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02/02/2009 03:35:20 PM · #126 |
Votes: 45
Views: 61
Avg Vote: 5.2889
EXACT same score as my Free Study entry right now. Convergence!! |
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02/02/2009 04:31:20 PM · #127 |
Votes: 42
Views: 66
Avg Vote: 5.1429
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 02/02/09 04:26 pm
Ouch! I think the high and mighty technical voters are on their horses again! ;) |
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02/02/2009 05:54:47 PM · #128 |
Originally posted by chromeydome:
Votes: 45
Views: 61
Avg Vote: 5.2889
EXACT same score as my Free Study entry right now. Convergence!! |
I wish I were you:) |
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02/02/2009 05:57:59 PM · #129 |
well it is better than the 4.0 I predicted when I put the shot up, it is at 5.7
I have a feeling that the high scorer is going to be fairly low 6's |
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02/02/2009 06:03:33 PM · #130 |
must...
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Votes: 52
Views: 92
Avg Vote: 7.0125
Comments: 11
Favorites: 2
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 02/02/09 06:02 pm |
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02/02/2009 06:38:54 PM · #131 |
| =-P~~~~~~~~~~ <~~ those are little rasberrys going your way |
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02/02/2009 07:08:50 PM · #132 |
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by chromeydome:
Votes: 45
Views: 61
Avg Vote: 5.2889
EXACT same score as my Free Study entry right now. Convergence!! |
I wish I were you:) |
Nobody ever wishes that! :-)) |
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02/03/2009 02:26:40 AM · #133 |
Seems there's a bit of grey area in the challenge details. ;-)
For me it was a shock to see so many B&W/desat entries. Seriously. My immediate reaction was that converting to B&W seems a bit of a cop out; an easy way of fitting the challenge without the difficulty of conceptualizing and shooting a grey subject.
Guess it goes without saying I interpreted this one as capturing the color grey (gray). I made a concerted effort to shoot a grey-in-color subject and can't help but feel less than rewarded given voting thus far (setting aside technical aspects, interest in subject, etc). Oh well. |
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02/03/2009 02:47:55 AM · #134 |
Trying hard to work on my photography these days .. not an easy task when the tax man knocks on your door needing your time ;) I'm surprised at the no comments on this one.
Votes: 63
Views: 101
Avg Vote: 5.7460
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 02/03/09 02:43 am
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02/03/2009 02:59:39 AM · #135 |
Originally posted by violinist123:
must...
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Votes: 52
Views: 92
Avg Vote: 7.0125
Comments: 11
Favorites: 2
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 02/02/09 06:02 pm |
Amazing score violinist123, (particulary in this challenge) good luck with the ribbons.
Message edited by author 2009-02-03 03:00:01. |
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02/03/2009 05:03:20 AM · #136 |
Grey
Votes: 65
Views: 106
Avg Vote: 5.5077
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 02/03/09 05:01 am
this is my second challenge here, the first is Free Study 2009-01...
mmhh... i'm curious to see the end...
good luck to everyone... |
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02/03/2009 07:16:12 AM · #137 |
Votes: 68
Views: 106
Avg Vote: 5.9853
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0
Climbed up from 5.6. |
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02/03/2009 07:20:59 AM · #138 |
Votes: 63
Views: 106
Avg Vote: 5.7937
Comments: 3
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02/03/2009 07:24:40 AM · #139 |
Originally posted by Rob O:
Seems there's a bit of grey area in the challenge details. ;-)
For me it was a shock to see so many B&W/desat entries. Seriously. My immediate reaction was that converting to B&W seems a bit of a cop out; an easy way of fitting the challenge without the difficulty of conceptualizing and shooting a grey subject.
Guess it goes without saying I interpreted this one as capturing the color grey (gray). I made a concerted effort to shoot a grey-in-color subject and can't help but feel less than rewarded given voting thus far (setting aside technical aspects, interest in subject, etc). Oh well. |
Ditto :) |
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02/03/2009 07:34:27 AM · #140 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by Rob O:
Seems there's a bit of grey area in the challenge details. ;-)
For me it was a shock to see so many B&W/desat entries. Seriously. My immediate reaction was that converting to B&W seems a bit of a cop out; an easy way of fitting the challenge without the difficulty of conceptualizing and shooting a grey subject.
Guess it goes without saying I interpreted this one as capturing the color grey (gray). I made a concerted effort to shoot a grey-in-color subject and can't help but feel less than rewarded given voting thus far (setting aside technical aspects, interest in subject, etc). Oh well. |
Ditto :) |
Ditto Ditto.
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02/03/2009 07:39:03 AM · #141 |
Whatever Langdon had in mind, the original suggestor,  soulman, was thinking of a colour picture :)
"I think we've had most of the other main colours as challenges before now and I thought to myself: What's one colour that's hard to make interesting? Grey. "
But, whatever was intended, we have what we have, which is open to interpretation. (dammit, cuz my grey-in-colour deserves more! lol) |
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02/03/2009 07:41:08 AM · #142 |
| Have you noticed that SoulMan has gone into the Witness Protection Program |
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02/03/2009 07:44:28 AM · #143 |
Originally posted by JulietNN:
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by Rob O:
Seems there's a bit of grey area in the challenge details. ;-)
For me it was a shock to see so many B&W/desat entries. Seriously. My immediate reaction was that converting to B&W seems a bit of a cop out; an easy way of fitting the challenge without the difficulty of conceptualizing and shooting a grey subject.
