Announcing A Better Than Average Side Tourney

10/03/2008 06:54:18 AM · #1001

Up about .5, with no idea what to shoot this weekend. :(

10/03/2008 10:22:12 AM · #1002

Up .325...

10/05/2008 02:28:16 PM · #1003

Still doing OK, down a little .3 up. I'll be going with one of the open challenges for next round if my score holds....Hope you guys are still hanging in there.

10/05/2008 02:52:58 PM · #1004

I'll have to go with an open also. . . still no ideas!

10/05/2008 05:01:53 PM · #1005

Still hanging in there... +.2748

I'm going with an open...you gotta be kidding me...if I did a fairy tale...they would accuse me of Aesops..instead of Grimms...I have no Ideas ..never read those.

Message edited by author 2008-10-06 00:22:45.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

10/05/2008 07:12:50 PM · #1006

I'll make it to the next round, but this time I have a feeling it's going to be curtains for me. It will be the open but I am brain freezw right now. No inspiration & runnng out of time.

raish

Olympus C-2500L

10/06/2008 11:32:48 AM · #1007

Still watching...

EstimatedEyes

Fujifilm GFX 50R

Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8

10/06/2008 12:32:59 PM · #1008

Good luck guys!

Averages for next week:
andrew - 5.9497
ace - 5.5153
EBJ - 5.7949
tfarrell - 5.3980

All four of our finalists have significanly raised their overall averages during this tourney ... EBJones leads the way with a 0.1012 increase from where he started, followed by andrewt, up 0.0459; ace, up 0.0174; and tfarrell, up 0.0162. Of course those results also track the number of challenges each has entered, with EBJ having the fewest total entries among the finalists (58) and tfarrel the most (537).

10/06/2008 12:44:45 PM · #1009

tfarrel: 537 challenges....Wow. It's kinda tough to raise the average after so many....so cool!

Weather is crapping here in the NW. Was going to go and shoot some more for the open challenge. I guess I'll have to make do with the current shot. Outside the box for me. It's been fun playing....Lol.

Nice job guys......ace

Message edited by author 2008-10-06 12:45:18.

10/06/2008 04:25:26 PM · #1010

I have an idea for a shot! YAY!!!!!

It'll bomb, unless I can get it exactly how I want it, but I have an idea, anyway! That's better than where I was this morning. :)

eta: Holy cow! Two years here, and I'm still the new guy? :)

Message edited by author 2008-10-06 16:26:16.

10/06/2008 08:11:19 PM · #1011

Well, if you execute it like you last shot, It'll be on the front page too.....Lol. Good luck with it!

Originally posted by EBJones:

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

10/06/2008 10:19:32 PM · #1012

good luck guys!!!

I am gonna leave work at 2pm & I am going to dedicate 6 hours to shoot something LOL!!!
I still have no solid idea on what I am going to submit......

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

10/06/2008 11:22:58 PM · #1013

Originally posted by raish:

Still watching...

Me, too ...

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/07/2008 02:34:22 AM · #1014

Me, three! You guys are doing some awesome stuff!! Congrats!

10/07/2008 05:01:11 AM · #1015

Originally posted by andrewt:

good luck guys!!!

I am gonna leave work at 2pm & I am going to dedicate 6 hours to shoot something LOL!!!
I still have no solid idea on what I am going to submit......

Well I am back home after 2 hours of trying to shoot something, weather is crap !. I guess I deserve it for leaving it to the last minute!!

10/07/2008 11:09:42 AM · #1016

Originally posted by andrewt:

Originally posted by andrewt:
good luck guys!!!

I am gonna leave work at 2pm & I am going to dedicate 6 hours to shoot something LOL!!!
I still have no solid idea on what I am going to submit......

Well I am back home after 2 hours of trying to shoot something, weather is crap !. I guess I deserve it for leaving it to the last minute!!

Allright I am finally in Play ! Need to go off to sleep now , so good luck to all. I will definitely need it.

10/07/2008 11:51:07 AM · #1017

With the confidence going on with us all. just might be some of us going down. it easily could be me.....Lol. Hang in there guys, it's been a fun ride....Lol

10/07/2008 04:13:02 PM · #1018

I'm in..decisions..decisions...heck with it...if it ain't good enough..I guess it's not good enough...I'll just take my camera and go home...lol

10/07/2008 06:02:21 PM · #1019

I'm in for my final challenge of this side tourney. :)

I'll be re-shooting all night, but I'm not sure the idea itself has merit. . . I guess we'll see.

eta:

I'm done. No more re-shoots or re-edits. . .

I'm guessing I'll get about a 5.1 for this shot. :)

Still, it's been nice hanging out in the top 4. I just kind of wish the rest of you sucked at the photography thing! :)

It's been quite a ride. Thanks, and I'll see you on the other side of rollover!

Message edited by author 2008-10-07 22:32:22.

10/08/2008 01:09:49 AM · #1020

I knew it!!! it's tanking big time. Could be my 1st sub-5 score for the year..... (at least with the 1st 4 voters). Anyway hope you guys do better than I am.

10/08/2008 05:35:42 AM · #1021

4.4

I knew it. :)

10/08/2008 09:33:20 AM · #1022

Went to bed at 4.88, it's rebounded a little up to 5.48 this morning. Back into the box for me...Lol.

Message edited by author 2008-10-08 09:33:31.

EstimatedEyes

Fujifilm GFX 50R

Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8

10/08/2008 10:00:53 AM · #1023

Four Free Studies = Four Survivors Once Again

ace flyman - 0.3096 above his avg for

andrewt - 0.4550 above his avg for

EBJones - 0.5610 above his avg for

tfarrell23 - 0.2079 above his avg for

Congratulations Once Again!

For those of you with entries starting to tank this week, take heart ... the tiebreaker race is tightening up too:
andrewt still leads the pack, with an average score that is 0.6763 points above his average.
But tfarrell123 is right on his tail, at 0.6673 above his average score.
And EBJones is creeping up into contention, at a 0.5610 average above his average.
Finally, ace flyman is at 0.4743, and needs to get those propellers turning this week ...

Good luck to all

10/08/2008 10:43:14 AM · #1024

Well I am done...went to bed last night 4.3750....got up to a 5.0000 (10 more votes)...been sitting here drinking my coffee.. and watched 6 votes take it back down to the 4's... average of 3.5..including a 2... blame the picture...nah... voting has been too tight since the start of the DPOCIII...seems it is always that way with these side challenges...I'm done complaining...Im done with this side challenge also...been fun.