Come on now. Be TRANSPARENT with thy SCORES!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/04/2009 02:56:43 PM · #101

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Chugging along quite nicely.

mikeee

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

01/04/2009 03:18:14 PM · #102

I've now voted on 70% and I'm surprised how many do not meet the challenge. The challenge was to have a subject the other side of a transparent object and I'd estimate about 40% fail to do this.

davidw

Canon EOS R6

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/04/2009 03:23:14 PM · #103

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Still slowly climbing

limerick

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR

01/04/2009 03:34:07 PM · #104

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I think this is pretty much stabalized.

01/04/2009 03:50:04 PM · #105

Originally posted by mikeee:

I've now voted on 70% and I'm surprised how many do not meet the challenge. The challenge was to have a subject the other side of a transparent object and I'd estimate about 40% fail to do this.

Agreed. I also think a few got "reflection" confused with "transparent".

bvy

Sigma DP1x

01/04/2009 10:21:15 PM · #106

Woo hoo! Sky's the limit now...

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Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR

01/04/2009 10:27:41 PM · #107

Ping-ponging back and forth across the magic 6.0 line. The suspense is killing me, but it's preferable to my usual ho-hum scores. Everybody seems to be voting in this one, but Asia rolls over in only a couple of hours.

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bnilesh

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/04/2009 10:34:27 PM · #108

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Looks like going to be my one of poor score in recent times.. :(

whitewolf

Nikon D7100

01/04/2009 10:39:47 PM · #109

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Had better - and a few worse scores.

moriadelacroix

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

01/04/2009 10:54:22 PM · #110

Originally posted by Ken:

Originally posted by mikeee:
I've now voted on 70% and I'm surprised how many do not meet the challenge. The challenge was to have a subject the other side of a transparent object and I'd estimate about 40% fail to do this.

Agreed. I also think a few got "reflection" confused with "transparent".

I agree that there appears to be a wide interpretation of this challenge based on the photos, but challenge descriptions are always interpreted differently by different people â�� and can also be interpreted differently by the photographer and the voter. This particular challenge description was written pretty straight forward: "Create a photo in which a transparent or semi-transparent object is between you and your subject." But what can differ here in interpretation is 'your subject'. As an example, a ball on the other side of a piece of glass would be an obvious fit to this description â�� the glass being the transparent object and the ball being the subject. But what about an image created by refraction of light, or the reflection of light â�� which is viewed through a transparent object â�� does this not still fit the challenge? The image formed by the refracted or reflected light now being the subject?

01/04/2009 11:00:35 PM · #111

There was one image I voted on that I think will get killed with DNMC votes for being reflection instead of transparency, but when I thought about it, there was a less than obvious transparency.

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

01/05/2009 12:29:03 AM · #112

Originally posted by moriadelacroix:

Originally posted by Ken:

Originally posted by mikeee:
I've now voted on 70% and I'm surprised how many do not meet the challenge. The challenge was to have a subject the other side of a transparent object and I'd estimate about 40% fail to do this.

Agreed. I also think a few got "reflection" confused with "transparent".

I agree that there appears to be a wide interpretation of this challenge based on the photos, but challenge descriptions are always interpreted differently by different people â�� and can also be interpreted differently by the photographer and the voter. This particular challenge description was written pretty straight forward: "Create a photo in which a transparent or semi-transparent object is between you and your subject." But what can differ here in interpretation is 'your subject'. As an example, a ball on the other side of a piece of glass would be an obvious fit to this description â�� the glass being the transparent object and the ball being the subject. But what about an image created by refraction of light, or the reflection of light â�� which is viewed through a transparent object â�� does this not still fit the challenge? The image formed by the refracted or reflected light now being the subject?

If it's viewed through something transparent (other than air) it would be fine in my book.

bcenu

Canon EOS-40D

01/05/2009 06:37:15 AM · #113

Not to sound too blunt, but to the troll who just gave me a 1 maybe check your glasses and the challenge requirements. My submission meets the challenge, as backed up by the comments and the great scores I have received thus far. My question is...for what reason do these people score like this???? Is it to boost their own place in the rankings or just because they simply have no idea at all. This "competitive" style will probably never be curtailed but I hope by outing these types it might make them re-think their motives for participating on such a site. As for the bona fide members, keep up the good work...I am learning lots since joining, and am happy to be a part of such a great community.

Message edited by author 2009-01-05 06:58:21.

mikeee

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/05/2009 07:18:15 AM · #114

Originally posted by DPC:

Stats: You have rated 152 of 152 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have commented on 27 images (18%) in this challenge.

I might get a chance to make more comments later.

Originally posted by bcenu:

Not to sound too blunt, but to the troll who just gave me a 1 maybe check your glasses and the challenge requirements.

Haha, I had the same feelings during the last challenge. If it's any consolation individual votes make almost no difference to your final score. However, I'm sure that with a low score from him/her you also got a really good comment to help you improve? No, thought not.

01/05/2009 09:03:49 AM · #115

Originally posted by bcenu:

My question is...for what reason do these people score like this????

Very rarely will you find out. I believe most of these people who vote decent shots as 1's don't even participate in the forums and will never have a clue. Occasionally an active member will give you some kind of clue as to why they lowball a vote, but it's rather infrequent.

Some examples of possible reasons for lowball votes:
-Making a statement about something they feel is unacceptable (The nudes in the "all I want" challenge for instance)
-Even though it is good, it does not appeal to them, and they vote on a scale of don't like<-->like rather than bad<-->good (A subtle distinction, but one that makes a difference)
-They do not see the relevance to the topic and they will only give the lowest possible vote to a DNMC

Message edited by author 2009-01-05 09:04:55.

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

01/05/2009 02:08:39 PM · #116

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I'm going to start a small side business. For a modest fee, my wife will evaluate your potential challenge entries. All you need to do is to enter the one she doesn't like. You will be assured a good score using this patented method.

Lutchenko

Nikon D700

01/05/2009 06:38:48 PM · #117

Hey yospiff I'd subscribe to that one lol

To carry on the low voting theme, I've been monitoring my score that hovering around the 5.9 mark and have calculated that the last voter just gave me a 1 arrgh.

Now I have no problem with this except that if you are going to allocate a 1 then you must either have strong feelings about the image in which case please make a comment saying why you feel it deserves a low score or they
are voting low for other perhaps tactical reasons.

bcenu

Canon EOS-40D

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

01/05/2009 07:46:56 PM · #118

Originally posted by Lutchenko:

Now I have no problem with this except that if you are going to allocate a 1 then you must either have strong feelings about the image in which case please make a comment saying why you feel it deserves a low score or they
are voting low for other perhaps tactical reasons.

Me thinks the latter in these cases, especially when the low votes are not backed up with a valid reason. But hey, I'll put up with the inconsiderate few, they are far outweighed by the benefits and knowledge to be gained from this insightful community.

pedrobop

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

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

01/05/2009 09:27:16 PM · #119

Transparency III
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Well, this is really nice for me!
Wish more comments though.

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

01/05/2009 11:21:17 PM · #120

I hate hovering on the edge. But I prefer it to a low 5!

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Lutchenko

Nikon D700

01/06/2009 03:48:36 AM · #121

Not long to wait now eh lol

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limerick

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR

01/06/2009 07:06:45 AM · #122

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dropped like a rock. :=/

scottieham

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM

01/06/2009 10:18:19 AM · #123

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whats with the voters the past couple days? i was over 6 on sunday night

Lutchenko

Nikon D700

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

01/06/2009 10:18:46 AM · #124

Arrrrgh score is in free fall

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