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 09/08/2008 06:15:17 PM · #26
I think we can pretty much face it that everyone votes differently and often times good shots get overlooked.

Case in point - I agree that the photos you posted should have scored higher. My entry scored above a 6, but really is an inferior shot (no sarcasm here, its a lazy, easy shot). I entered it b/c I figured it would play to the masses and it did to a greater extent (than I expected).

I like threads like these though to bring some attention to under-rated shots. Its not all about the score.
 09/08/2008 06:40:59 PM · #27
Originally posted by eyewave:
Originally posted by James:
What is wrong with an image having flaws?


Just read your own sentence again and you will know.


A thing that is flawed is a thing that has something wrong with it, hence the smartarse reply. To a sophisticated reader, however, it should be plain enough that the flaws mentioned in the original question are the sort of elements of a photograph that are often referred to as technical faults or errors. The question, a very fair one, is whether an image's validity is irrevocably nullified by the identification of such flaws. In the context of this thread the answer is, obviously, no. That's why people don't like smartarses - they're good for a laugh for those who are laughing, but they upset people who aren't.

Don't let them get to you, James.
 09/08/2008 07:29:03 PM · #28
I assume when you say magazine quality you're not talking about the photos used in the ads but the photos used in the articles? If so a large number of the entries that scored under 6 in the free study would suffice, IMO. It would just be a matter of marketing those photos to the right magazines.

Message edited by author 2008-09-08 19:29:18.
 09/08/2008 09:31:07 PM · #29
Originally posted by yanko:
I assume when you say magazine quality you're not talking about the photos used in the ads but the photos used in the articles? If so a large number of the entries that scored under 6 in the free study would suffice, IMO. It would just be a matter of marketing those photos to the right magazines.


Yes, I'm thinking of the articles, but people can put in photos for ads if those ever score under a 6. Also, I don't want people to stretch the notion of what a magazine will print. I want us to post photos that immediately strike us as something that a magazine would take, nothing more artsy than a fashion magazine.
 09/08/2008 09:46:58 PM · #30
Not sure about the subtle nuances of a "Magazine quality image" but I really like these two and were under 6. FWIW they both met their respective challenges.



Message edited by author 2008-09-08 21:47:13.
 09/08/2008 09:57:24 PM · #31
Can I be the jerk that posts my own? ;P I was just astounded at this one's score and still am...



ETA a few more. If' I'm gunna be a mega jerk might as well keep it in one box!

Message edited by author 2008-09-08 22:44:08.
 09/08/2008 10:42:42 PM · #32
Ok Some that aren't mine. ;) Couldn't think of any of the top of my head so I did some searching.

I think this one with a little tweaking on the editing, since it was just basic editing.
- Yoga or New Age Magazine... or even a artsy ad for something. Clothing...

- In-flight mag.
- Travel or Educational mag
- Some sort of Business or stock trader mag.
- Clothing ad for some trendy teen mag.
- Healthy Aging (I'm making this stuff up. Does that exist?)
- Travel or learning mag.

ETA: Ok glad2badad I'll play. Adding mag types now!

Message edited by author 2008-09-08 22:54:33.
 09/08/2008 10:45:52 PM · #33
It would be fun if when posting images here, thoughts on what type of magazine the person posting thinks the images would be best suited for.
 09/08/2008 10:54:48 PM · #34
Originally posted by glad2badad:
It would be fun if when posting images here, thoughts on what type of magazine the person posting thinks the images would be best suited for.


updated my post to do this!
 09/08/2008 11:02:05 PM · #35
Originally posted by escapetooz:
Originally posted by glad2badad:
It would be fun if when posting images here, thoughts on what type of magazine the person posting thinks the images would be best suited for.

updated my post to do this!

Hey! I like it. It adds a little spice. :-)
 09/09/2008 12:26:58 AM · #36
Seems like that this particular thread is a fain attempt at grasping at straws.
 09/09/2008 02:35:47 AM · #37
Fain would I climb
Yet fear I to fall
 09/09/2008 03:05:38 AM · #38
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
Seems like that this particular thread is a fain attempt at grasping at straws.


Yeah, but look - someone included one of my self-portraits, so it couldn't be all that bad. ;-)
 09/10/2008 07:56:35 AM · #39
hmm seems like everyone fought like the dickins to kill this thread. What's wrong with another thread showcasing unrecognized work?
 09/10/2008 08:05:21 AM · #40
Originally posted by escapetooz:
hmm seems like everyone fought like the dickins to kill this thread. What's wrong with another thread showcasing unrecognized work?


