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08/31/2008 11:21:37 PM · #726 |
Originally posted by basssman7:
Yes Jeb, that is exactly how the workshop thingy works. I will give you my opinion if you can do the same for me please? |
I'm tired, stupid, and desparate.
I'm gonna go with what I have entered, stop making myself nuts, and go to bed.
You do NOT want my opinion at this point.
G'night all!
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08/31/2008 11:22:43 PM · #727 |
Originally posted by Quigley:
Originally posted by basssman7:
Is there anyone up that can give me a quick decision on my possible FS entries? thanks.
Ernie |
What you got Ernie? I'm still up.
MAX! |
Check your flickr group...
thanks.
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08/31/2008 11:29:40 PM · #728 |
Originally posted by basssman7:
Originally posted by Quigley:
Originally posted by basssman7:
Is there anyone up that can give me a quick decision on my possible FS entries? thanks.
Ernie |
What you got Ernie? I'm still up.
MAX! |
Check your flickr group...
thanks. |
Done, now you check it :)~
MAX! |
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08/31/2008 11:32:29 PM · #729 |
Thanks Max. Now I am totally undecided. lmao. :)
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08/31/2008 11:44:13 PM · #730 |
Originally posted by basssman7:
Thanks Max. Now I am totally undecided. lmao. :) |
Just doing my part for a dear friend. Sorry we missed you today.
MAX! |
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08/31/2008 11:53:13 PM · #731 |
well, at 11:52pm I changed my pictures in the FS.
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08/31/2008 11:57:33 PM · #732 |
Originally posted by basssman7:
well, at 11:52pm I changed my pictures in the FS. |
Ernie WHO, I don't know anyone by that name :)~
MAX! |
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09/01/2008 12:45:52 AM · #733 |
It is me again and gee I am EXCITED......
Here is another UPDATE re my camera problems.....
New Update re my camera mishap.....
I am TOTALLY 'over the moon and back'.....
Now I just have to learn how to use it..... I will be back in a few days, with some new images, from my 'new' camera, and 'new' lens..... |
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09/01/2008 12:59:43 AM · #734 |
| How wonderful for you, Shez, congratulations! |
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09/01/2008 07:00:25 AM · #735 |
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09/01/2008 08:09:05 AM · #736 |
Free Study 2008-08
Votes: 17
Views: 30
Avg Vote: 5.8235
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 09/01/08 08:07 am
Double Take II
Votes: 28
Views: 49
Avg Vote: 5.0357
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 09/01/08 08:07 am
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09/01/2008 08:57:39 AM · #737 |
This is the shot that Lisa told me to enter......and I made myself nuts waffling last night to put up a better shot for nothing.
Free Study 2008-08
Votes: 20
Views: 37
Avg Vote: 6.2000
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
This was the second choice: [thumb]717154[/thumb]
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09/01/2008 09:49:56 AM · #738 |
Standard Suck Scores...
Free Study 2008-08
Votes: 25
Views: 41
Avg Vote: 4.9600
Comments: 1
Abstract Black and White
Votes: 149
Views: 204
Avg Vote: 4.6309
Comments: 1
Double Take II
Votes: 34
Views: 56
Avg Vote: 4.7941
Comments: 1
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09/01/2008 09:58:13 AM · #739 |
Double Take
Votes: 37
Views: 63
Avg Vote: 4.8919
Comments: 0
:-/ hmph. Ok so the comp's not outstanding but the light is perfect, the technical stuff is probably the best I've ever done. Guess trolls don't like long weekends, so they just HAVE to remind ut it's Monday!
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09/01/2008 12:49:09 PM · #740 |
Originally posted by snaffles:
Double Take
Votes: 37
Views: 63
Avg Vote: 4.8919
Comments: 0
:-/ hmph. Ok so the comp's not outstanding but the light is perfect, the technical stuff is probably the best I've ever done. Guess trolls don't like long weekends, so they just HAVE to remind ut it's Monday! |
Mine's at 4.6. I'm really bummed by that. |
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09/01/2008 01:10:21 PM · #741 |
Free Study 2008-08
Avg Vote: 5.8235 5.633
Comments: 2
Double Take II
Avg Vote: 5.0357 5.0227
Comments: 0 1
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09/01/2008 02:12:55 PM · #742 |
hmmmm. My horses entry (love it or hate it) had something like 46 votes of 3 or less. However I only received 15 comments during the challenge, and of those 3 or 4 were supportive.