Guess it goes without saying I interpreted this one as capturing the color grey (gray). I made a concerted effort to shoot a grey-in-color subject and can't help but feel less than rewarded given voting thus far (setting aside technical aspects, interest in subject, etc). Oh well. |
Ditto :) |
Ditto Ditto. |
But to the undiscerning, those of us who shot completely in grey without conversion are getting hit as well. |
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02/03/2009 07:55:09 AM · #144 |
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02/03/2009 08:02:51 AM · #145 |
I shot in full colour as well
Votes: 71
Views: 104
Avg Vote: 4.6056
Comments: 1
I feel I'm going to pretty disapointed when I see all those desat images finishing way ahead of me, oh well such is life. |
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02/03/2009 08:21:36 AM · #146 |
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by hahn23:
Is it true?... the people who chose to interpret this challenge as a color challenge (non gray????) are all voting in a block, with monolithic "1"s, against the images with gray subjects. There was no prohibition against conversion to a black and white image. The only conditional clasue sentence was .... "You should do your best to avoid extreme shades of gray (read: shades of black and white)". That doesn't mean take a color picture with some obscure element in gray. Nearly every photo has that condition. Furthermore, there are many images which are naturally in shades of gray. The challenge here was to capture a gray colored subject and avoid the extreme ends of the histogram. Mostly, I'm concerned that a group would vote in a block based on their "unique" interpretation. |
IF you're speaking to MY comment, I just want to say that I would NEVER give anybody a 1 or even a 2 (and most likey never a 3). And I belong to no groups.
What I meant was that I believe color images work better for this topic and, therefore, I will most likely vote them higher. I gave the topic description alot of thought before posting my own color image of something I thought looked grey. I processed it and re-processed it several times and even tried desat. To get a good all-grey picture is HARD because, to me, what makes a photo interesting is some contrasting element. Black and white didn't seem to work well at all because, to me (again), you can't have good black and white photography without the extreme dark/light contrast.
So - I promise to keep an open mind and look at each image as it's own grey image, whether its in color or b/w but I can almost say for sure that the images that will work, for my eye, will be those in color. And NO LOW SCORES. Promise.
I don't want any so I'm sure nobody else does either.
When I'm finished voting (maybe tonight) I will post my stats. |
Penny, this is just my 2 cents, but referring to your comment "I would never give anybody a 1, 2 or a 3", well - the voting scale is 1 to 10.
I use the voting scale in its entirety.
Each to their own, but never feel guilty about using the full scale: that is what it's there for! Giving out a 'low scoring' 1, 2 or 3 does not mean you are a troll, if you are using the scale for what it was intended for.
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02/03/2009 08:29:28 AM · #147 |
Originally posted by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul:
Each to their own, but never feel guilty about using the full scale: that is what it's there for! Giving out a 'low scoring' 1, 2 or 3 does not mean you are a troll, if you are using the scale for what it was intended for.
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this is the correct way for me too...
but, if i vote 1,2 or 3, i do not let the page without write a comment, i think that low scores needs a little comment on why for me...
this is important in order to increase our experience, or not? |
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02/03/2009 09:02:09 AM · #148 |
I had 2 different thoughts when I read this challenge.
One was take a photo of something grey (like an elephant/horse etc).
The other, and the route I took - was to take a photograph of something that would still be interesting without any blacks or whites. This was because of the added in bit about keeping away from blacks/whites. On the colour challenges e.g. red - there was no 'capture the colour red, but do not include dark red or light red.
Therefore I took a shot, converted it to greyscale, and was sure to have no blacks or whites.
And here is my scoring:-
Votes: 66
Views: 105
Avg Vote: 5.3333
Comments: 1
Not brilliant, but well up to my usual mediocre standard! |
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02/03/2009 09:14:31 AM · #149 |
Originally posted by sempermarine:
When my shot is unveiled with this score, there will be great disappointment in the DPC community. One commenter will have their heart torn out by this revelation. I can not be held accountable for the rant threads that will start. Just remember this is only a silly virtual challenge and I am okay with this score. I will move on and create other masterpieces for all to enjoy. :) (on a positive note it is improving)
Votes: 42
Views: 80
Avg Vote: 4.4524
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0 |
Now there will be 2 very disappointed DPC members! I suggest everyone go back and re-evaluate your scoring. It is apparent by these two comments that there has been a huge blunder with most voting. Go back, find my shot, and re-vote, it only takes a few seconds. :)
Votes: 68
Views: 121
Avg Vote: 4.7059
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
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02/03/2009 09:36:20 AM · #150 |
This challenge comes to mind as similar in nature to the current Grey challenge: Black and White in Color II
Votes: 67
Views: 107
Avg Vote: 4.9851
Comments: 1
Favorites: 1 |
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