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Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

10/15/2008 01:50:31 PM · #1

Looks like this week's Open challenges have created gobs of low scores. Personally, I am within .006 of my lowest score ever. I could achieve a new record!!

So who's willing to compete for new personal worst? Rules are as follows:

- final score in either Upside Down III or Inside Out must be your lowest score ever in a challenge
- you must have entered and completed more than one challenge on DPC (two's fine)

- winner will be the one with the greatest margin of worstness (new worst score minus old worst score)
- in case of a tie, winner will be the one with the lowest actual virtual score
- in case of a tie on the tie-breaking criteria, we'll just have multiple winners

- losers agree to comment on the winner's (or one of the winners') image if they did not do so during the challenge

Who's in? I'll take names up until 48 hours before rollover!

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Participants:

MaryO

bobonacus

DJWoodward

snaffles

JesiLynR

fridjo

Dirt_Diver

Doyle

Shaman

jeger <-- secret participant

vlado

CJinCA

jettyimages

Quigley

Message edited by author 2008-10-16 08:58:53.

Marc923

10/15/2008 01:51:53 PM · #2

If I was in either of these 2, I'd probably have a shot at competing for this coveted award.

bobonacus

Canon EOS-7D

10/15/2008 02:17:19 PM · #3

Originally posted by MaryO:

Looks like this week's Open challenges have created gobs of low scores. Personally, I am within .006 of my lowest score ever. I could achieve a new record!!

You're not even trying, I'm currently 0.5 below my pw so count me in :)

DJWoodward

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/15/2008 03:28:27 PM · #4

I'm currently 0.6426 below my PW. I don't know if I should go for this award or self DQ ;-)

Oh hell, count me in. I'll let it ride.

Message edited by author 2008-10-15 15:31:22.

snaffles

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

10/15/2008 03:30:09 PM · #5

I'm in Inside Out and my personal worse is 3.1307...my score is currently 4.2...sure count me in!

Message edited by author 2008-10-15 15:32:09.

Jessi

Mamiya 645Pro TL

Mamiya 80mm f/2.8

10/15/2008 03:36:24 PM · #6

Count me in! I'm already headed for one, 4.6444!

eta: actually I have a 4.7-something. Who knows how long that will last?

It should be that losers have to comment on every entry in either poverty or affluence!

Message edited by author 2008-10-15 15:38:57.

fridjo

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

10/15/2008 03:36:31 PM · #7

I guess I'm currently doing quite good, I'm only 0.069 below my PW. But that was a really crappy picture, and the photo in the last challenge is probably my most thought of photograph submitted to DPC challenges. ok, the execution could have been better, but I admit I expected somewhat higher scores...
I'm in for the personal worst challenge!

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

10/15/2008 06:42:47 PM · #8

Originally posted by JesiLynR:

It should be that losers have to comment on every entry in either poverty or affluence!

Nah, us low-scorers could use the feedback, even if it's post-challenge!

Mine's gone up, but not by much. I still have low hopes for it :-)

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

10/15/2008 08:04:11 PM · #9

Count me in I'm almost there.

You know it's funny 128 challenges, 2 ribbons, and an HM into DPC and you would have thought I might have learned something by now...

Guess not...

Message edited by author 2008-10-15 20:06:42.

Hipychik

Sony Alpha a6000

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

10/15/2008 08:05:54 PM · #10

I'm in! I have gone up quite a bit though...just hit 4.0! Woohoo!!

Shaman

Canon EOS-40D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

10/15/2008 08:35:50 PM · #11

I'm in too. My PW is 4.44, and I'm at 4.73 now, so I think I'll even lose in this PW challenge. But hey, what the heck.

And if there any free helpful comments floating around to be had, I'm for sure in. Because, of course, my wonderfully terrible 4.73 shot has exactly zero comments so far....

jeger

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/15/2008 08:52:48 PM · #12

Shhhhhhhhh, don't tell anybody I'm here.

Count me in.

vlado

Canon EOS-70D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

10/15/2008 08:55:09 PM · #13

Count me in. My Upside Down entry is currently on track to be a new PW by a country mile.

CJinCA

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

10/15/2008 09:26:35 PM · #14

I might as well join in as my score in "Inside Out" is currently .0002 below my current worst, and it will probably go lower. :-(

Yo_Spiff

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

10/15/2008 09:54:42 PM · #15

Mine may be close to a PW, but I just snagged the brown in the Bros Grimm Challenge. I even beat Posthumous to the bottom with a clear, sharp, well lit entry. That's going to be tough to underdo. My actual PW is an intentional brown effort that was underdone by a black square. It scored a 3.26, which I thought was too high.

I may go hand out some 9's and 10's.

Message edited by author 2008-10-15 21:55:24.

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

10/15/2008 10:02:54 PM · #16

Looks like everyone's scores are "upside down" this week ? I am happy that I didn't enter one of these. I had one for the "inside out", but did not think it DPCish enough to beat my current average.

jettyimages

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

10/15/2008 10:08:00 PM · #17

Definitely count me in, I'm already on personal worst by far.

(I'm only in on the inside out challenge)

Message edited by author 2008-10-15 22:08:18.

Quigley

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

10/16/2008 07:50:07 AM · #18

Finally a reason to live, ever since I entered the DPCOIII I'm having trouble breaking 5 and moments ago I was contemplating, having my eyes replaced for new ones :)

PLEASE count me in, it would be nice to get something other than the brown for this set of challenges :)

Thank you

MAX!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/16/2008 08:59:23 AM · #19

Originally posted by yospiff:

I may go hand out some 9's and 10's.

Oh, that's just MEAN!

DJWoodward

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

10/16/2008 12:26:25 PM · #20

You should all just concede now...

4.99-- Personal Worst
4.20-- Current Score
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0.79-- Difference

I may have PW by a full point before this is all done :-)

CJinCA

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

10/16/2008 07:35:01 PM · #21

What a roller coaster - up over my worst, then under, over, then under. I can't wait for this challenge to be buried and put to rest. Unfortunately, I'll have to look at that pathetic score until it falls off my home page. :-(