So by the DPC guidelines of voting, I should have recieved an additional 34 comments which I did not receive. When is SC going to wake up and smell the coffee that they will have to make it mandatory to leave comments if your vote is 3 or less? A minimum 25 characters of comment perhaps, and having what they voted be automatically shown next to the comment.
I know that lots of folks will then say that "4 will be the new 1" but that is not true because there will be legitimate scores of 4 out there. At least if this was done people would have to do a little bit of work to "vote down" and image they do not like, and be held responsible for how they voted.
I have no problem with people that think my entry was dnmc, even if I do not agree with them they have a right to their own opinion, but if you vote down an entry at least have the backbone to abide by the "voting rules" set out by dpc and tell the person why.
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09/01/2008 02:33:52 PM · #743 |
Well, you see, Timmie - sorry, Ernie - it doesn't require a lot of eloquence to compose a comment with a little more substance than dnmc. 'Horses eat hay' might be an example.
The trouble is, though, that once even such an atom, or dare I say seed corn, of discursive relativity has lodged itself within the cognitive ramparts of the poor soul who is about to make the comment, might they then not be visited by doubts as to absolute irrelevance of the illustration to the given subject?
Are you ready for the responsibility of changing people's perception?
It may be a shoehorn and it may be less than inspired in terms of word play, but your photo is such an excellent dynamic illustration of mechanical horsepower, in my totally arrogant opinion, that you needn't trouble yourself with the sights and sounds of mealy-mouthed dissenters. |
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09/01/2008 02:35:34 PM · #744 |
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09/01/2008 03:45:25 PM · #745 |
Originally posted by basssman7:
hmmmm. My horses entry (love it or hate it) had something like 46 votes of 3 or less. However I only received 15 comments during the challenge, and of those 3 or 4 were supportive.
So by the DPC guidelines of voting, I should have recieved an additional 34 comments which I did not receive. When is SC going to wake up and smell the coffee that they will have to make it mandatory to leave comments if your vote is 3 or less? A minimum 25 characters of comment perhaps, and having what they voted be automatically shown next to the comment.
I know that lots of folks will then say that "4 will be the new 1" but that is not true because there will be legitimate scores of 4 out there. At least if this was done people would have to do a little bit of work to "vote down" and image they do not like, and be held responsible for how they voted.
I have no problem with people that think my entry was dnmc, even if I do not agree with them they have a right to their own opinion, but if you vote down an entry at least have the backbone to abide by the "voting rules" set out by dpc and tell the person why. |
Ernie, I loved your outside the box thinking with this challenge and thus voted accordingly. Dude I gave you a seven.
I love this comment and only wish that others would take the time that  F-StopBlues did.
Originally posted by F-StopBlues:
LOVE THIS SHOT!!!!!!! GREAT ACTION!!! Perfect Composition, and colors are just right
DMC= DOES MEET CHALLENGE
Horse (hôrs)
a. A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short-haired coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads.
b. An adult male horse; a stallion.
c. Any of various equine mammals, such as the wild Asian species E. przewalskii or certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse.
2. A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding.
3. Sports A vaulting horse.
4. Slang Heroin.
5. Horsepower. Often used in the plural.
6. Mounted soldiers; cavalry: a squadron of horse |
MAX! |
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09/02/2008 07:29:44 PM · #746 |
Thanks Max. :)
Like I said in my post, I am fine with others not agreeing with me...that is all good. I just wish that the powers that be would actually force people to think when they are voting an image down by abiding by the voting guidlines. (making them comment when voting 3 or less)
BTW that horse finish is my worst ever, LOL. Missed the brown by a couple of spots.