I'll be reviving it every time I see a score that makes me say WTF?? :)

(a score on someone else's picture... ;P )
 01/23/2009 03:33:43 PM · #41


Someone explain to me how this scores under a 6? What sort of mindset votes this less than 6?

Message edited by author 2009-01-23 15:40:49.
 01/23/2009 03:37:22 PM · #42
Originally posted by posthumous:


Someone explain to me how this scores under a 6? What sort of confused person votes this less than 6?


It is a great shot no doubt. It requires you to actually take the time to look at it though. In a massive free study like BO2008, I can see how this would be sluffed through the rushed processing of votes. Shame huh?
 01/23/2009 03:47:02 PM · #43
Originally posted by MattO:


One thing that has always made me laugh about this place is the fact that getting a 60% approval rating(or scoring a 6.0) is considered a good to great score, and yet in most universities and schools it will get you sent back to repeat your failure!

Matt


Umm... Actually no; the pass mark at (a UK) University is 40%.

Paul
 01/23/2009 03:51:27 PM · #44
Originally posted by posthumous:


Someone explain to me how this scores under a 6? What sort of mindset votes this less than 6?


I think the choice to offer this in B&W probably hurt this image - I would've loved to have seen it in colour; I'm sure I wasn't alone.
 01/23/2009 03:53:09 PM · #45
Originally posted by posthumous:


Someone explain to me how this scores under a 6? What sort of mindset votes this less than 6?


Aside from the fact that the photographer was *THERE* (and that does count for a lot) this image isn't particularly impressive. It's on the high end of competent. The tonal range could be improved, the composition is pretty static, and so forth and so on. It was competing against some really outstanding images.

Personally I think it finished right around where I'd expect it to, in that challenge.

By way of comparison, this one finished in top 20 with a 6.8+ score:



I think it's worth the extra point in scoring, myself, so there ya have it, IMO.

R.
 01/23/2009 04:08:19 PM · #46
Here's a small selection that I think deserved better than they got:




55th place???? hmm..



01/23/2009 04:18:46 PM · #47
Originally posted by posthumous:

Someone explain to me how this scores under a 6? What sort of mindset votes this less than 6?


This is DPC. It isn't bright, it isn't shiny, it isn't over-saturated, it isn't over-edited, it isn't...
 01/23/2009 04:35:36 PM · #48
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by posthumous:


Someone explain to me how this scores under a 6? What sort of mindset votes this less than 6?


Aside from the fact that the photographer was *THERE* (and that does count for a lot) this image isn't particularly impressive. It's on the high end of competent. The tonal range could be improved, the composition is pretty static, and so forth and so on. It was competing against some really outstanding images.

Personally I think it finished right around where I'd expect it to, in that challenge.

By way of comparison, this one finished in top 20 with a 6.8+ score:



I think it's worth the extra point in scoring, myself, so there ya have it, IMO.

R.


The most important thing that separates those two photos is timing, IMO. Nothing is more important in photography than that. Of course by timing I mean the the most critical, most compelling moment. I get the sense that the eagle photo is much closer to that moment where as in the bear shot the moment either has already passed or still hasn't happened. The further away you are from that critical moment the less craftmanship can save it. If a great photograph was like a skyscraper, timing would be the elevator that goes straight to the top where as craftmanship stops somewhere in the middle. At some point you have to switch over to the other elevator if you ever plan to get to the top.

Message edited by author 2009-01-23 16:36:30.
 01/23/2009 04:44:11 PM · #49
hmph... okay, well at least you have arguments, though I don't agree with them. The composition might not be tremendously inspired, but it puts the focus squarely on the bear, and leads the eye to the fish in his mouth.

As to missing the decisive moment... huh? The fish is perfectly poised (and posed), either to be sent into his mouth or by some slim chance to escape.

I have no clue what color would add to this image, except of course candy.

Message edited by author 2009-01-23 16:44:27.
 01/23/2009 05:07:46 PM · #50
Originally posted by posthumous:
hmph... okay, well at least you have arguments, though I don't agree with them. The composition might not be tremendously inspired, but it puts the focus squarely on the bear, and leads the eye to the fish in his mouth.

As to missing the decisive moment... huh? The fish is perfectly poised (and posed), either to be sent into his mouth or by some slim chance to escape.

I have no clue what color would add to this image, except of course candy.


Bingo.
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