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 08/06/2007 07:14:25 PM · #26
I think people are jumping ship because other website are emerging like Redbubble.com which is FREE

Message edited by author 2007-08-06 19:14:39.
 08/06/2007 07:18:10 PM · #27
Originally posted by zxaar:


I joined the site thinking that I would learn something out of participating. I feel I have improved over the time.
But to me also seeing that people going to any lengths to win a VIRTUAL ribbons, sometimes feel a bit ridiculous.
(When I say any lengths, I mean putting hours of drive to shoot locations, spending lots of money setting up a shot, taking hundreds and hundreds of photos, friend voting (rikki) , etc etc ....).


Maybe what you learned is that it takes effort to create good photos ?
 08/06/2007 07:21:24 PM · #28
Originally posted by Gordon:


Maybe what you learned is that it takes effort to create good photos ?


well said

Message edited by author 2007-08-06 19:21:53.
 08/06/2007 07:24:46 PM · #29
the way i see it, i drove miles to get pictures before dpc. now i do the same and share pictures with like-minded (some anyway) individuals. i don't mind paying a fee. i enjoy the site. i've learned some stuff. and met some cool people.
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 08/06/2007 07:28:39 PM · #30
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by zxaar:


I joined the site thinking that I would learn something out of participating. I feel I have improved over the time.
But to me also seeing that people going to any lengths to win a VIRTUAL ribbons, sometimes feel a bit ridiculous.
(When I say any lengths, I mean putting hours of drive to shoot locations, spending lots of money setting up a shot, taking hundreds and hundreds of photos, friend voting (rikki) , etc etc ....).


Maybe what you learned is that it takes effort to create good photos ?


yes, it takes efforts to do anything above average, not only photos.
 08/06/2007 07:30:00 PM · #31
There are so many things I'd like to say about the nature of this site but I'd get hammered worse than a 10 penny nail.
 08/06/2007 07:36:22 PM · #32
I think it makes sense for people to leave. I'm sure someday I will leave too. When this site stops providing you with what you came here for, well naturally you would leave. For me, I am here to learn more about photography and improve my skills. Once I feel I am no longer improving by competing in these challenges... well... I'll be leaving. I'm not there yet, and I still get very useful feedback on my entires, so I don't see me leaving any time soon.

For those that are here to win a ribbon, I could see them getting frustrated more quickly and spending a shorter time here. As what the crowd finds fashionable changes, those that are here to win may not like to see their scores go down. I know I have seen some of my poorer shots end up with higher scores than entries that I believe are better quality.

For those people who get "mad" at DPC, well, that is their right. If changing the description of a challenge part way through torques you out, that is just as much a reason to leave as dealing with a challenge description that may not make perfect sense. I feel Langon and Drew are just trying to keep people happy, and since there seemed to be a lot of people upset about the Upside Down challenge, they tried to fix it. But we should all know that you can't make everyone happy.

Bottom line... People will come and go.
 08/06/2007 07:45:30 PM · #33
Originally posted by BakerBug:
Bottom line... People will come and go.


In the time I have been here...the "People" at DPC has changed, they leave... come back..or they stay in the background...years ago Gordon was the Bomb when it came to Photography.... and John Setzler...He was an ultimate with knowledge to share...lol.. so yes...they do leave... they come back or they just sit and watch...
 08/06/2007 08:01:59 PM · #34
Well, I might not have a paid membership right now, but I'm not going anywhere. I feel like I know some of the members here, I like them, and look forward to seeing them at meets and such.
 08/06/2007 08:02:49 PM · #35
Redbubble looks like DeviantArt to me. I like DeviantArt. I even have some stuff over there, but I didn't learn anything from being over there. Most of what I know about Photoshop I learned from THIS site. Photosig is a site you can learn from, but there's an upload limit, and I find the people over there are sometimes downright rude for no reason whatsoever. Also, sometimes you know a photo sucks and want to know how you can improve it... at other sites, you can't really do that. Every picture has to be rated or scored. Over here, you can get feedback on your picture even if it's not in a challenge. Just start a thread saying, "What could I have done to make this better?" I don't even currently have a DPC portfolio, but I can link to one of my pictures uploaded at imagecave or in my dotphoto gallery, and still get feedback from people here whose opinions actually matter to me. Really, I don't see any other photography site on the web that comes close to DPC in terms of helpfulness and community.

