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05/03/2004 01:11:02 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by goinskiing:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I don't check my score until after the first hourly automatic update ... usually by then there's at least 15 votes, and I can have a pretty good idea what the number to the left of the decimal point will end up ... |
You have a lot more will power. For me its wait of rit...wait for it...clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick...votevotevotevotevotevotevote...clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick. Repaet as many times as neccessary until either a) tire or b)satisfied to the point you can sleep. |
Me too LOL! As I said elsewhere I am almost always happy with what I submit, but I do want to know what others think. It's exciting to get the initial results.
It would be fun for DPC to report how many refresh clicks happen in the first hour of the challenge! |
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05/03/2004 01:12:48 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by dsa157:
Originally posted by achiral:
14/5.00, if my photo finishes below 5.0, i'm not going to submit anymore |
well, if you're quitting, can I have all your lenses? :)
Dave |
nah, quitting photography would be like losing a loved one, really sad...quitting dpc would be like losing a few pounds, not sad at all
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05/03/2004 01:32:53 AM · #28 |
| Hey achiral, you have blue ribbon and that's more than I can say....that means something right? |
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05/03/2004 01:42:43 AM · #29 |
Votes: 26
Avg Vote: 3.8077
Comments: 1
Updated: 05/03/04 01:40 am
WOO HOO BROWN RIBBON HERE I COME!
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05/03/2004 02:14:00 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by jmlelii:
Votes: 26
Avg Vote: 3.8077
Comments: 1
Updated: 05/03/04 01:40 am
WOO HOO BROWN RIBBON HERE I COME! |
Sorry, JM, 24 votes, 3.4167. The first vote was a six. I knew then I was all wrong.
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05/03/2004 02:18:39 AM · #31 |
| Damnit if im gunna get a crappy score, I at least want a brown ribbon.. I'll hope for a mid range score crash... im low 4's at the moment. |
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05/03/2004 02:33:04 AM · #32 |
i down into the 4's sniff sniff
my first comment was 'i can recognize what it is'... darrrgg. ONCE AGAIN.. i 'don't meet challenge'.... i dunno when i'll learn
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05/03/2004 06:03:52 AM · #33 |
Votes: 33
Avg Vote: 4.8485
Comments: 2
I think there are so many interpretations of abstract the wining shot will be a low scroe in the 6's again. Atleast I hope so, it will be less humiliating. :) |
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05/03/2004 06:25:13 AM · #34 |
Votes: 27
Avg Vote: 5.0741
Comments: 1
Updated: 05/03/04 06:00 am
If I'd only dreamt 4.9 and not 5.9.
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05/03/2004 07:26:41 AM · #35 |
| brown ribbons are they for last place only or do the last ten or so share it or is it for a percentile less than 10% |
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05/03/2004 07:43:04 AM · #36 |
| If it smells like poop must be a brown one :) |
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05/03/2004 08:14:29 AM · #37 |
When I went to bed I had 15 votes and a 5.14. Now its:
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Avg Vote: 5.5278
Comments: 0
Maybe voters feel better today. Hope they all take their happy pills!
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05/03/2004 08:18:35 AM · #38 |
For all those scoring in the 5s, I have some good news.
My 'Where you Live' photo which finished on 7.030 (5th place) finished Monday with a 5.9 score. I was disappointed with this, because I thought the shot deserved better. I was happy for the rest of the week:
Tuesday - 6.2
Wednesday - 6.3
Thursday - 6.6
Friday - 6.8
Saturday - 7.0
Sunday - 6.9
Final - 7.030
So don't pay too much attention over your initial scores - and certainly don't beat yourselves up over it.
Message edited by author 2004-05-03 08:19:04.
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05/03/2004 08:31:09 AM · #39 |
Originally posted by Konador:
For all those scoring in the 5s, I have some good news.
My 'Where you Live' photo which finished on 7.030 (5th place) finished Monday with a 5.9 score. I was disappointed with this, because I thought the shot deserved better. I was happy for the rest of the week:
Tuesday - 6.2
Wednesday - 6.3
Thursday - 6.6
Friday - 6.8
Saturday - 7.0
Sunday - 6.9
Final - 7.030
So don't pay too much attention over your initial scores - and certainly don't beat yourselves up over it. |
Also it is random. I had weeks when scores kept increasing like yours did, then last week whas the strangest , i kept climbing every day from 5.6 to 6.0xx then imediately someone came and put it back in 5.6. This went on and on all week. It really is random and I don't see any point of giving initial scores much attenttion, but as we are so addicts and keep hiting the "update" link every 2 seconds, we need to share our frustrations / hapiness andother feelings we have :)) |
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05/03/2004 10:53:45 AM · #40 |
I am only half way through voting/commenting on the "Abstract" challenge so have not seen my score yet.
I found my shot by accident and I really liked my entry in this challenge. I guess, since I like it so much, it's probably sitting at 4.2 or something.