My FS is on track to be one of my worst ever as well, so I am proving my suckness for the team. :) :)
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09/02/2008 07:45:57 PM · #747 |
Someone has to hold up the middle mass.
Free Study 2008-08
Avg Vote: 5.2239
Abstract Black and White
Avg Vote: 5.7299
Double Take II
Avg Vote: 5.3973
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09/02/2008 09:19:45 PM · #748 |
Originally posted by basssman7:
hmmmm. My horses entry (love it or hate it) had something like 46 votes of 3 or less. However I only received 15 comments during the challenge, and of those 3 or 4 were supportive.
So by the DPC guidelines of voting, I should have recieved an additional 34 comments which I did not receive. When is SC going to wake up and smell the coffee that they will have to make it mandatory to leave comments if your vote is 3 or less? A minimum 25 characters of comment perhaps, and having what they voted be automatically shown next to the comment.
I know that lots of folks will then say that "4 will be the new 1" but that is not true because there will be legitimate scores of 4 out there. At least if this was done people would have to do a little bit of work to "vote down" and image they do not like, and be held responsible for how they voted.
I have no problem with people that think my entry was dnmc, even if I do not agree with them they have a right to their own opinion, but if you vote down an entry at least have the backbone to abide by the "voting rules" set out by dpc and tell the person why. |
Dude, you HAVE to know that you're going to get spanked when you go outside the box like that.
Truly? You should have had a picture of just the engine for where you were going.
It really wasn't unfair, and you got exactly the kind of reaction from the voters that you should have expected by this point.
You're no ingenue here, Ernie.....you *HAD* to know that was too clever for the staid voting sector.
You're fighting an uphill battle on the comments thing. For whatever reason, if people don't want to comment, they won't....and yes, in that instance, people WILL give you a 4 to avoid making a comment. So you STILL won't get what you want.
People don't want either to hurt others' feelings, or get scathing PMs by leaving critical comments in all too many cases.
I'm not sure why you're letting some of this stuff bother you so much. You do good work; your profile page upholds that, and next week you really won't care that you got slapped around.
I do understand frustration.....I almost quit DPC once or twice in the past 6-9 months, but then I realized that I'm doing this to have fun and improve my skills and confidence.......and challenges don't really do that.....it's the side challenges, the camaraderie with the people who become your extended family here in the forums, and the real life get togethers and relationships that you didn't have before you got here.
Hey, I enjoy the heck out of your work, you seem most knowledgeable and fun, and you're an asset to TS. It's all good!
Here's a funny thought......I pulled up to a stoplight after dinner, looked at the car beside me, and saw [thumb]717649[/thumb]
How can you look at that goofy thing and NOT smile?
Illegitemi non Carborundum!
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09/02/2008 10:09:17 PM · #749 |
Originally posted by basssman7:
Thanks Max. :)
Like I said in my post, I am fine with others not agreeing with me...that is all good. I just wish that the powers that be would actually force people to think when they are voting an image down by abiding by the voting guidelines. (making them comment when voting 3 or less)
BTW that horse finish is my worst ever, LOL. Missed the brown by a couple of spots.
My FS is on track to be one of my worst ever as well, so I am proving my suckness for the team. :) :) |
I agree with you Ernie and I would have hoped for the same thing for my abstract B&W, I'm just tanking with that one and just might pick up the brown. To date I'm still sitting at 4.4 and the best comment I received said they left no vote :(
I wonder why they left no vote, could it be that my image moved them so much that they didn't think that a 10 did it any justice?? There is always the flip side to that as well, my image was so bad they were moved to tears and out of their frustration for having to view such tripe they could not bring themselves to give it even a one, for even that would have been to kind and we all remember what our Mothers taught us "If you can't say anything nice, don't vote"
I'm just can't wait to see how many 3,2,and 1's I got for this one, I only have seven comments and one said they didn't vote, so if my math is right and everything is right with the world and everyone followed the voting protocol I should have six scores below four. I'm not sure how they will break down, that will be the exciting part :)~
MAX! |
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09/03/2008 12:04:46 AM · #750 |
| Hey, Peter, where do I get one of those Brown Ribbon thingies? |
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