Message edited by author 2007-08-06 20:07:42.
 08/06/2007 08:20:01 PM · #36
While we are on the topic, my twin fotodude, Brandon seems to have disappeared. Any of you Chicago folks know what happened to him?
 08/06/2007 08:23:58 PM · #37
Originally posted by ragamuffingirl:
Just start a thread saying, "What could I have done to make this better?"


I started a thread to get some comments and got ZERO
 08/06/2007 08:44:58 PM · #38
Well you better take another look, as someone left you some comments..... You have some great images in your portfolio.

Originally posted by rex:
Originally posted by ragamuffingirl:
Just start a thread saying, "What could I have done to make this better?"


I started a thread to get some comments and got ZERO


Message edited by author 2007-08-06 21:05:07.
 08/06/2007 08:56:14 PM · #39
i couldn't keep up with the rule changes... plus i'm poor... and i only had, like, 2 fans. :) bottom line is, i like my work, and i would just get a complex with the low scores. maybe someday i'll invest the time again and not take things so personally... but not in the near future. but i'm still around, reading the forums and checking out the cool photos. :)
 08/06/2007 09:01:18 PM · #40
Well I am again pondering selling all my shit. Just frustrated I guess..........
 08/06/2007 09:06:07 PM · #41
NOoooooooooooooooooo.......... Don't do that.

Originally posted by rex:
Well I am again pondering selling all my shit. Just frustrated I guess..........
08/06/2007 09:20:14 PM · #42
What are you frustrated about ? Why sell all of your shhtuf.
 08/06/2007 09:21:44 PM · #43
Originally posted by rex:
Well I am again pondering selling all my shit. Just frustrated I guess..........

How can that be? You've not entered a challenge in 2 months and only 9 this year. Of the 9 you've scored over a 6 three times.
 08/06/2007 09:26:41 PM · #44
Originally posted by rex:
Originally posted by basssman7:
Originally posted by rex:
Originally posted by basssman7:
There will be LOTS more members lost if they do not stop changing challenge rules AFTER they are announced and posted for over half of the week! (essentially making the challenge way easier after some of us had already went out and done it the proper way!) (see thread on upside down challenge)

That is the lamest thing I have ever seen on here.


Talk about hijacking a thread.............RELAX....dude.


First of all I am not your "dude", and second of all, I did not hijack the thread. The thread was about losing members and who has left and why. What I said was totally in context to that.

Cheers.


AGAIN..............RELAX.............You are not competing for money......just a VIRTUAL BLUE RIBBON........I REPEAT.........VIRTUAL!!!! Dude!!!


Please stop calling me "Dude". I am NOT your dude.
 08/06/2007 09:27:33 PM · #45
Well I had a long post typed up but I lost the *&$@ing connection.

Ahhhhh..it is not Photography I am frustrated with just life in general. Ever had one of those days you just feel down in the dumps. Well I am having a week like that.

Either way this thread is not about me. I will be here for a while cause I have the duck thing I I like this community.
 08/06/2007 09:28:02 PM · #46
Originally posted by basssman7:

Please stop calling me "Dude". I am NOT your dude.


Whatever RELAX............

Message edited by author 2007-08-06 21:29:17.
 08/06/2007 09:30:25 PM · #47
Originally posted by rex:
Originally posted by basssman7:

Please stop calling me "Dude". I am NOT your dude.


Whatever RELAX............


Have you ever played hockey? You would make a great "antagonizor". :)
 08/06/2007 09:33:08 PM · #48
Originally posted by rex:
Ahhhhh..it is not Photography I am frustrated with just life in general. Ever had one of those days you just feel down in the dumps. Well I am having a week like that.

Either way this thread is not about me. I will be here for a while cause I have the duck thing I I like this community.


sorry to hear you are having a bad week. I know exactly how you feel, and I am not even talking about all the crap from here, which just added to all of it.

Don't go and do anything hastily, like selling your stuff, you may find that photography is what helps bring you out of your funk.
 08/06/2007 09:33:52 PM · #49
Originally posted by basssman7:
Have you ever played hockey? You would make a great "antagonizor". :)


Never played and have no interest in the sport. Although it is the only sport you can get in a fight and only be penalized a few mintues and be right back in the game. Either way you were upset about the changing of a Challenge Description and al I was sayiing was RELAX it is not the end of the world. Life does go on whether the decription is cheanged or not. Also you are not trying to win money just acceptance among your peers.
 08/06/2007 09:37:35 PM · #50
Passive aggression is an art form ;)
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