooting and entering more these days, so we'll see.

Caleb

boysetsfire

Canon EOS-5D

07/26/2007 11:00:39 PM · #43

my lonely ribbon

I kinda like it, but its not me.

JeffDay

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/26/2007 11:05:52 PM · #44

Originally posted by boysetsfire:

my lonely ribbon

I kinda like it, but its not me.

Was looking at your portfolio today, and that is so true, it just isn't you....

Message edited by author 2007-07-26 23:06:09.

shanksware

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

07/26/2007 11:09:19 PM · #45

Went through a lot of work for this one, but it was fun.

not even my highest score

Shermy

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

07/26/2007 11:13:12 PM · #46

Did quite a bit of work for this shot and I was happy it ribboned :)Needless to say I hope that one day my one ribbon wonder status will change lol :P

Rooster

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspherical for Canon

07/26/2007 11:27:06 PM · #47

I work in the SOcial Justice field so this pic represents a lot for me and is especially cool that this one out of all, won a ribbon.

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

07/26/2007 11:38:53 PM · #48

First, I'm honored to be in this group. Reading down the thread, I kept being surprised because I recognize many of the shots and I thought most of the photographers had won lots of ribbons.

Anyway, here's mine:

About a year ago I took pictures of three angles on this staircase, and I've been working them into challenges ever since. This was my personal favorite angle, so I was delighted it did well. It's my personal best score, only top 10, and only ribbon. I also owe my DPL team Critical Mass for the processing, which took it from a shot with potential to a ribbon.

jpochard

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

07/26/2007 11:55:51 PM · #49

Taken for a project that I did not keep up with, but it did give me my only ribbon.

I actually had to park a bit away and trudge through a kind of misty drizzle and the snow. Got there and realized I didn't have the CF card in my camera.

I drove home (about 20 minutes away), got the CF card as well as my Sony and went back for the shot. It was one of those times that I really made myself work at. I was a little concerned about all the moisture and my cameras and tried to keep eveything tucked into my coat. I was right along a very busy road and I am sure many folks thought I was nuts for taking photos of trees in that weather. The location is much less scenic than it appears in this small sample, but - as stated in the details - the reflection and the similarity of these trees struck me whenever I drove past.

I was very surprised by the response and I still am. I think it's a neat shot, but it's certainly far from one of my favorites.