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Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro for Nikon

02/03/2010 02:31:53 PM · #26

Opinions are very divided, but overall, I seem to be on an upward trend.

Votes: 63
Views: 109
Avg Vote: 5.3968
Comments: 0

Two votes averaging 7.5, followed by two more averaging 3.0. This is rather entertaining to watch.

Votes: 65
Views: 112
Avg Vote: 5.3231

Message edited by author 2010-02-03 14:57:22.

Nadine_Vb

Nikon D2X

02/03/2010 03:23:31 PM · #27

Just finished voting the hottest part.

You have rated 82 of 83 images (99%) in this challenge.
You have commented on 16 images (19%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 6.8049.

There are some amazing photographs.
Off to check out the cold section now and start the voting there.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

02/03/2010 03:44:57 PM · #28

Now someone thinks it is sooooo bad it cannot get any worse. No explanation left for the 1, naturally.

Votes: 71
Views: 118
Avg Vote: 5.2535
Comments: 0

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

02/03/2010 09:00:21 PM · #29

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Now someone thinks it is sooooo bad it cannot get any worse. No explanation left for the 1, naturally.

Votes: 71
Views: 118
Avg Vote: 5.2535
Comments: 0

You are way above my score...so don't fret!

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

02/03/2010 09:23:24 PM · #30

Originally posted by Judi:

You are way above my score...so don't fret!

Wow. I'm ahead of Judi?! Say it isn't so!

mycelium

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

02/03/2010 09:53:33 PM · #31

I'm hovering around a 6--up from the ~5.8 it was, down from the ~6.5 at its peak.

Although I'm a firm believer in the idea that, within DPC, the voters are never wrong, I do wish I could understand the voting!

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

02/03/2010 10:09:31 PM · #32

Originally posted by mycelium:

Although I'm a firm believer in the idea that, within DPC, the voters are never wrong, I do wish I could understand the voting!

I understand to know that nobody likes my pic :-( I have to remember that I just made this entry for the fun of it and I knew it wouldn't score well when I entered it....it was just for fun, it was just for fun, it was just for fun.... ;-)

02/03/2010 10:28:12 PM · #33

Originally posted by Luci11e:

:-( I have to remember that I just made this entry for the fun of it and I knew it wouldn't score well when I entered it....it was just for fun, it was just for fun, it was just for fun.... ;-)

Call it experience.

Originally posted by mycelium:

Although I'm a firm believer in the idea that, within DPC, the voters are never wrong, I do wish I could understand the voting!

I disagree to an extent. Sometimes the voters are wrong, and a good entry just has narrow appeal. One has to interpret the scores and comments to decide if it was a successful entry with narrow appeal, or if it really was poor to mediocre. MY own entry is one I think is pretty good, but I also know it has aspects that many will percieve as flaws.

And I also wish I understood the voting. I think most 1's are punishment for something, but rarely does one get feedback left with those. By the same token, a lot of 10's are a reward, and the shot is not really that good.

Message edited by author 2010-02-03 22:30:29.

bnilesh

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

02/03/2010 11:29:40 PM · #34

Votes: 85
Views: 185
Avg Vote: 5.4604
Comments: 6

Much low vote than my expectation. I got nice comments but I really didn't expected such poor voting. What I done may not be too interesting but tricky to do for me considering basic editing :)

Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital

02/03/2010 11:32:28 PM · #35

Doing ok, hoping to see it get over a 5 1/2, if the wind is to my back.

Votes: 93
Views: 155
Avg Vote: 5.4194
Comments: 1

Bugzeye

02/04/2010 05:28:12 AM · #36

oops. Wrong score thread.

Message edited by author 2010-02-04 07:03:45.

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

02/04/2010 07:04:47 AM · #37

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

And I also wish I understood the voting. I think most 1's are punishment for something, but rarely does one get feedback left with those. By the same token, a lot of 10's are a reward, and the shot is not really that good.

How can someone punish or reward a photo that they aren't supposed to know who the owner is?????

I'm understanding the voting on mine - the voters think it sucks!
(whispering to self, "it was just for the fun of it, it was just for fun, it was just for fun, it was just for fun) ;-)

Votes: 92
Views: 179
Avg Vote: 3.5652
Comments: 0

02/04/2010 09:02:50 AM · #38

Originally posted by Luci11e:

How can someone punish or reward a photo that they aren't supposed to know who the owner is?????