Now I'm afraid to look.
drg |
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05/03/2004 11:18:35 AM · #41 |
| I find that people either love abstracts or hate them. Unrecognisable abstracts, to me personally, are mostly like fingerpainting - fun to do but who really cares afterwards. So if your score is bad this week then chances are the voter(s) just dont much like abstracts. I glanced through the thumbs and there were some that stood out as really neat. Incidentally, I cant currently vote on the challenge, so dont blame me! |
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05/03/2004 11:42:54 AM · #42 |
Well my score is so disappointing that I`ve switched of my score for this week. I don`t wish to be clicking the update button and watch it keep going down :).
Oh well, maybe next week
Geo
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05/03/2004 11:59:14 AM · #43 |
Originally posted by moodville:
I find that people either love abstracts or hate them. Unrecognisable abstracts, to me personally, are mostly like fingerpainting - fun to do but who really cares afterwards. So if your score is bad this week then chances are the voter(s) just dont much like abstracts. I glanced through the thumbs and there were some that stood out as really neat. Incidentally, I cant currently vote on the challenge, so dont blame me! |
Hey Mood, I hope you join again soon. Really like your work. :)
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05/03/2004 12:12:49 PM · #44 |
Originally posted by Konador:
For all those scoring in the 5s, I have some good news.
My 'Where you Live' photo which finished on 7.030 (5th place) finished Monday with a 5.9 score. I was disappointed with this, because I thought the shot deserved better. I was happy for the rest of the week:
Tuesday - 6.2
Wednesday - 6.3
Thursday - 6.6
Friday - 6.8
Saturday - 7.0
Sunday - 6.9
Final - 7.030
So don't pay too much attention over your initial scores - and certainly don't beat yourselves up over it. |
Yes, I'm sure this will happen to me! Won't it?
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05/03/2004 12:21:31 PM · #45 |
Hehehehe... I'm fooling everybody with mine!! They all think I PS'd mine so they are giving me low scores for that!!! Moouaaaahahahahahah I fooled you all!! Give me 4.9 hehehehehehe and then see you jaw drop when you realized your misshap!!
It's an awsome shot. I just love it!! :-)
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05/03/2004 12:29:59 PM · #46 |
Originally posted by kosmikkreeper:
Hehehehe... I'm fooling everybody with mine!! They all think I PS'd mine so they are giving me low scores for that!!! Moouaaaahahahahahah I fooled you all!! Give me 4.9 hehehehehehe and then see you jaw drop when you realized your misshap!!
It's an awsome shot. I just love it!! :-) |
I am getting the same thing. the title will be their undoing. Is funny, but aggravating at the same time. By the way...do voters know what DOF is? Just curious.
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05/03/2004 12:32:33 PM · #47 |
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
By the way...do voters know what DOF is? Just curious. |
D'OH -- a typo? |
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05/03/2004 12:40:18 PM · #48 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
By the way...do voters know what DOF is? Just curious. |
D'OH -- a typo? |
hehe. that is what I say anytime I intentionally use DOF while shooting for an entry. DOH-Not gonna go over well. Not everything tack sharp focus. when will I learn? |
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05/03/2004 12:52:32 PM · #49 |
Well, you should make it clearer you mean a shallow DOF. Not an insignificant number of people here do appreciate it, even though it's not as popular as some other techniques.
I appreciate it because it's hard to do decently, especially with a lower-end digital camera ... although I was pretty happy with my Shallow DOF entry
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05/03/2004 01:08:14 PM · #50 |
Originally posted by moodville:
...people either love abstracts or hate them. Unrecognisable abstracts...are mostly like fingerpainting - fun to do but who really cares afterwards. So if your score is bad this week then chances are the voter(s) just dont much like abstracts... |
Judging by the two comments I received, "How is (the subject) abstract?" and, "I can tell what this is." I can see that some voters are placing as much emphasis on the last sentence in the challenge instructions as the first.
This is from the "Abstract Comment" thread last night:
Originally posted by nshapiro:
...The emphasis on the challenge is the first sentence: Is the picture you are looking at more about lines, shapes and colors than it is about any recognizable subject? In other words, you should see the lines, shapes, and colors, foremost. If you can recognize an object, it should be only secondary that you see it as such.
When I submitted this challenge description when they were collecting the big list of challenges, it was my intent to focus the challenge on shots that are "clearly abstract". There are so many shots on these types of sites where someone calls it an abstract, but it is first and foremost a picture of something you recognize.
But again, to me, clearly abstract is about seeing lines, shapes and colors as the primary subject of the photo... |
I guess I'll justify my entry with the above statement in mind. I'm happy. I hope to receive some constructive comments, as opposed to stating the obvious (and fulfilling the notion that you must comment on an image that you give a three or less.)
This AM, I've gotten a slight rise to 3.7xxx. This is surely my lowest scoring entry. Still, I welcome comments. Think "lines, shapes, colors..."
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