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 03/28/2008 11:23:40 AM · #26
I gave it a 6

... in retrospect i think i was being too nice

:)

Originally posted by Gordon:

Not quite so popular:
03/28/2008 11:39:58 AM · #27
In my opinion, it really has to be way outside of any possibility of meeting the challenge for me to vote low, Like a picture of total darkness for a landscape photo.

The way I look to a challenge is if the person took the time to take the photo and its a decently shot, then they probably thought it would fit (although sometimes shoehorned) into a challenge.

I do a scale vote to come up with my scores on most images, and if I find my personal biasing out weighing the techincal thoughts on a particular photo, I just dont vote on it.

Thats my 2 cents anyways.
 03/28/2008 11:43:34 AM · #28
Originally posted by hopper:
I gave it a 6

... in retrospect i think i was being too nice

:)


I'm still fascinated by why the colours thrum and vibrate in that shot - they weren't landed on by accident either, a bit of study of colour theory takes you straight to relationships like that (In fact it was Ruscha's image that really did heavily influence that shot - so the title is somewhat off) I can probably draw a somewhat straight line from that along to this more recent image, too.

03/28/2008 11:55:55 AM · #29
Originally posted by hopper:
... i'd love to discuss HOW to change popular opinion ... would love to see some different styles on the front page...


Well, I don't think you can do that with any expectations. Still, we should do it as a way of life, if then the status quo pains us enough. One way to go about doing it is to do everything to make great photographs popular, to celebrate and illuminate them in various ways for everyone to see instead of investing time on suggesting minor improvements to mediocre work. We should concentrate on the very models of seeing instead of forever correcting that which lacks the vitality, range and irrepressible freshness to survive the day.

(I tried an analogy about pulling vs. pushing the cart in another thread but got nowhere).
 03/28/2008 11:59:47 AM · #30
Originally posted by hopper:
however i'd love to discuss HOW to change popular opinion ...


It's how you do most things like that. One person at a time. I'll point to hihosilver as my 'finest work' in that respect :) That and deb's comment on probably have given me the most satisfaction in any mentoring I've done.

Message edited by author 2008-03-28 12:01:30.
 03/28/2008 12:39:04 PM · #31
i like it, but i don't see a good way to go about implementation ... except for Gordon's "one person at a time" suggestion.

Originally posted by zeuszen:
One way to go about doing it is to do everything to make great photographs popular, to celebrate and illuminate them in various ways for everyone to see instead of investing time on suggesting minor improvements to mediocre work.
 03/28/2008 12:56:37 PM · #32
I'm the type that likes to reward highly for good behavior, and punish only moderately for bad behavior. (yes, I'm talking about raising my kids, but it applies to how I vote as well)

When I see a great image that meets the challenge, it gets a 9 or 10. And I'll freely hand out several of those, for any image that impresses me enough to get one (i.e. I don't "cap" my 9s and 10s according to some limit).

Snapshots tend to get a 5 from me. I mean, if it looks like the photographer didn't care enough to spend time composing the shot .. I'm not going to give much in the way of a reward, whether on topic or not.

When I see a blurry image or other technical faux pas, I'll drop to a four. But it's rare that I go below a four. That's just the way I am.

As for images that I don't think meet the challenge... generally I give them a 5. If it's a great image, I'll give it a 6 just to show I appreciated it, but I won't go any higher than that.

So I'm a softy .... who likes to reward the good guys. :-)


03/28/2008 12:59:52 PM · #33
Originally posted by citymars:
Bob,
Welcome to DPC! There are many, many threads on this topic, so you might want to look through the forums.
Cheers,
- Larry in NYC


Thanks, I did actually look through the forums for this kind of info. I guess it was lost in the volume.

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder and one man's intimacy is another man's DNMC.

Thanks again
-Bob
 03/28/2008 07:15:23 PM · #34
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 03/28/2008 07:52:54 PM · #35
Originally posted by dwterry:
I'm the type that likes to reward highly for good behavior, and punish only moderately for bad behavior. (yes, I'm talking about raising my kids, but it applies to how I vote as well)

So I'm a softy .... who likes to reward the good guys. :-)


I knew it!

Always had you pegged as the mild, Draconian, moderate, half-way sort.
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