For whatever it is about your photo that the voter is tired of seeing. Maybe they don't like seeing baby pictures or think floral shots are overdone, so they vote down any of those, not because it is a bad photo, but because it is low on their personal appeal scale. I try to vote on the quality of the photo first, with personal appeal as a secondary consideration. Some vote strictly on what grabs them, regardless of how good it is or is not ("Good" being a very subjective term). Still others use the voting scale to rank the entries. This is why freestudies are so much tougher to get a high average in. In a challenge consisting of the best everyone has done this month, the very good photo that might normally get a 6, can get a 3 or 4 from a voter when ranked next to everything else.

02/04/2010 09:04:48 AM · #39

Doesn't seem to be getting a lot of votes in the middle ground. Gonna have trouble making 5 1/2.

Votes: 101
Views: 164
Avg Vote: 5.3762
Comments: 1

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

02/04/2010 10:36:12 AM · #40

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Originally posted by Luci11e:
How can someone punish or reward a photo that they aren't supposed to know who the owner is?????

For whatever it is about your photo that the voter is tired of seeing. Maybe they don't like seeing baby pictures or think floral shots are overdone, so they vote down any of those, not because it is a bad photo, but because it is low on their personal appeal scale. I try to vote on the quality of the photo first, with personal appeal as a secondary consideration. Some vote strictly on what grabs them, regardless of how good it is or is not ("Good" being a very subjective term). Still others use the voting scale to rank the entries. This is why freestudies are so much tougher to get a high average in. In a challenge consisting of the best everyone has done this month, the very good photo that might normally get a 6, can get a 3 or 4 from a voter when ranked next to everything else.

OK, I understand that.

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

02/04/2010 11:30:00 AM · #41

Getting both a lot of high votes and low votes. This one is turning out to be interesting to follow.

Votes: 110
Views: 174
Avg Vote: 5.4364
Comments: 1

mycelium

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

02/04/2010 05:28:47 PM · #42

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Getting both a lot of high votes and low votes. This one is turning out to be interesting to follow.

Votes: 110
Views: 174
Avg Vote: 5.4364
Comments: 1

It'll be interesting to see the voting breakdown on yours--I always like seeing how close to (or far from) a standard bell curve the voting actually goes. I'd like to see a photo that has a reverse bell curve... minimal 5s but heading to peaks at both 1 and 10.

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

02/04/2010 06:56:17 PM · #43

Originally posted by mycelium:

I'd like to see a photo that has a reverse bell curve... minimal 5s but heading to peaks at both 1 and 10.

That's actually one of my goals, to get a love it or hate it photo, with a dip in the 5's. There's another reason this is very interesting to follow, but I'll have to save it for after the challenge is over.

CoreyFitz

Nikon D3000

02/04/2010 08:46:53 PM · #44

I totally forgot about this challenge, I submitted a picture to see how it would look hated it and somehow forgot to unsubmit it. Good news is you all HATE it too, I'm a shoe in for the brown!

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

02/04/2010 09:42:41 PM · #45

Originally posted by CoreyFitz:

I totally forgot about this challenge, I submitted a picture to see how it would look hated it and somehow forgot to unsubmit it. Good news is you all HATE it too, I'm a shoe in for the brown!

Corey, show me the proof. I don't believe you. I think I have the brown and here's why:

Votes: 120
Views: 226
Avg Vote: 3.5750
Comments: 1

CoreyFitz

Nikon D3000

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

02/04/2010 09:57:46 PM · #46

Originally posted by Luci11e:

Originally posted by CoreyFitz:
I totally forgot about this challenge, I submitted a picture to see how it would look hated it and somehow forgot to unsubmit it. Good news is you all HATE it too, I'm a shoe in for the brown!

Corey, show me the proof. I don't believe you. I think I have the brown and here's why:

Votes: 120
Views: 226
Avg Vote: 3.5750
Comments: 1

Oh come on, I thought I had a good chance with this one,
Votes: 124
Views: 259
Avg Vote: 4.0403
Comments: 0

It was below 4 most of today

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

02/04/2010 10:23:14 PM · #47

lol well I a least thought I'd be at a 4. I really didn't think I'd do well with it, but I certainly didn't think it would be that bad.

02/04/2010 10:31:07 PM · #48

Originally posted by Luci11e:

Corey, show me the proof. I don't believe you. I think I have the brown and here's why:

Votes: 120
Views: 226
Avg Vote: 3.5750
Comments: 1

Ouch. If you don't get frustrated and you stick around, I think you will find that the votes improve soon enough.

bnilesh

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

02/05/2010 01:46:30 AM · #49

You have rated 39 of 82 images (48%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 6.6154.