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12/15/2007 08:52:02 PM · #26 |
The weather turned against me and I couldn't go out to get the shot I wanted so I decided not to enter anything.
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12/16/2007 02:41:33 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by Delta_6:
The weather turned against me and I couldn't go out to get the shot I wanted so I decided not to enter anything. |
Aw, c'mon, you can't buy sunsets on eBay!
I once bought a dozen cigarette lighters (not that I smoke) because they had Irish Wolfhounds on them. Should have looked more closely at the picture, because they were just printouts from an inkjet printer taped around plain old lighters :::grins::: Too bad I gave them away; they would have been perfect!
But I had another idea, and despite my recent string of mediocre scores I'm entering, anyway. It was much more fun shooting pictures than cleaning the house for the holidays! |
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12/16/2007 02:48:16 PM · #28 |
| The best thing I got off of ebay was some dudes chest x-ray, I thought "that will come in handy someday"... |
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12/16/2007 02:54:21 PM · #29 |
| Well - i've bought a lot on ebay - including my 30D and a few of my lenses! But my shot isnt of something i have bought on ebay - infact i would be surprised to find one on there if i searched now... but nevertheless it fits the challenge (i hope) ;) |
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12/16/2007 02:59:19 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by cheekymunky:
The best thing I got off of ebay was some dudes chest x-ray, I thought "that will come in handy someday"... |
so has it?
i find it hard to think just about anything you can take a picture of wouldn't fit the challenge. i've seen a lot of strange things from people to haunted houses.
i didn't enter because i don't know how to do advanced editing, but i'm really looking forward to seeing all the photos in this challenge. it seems like it could be a lot of fun. |
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12/16/2007 03:02:06 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by desertoddity:
so has it?
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LOL no!
I was going to use it for a stock photo I had in my mind... but never got round to it!
Message edited by author 2007-12-16 15:02:17. |
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12/16/2007 03:14:19 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by cheekymunky:
Originally posted by desertoddity:
so has it?
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LOL no!
I was going to use it for a stock photo I had in my mind... but never got round to it! |
maybe you could sell it on ebay |
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12/16/2007 03:15:54 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by desertoddity:
i didn't enter because i don't know how to do advanced editing, but i'm really looking forward to seeing all the photos in this challenge. it seems like it could be a lot of fun. |
Just because the rules allow a higher level of editing doesnt mean you have to use that level. It is only a limit to the amount of editing allowed, so anything that is below the level set by the rules is allowed. I have seen one or two ribbons from entries which basically used Basic Editing as their limit in an Advanced Editing rules challenge... no reason not to enter imo :) |
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12/16/2007 03:26:52 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by inshaala:
Originally posted by desertoddity:
i didn't enter because i don't know how to do advanced editing, but i'm really looking forward to seeing all the photos in this challenge. it seems like it could be a lot of fun. |
Just because the rules allow a higher level of editing doesnt mean you have to use that level. It is only a limit to the amount of editing allowed, so anything that is below the level set by the rules is allowed. I have seen one or two ribbons from entries which basically used Basic Editing as their limit in an Advanced Editing rules challenge... no reason not to enter imo :) |
those are nice words of encouragement. i just don't think i can do anything that would stack up against the kind of photos i've seen in those challenges. i am learning from this site, though, so maybe my confidence will increase and i may give it a try sometime in the future. |
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12/16/2007 03:45:44 PM · #35 |
Do you ever listen to Car Talk on NPR? Once a caller said he had bought a limo on ebay from the Russian Consulate in DC snd it had some problem or other on the New Jersey Turnpike.
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12/16/2007 03:49:52 PM · #36 |
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12/16/2007 03:58:38 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by desertoddity:
those are nice words of encouragement. i just don't think i can do anything that would stack up against the kind of photos i've seen in those challenges. i am learning from this site, though, so maybe my confidence will increase and i may give it a try sometime in the future. |
Shannon, I am far from being an expert. I certainly don't know how to make DPC voters happy (as you can tell from my lack of ribbons). However, there is a bunch of stuff that I DO know, and I'd be happy to help you if I can.
Feel free to pm me if you want to ask something. |
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12/16/2007 03:59:25 PM · #38 |
I'm in !
I think entry number 42...
And yes , items in the photo came from Ebay.
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12/16/2007 04:24:34 PM · #39 |
| I am in. I don't am happy of my shot (infact I submit now that in Italy is night) but there are few photos.... :) |
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12/16/2007 11:26:04 PM · #40 |
| I have a question about file resizing...Im trying to enter a challenge, but I cant get the file size right. Can someone please help me on what to put in the image size? Please???? I only have 30 minutes to get it in, thank you so much. |
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12/16/2007 11:28:40 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by bennettjamie:
I have a question about file resizing...Im trying to enter a challenge, but I cant get the file size right. Can someone please help me on what to put in the image size? Please???? I only have 30 minutes to get it in, thank you so much. |
In Adobe PS go to -
- Image/Image size (type in 640 as the longest side)
- File/Save for Web
- Click on the little triangle on the right hand side about a third from the top...click on Optimize
- When the window comes up type in 150kb
- Click okay
- Click save and save it in the right folder.
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12/16/2007 11:29:51 PM · #42 |
| If you have Photoshop there is a tutorial on how to resize for submissions - look under the "Learn" menu. If not, maybe you can buy it on eBay. |
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12/16/2007 11:31:25 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by bennettjamie:
I have a question about file resizing...Im trying to enter a challenge, but I cant get the file size right. Can someone please help me on what to put in the image size? Please???? I only have 30 minutes to get it in, thank you so much. |
Assuming you are using Photoshop CS3, from the menu bar, choose:
Image > Image Size..
Make sure the following checkboxes are checked (before you actually enter a size) and then enter 640 into the text box of your longest dimension. Be sure to enter a sampling method--bicubic sharper is recommended. See dialog box below...
These procedures are very similar in CS2.
Message edited by author 2007-12-16 23:34:55.
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12/17/2007 12:05:13 AM · #44 |
have to post while it's alive and real...
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12/17/2007 12:13:45 AM · #45 |
Great start,  hotpasta! btw, scores thread is here |
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12/17/2007 12:27:55 AM · #46 |
Well fortunately no-one did my idea. Therefore if there comes another challenge in which it can be used, it will still be my idea.
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