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04/18/2007 01:25:07 AM · #1
Originally posted by TechnoShroom:

Originally posted by charliebaker:

Over 6 "favorites to place in top 15" club:
TJinGuy
eyewave
annpatt
Jdannels
Technoshroom
teto
charliebaker
Wildcard
jdanniels
levyj413
teto
LaMas
mansch


Not even close to top 15 for me.


I pulled off 19th. Man I was hoping for for a top-10.

Well off to the next challenge. Keep up the good work guys!
04/18/2007 12:46:51 AM · #2
Its been fun guys... thanks for the updates!!!! Hope to see you head to head soon!
04/18/2007 12:44:08 AM · #3
Originally posted by charliebaker:

Over 6 "favorites to place in top 15" club:
TJinGuy
eyewave
annpatt
Jdannels
Technoshroom
teto
charliebaker
Wildcard
jdanniels
levyj413
teto
LaMas
mansch


Not even close to top 15 for me.
04/18/2007 12:43:16 AM · #4
To follow up on my troll vote statement a ways up the postings, I checked out the top three places for 1's and all three have one. And in a weird turn of events, I actually don't have any.
04/18/2007 12:30:50 AM · #5
Congrats to all the bright lights in the nightshot challenge! It's been fun to track with you this past week! This thread is shuttin' down.
04/17/2007 11:59:36 PM · #6
To Jib,

Hope your 8.1 will come out in the wash in the next minute!

Good luck!
04/17/2007 11:59:26 PM · #7
Woohoo I got 300 votes, I think that is a new record for me.

Votes: 300
Views: 444
Avg Vote: 6.6567
Comments: 13
04/17/2007 11:56:17 PM · #8
Votes: 267
Views: 467
Avg Vote: 8.1
Comments: 33

UPDATE

EDIT:lol i wish

Message edited by author 2007-04-17 23:58:51.
04/17/2007 11:39:43 PM · #9
Okay folks, here's the current update...

Over 7 "favorites to ribbon" club:
indridistefans
vikas
Lonz
hotpasta

Over 6 "favorites to place in top 15" club:
TJinGuy
eyewave
annpatt
Jdannels
Technoshroom
teto
charliebaker
Wildcard
jdanniels
levyj413
teto
LaMas
mansch

Great times had by all this past week at "A Spotlight on Nightshot IV" Thanks for the 190+ who cast some light on this subject, and the 3500 who looked in upon the conversation. May the best shot shine!

Message edited by author 2007-04-17 23:40:06.
04/17/2007 08:48:47 PM · #10
Originally posted by Wildcard:

I'm quietly excited about my night shot, it was my first attempt at shooting at night and it's sitting on 6.36. If that score holds until rollover I'll have a PB.


Originally posted by jdannels:

Votes: 267
Views: 413
Avg Vote: 6.3483
Comments: 11


Looks like Joe, Bobbie, and I are going to be neighbors. :) Good luck on the new personal best, Bobbie! And congrats on yours, teto!

Votes: 279
Views: 420
Avg Vote: 6.3477
Comments: 22
Favorites: 1

Message edited by author 2007-04-17 20:50:19.
04/17/2007 08:46:47 PM · #11
Originally posted by charliebaker:

My camera, a Canon, only offers a 15 second exposure and I have no remote, and almost always forget to bring along a tripod ... Pretty cool that us amateurs (total camera equipment valued under $1000) get to play with the big boys with their big toys (total camera equipment valued over $5000).


I have the same camera. It's even cooler when we produce high-scoring shots with our $300-$400 cameras, as both you and I have. :)
04/17/2007 08:42:49 PM · #12
Well i maxed out at a 6.1 but i'm at a 5.95 right now...

Not bad considering I intended the photo for a different challenge.

Message edited by author 2007-04-17 20:42:59.
04/17/2007 08:40:41 PM · #13
Votes: 268
Views: 394
Avg Vote: 6.2687
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 04/17/07 08:10 pm

Regard to the comments, for me has been a nice experience. I've tried night shots before but the camera I was using didn't help. So this is my first entry with my new camera and even that is a "regular night shot". I learned a lot.
04/17/2007 08:34:24 PM · #14
I'm quietly excited about my night shot, it was my first attempt at shooting at night and it's sitting on 6.36. If that score holds until rollover I'll have a PB.
04/17/2007 08:32:28 PM · #15
Votes: 267
Views: 413
Avg Vote: 6.3483
Comments: 11
Down .07 after 250 votes, lets hurry up and end this one :P
04/17/2007 08:28:53 PM · #16
Originally posted by charliebaker:

Anyway about it, for beginning or intermediate amateur photographers, shooting at night (indoors or outdoors) is a challenge. So many issues with lighting can go wrong. I would guess that over 50% of amateur photographers have not read their camera manuals, and are still wrestling with ISO settings, exposure settings, even how and when to use a tripod. My camera, a Canon, only offers a 15 second exposure and I have no remote, and almost always forget to bring along a tripod. Even when I do set the camera up on a steady surface and carefully set the manual settings for shutter speed and fstops, I forget to check the ISO and the white balance settings half the time. And that's all IN CAMERA issues. Then comes the PP challenge. Pretty cool that us amateurs (total camera equipment valued under $1000) get to play with the big boys with their big toys (total camera equipment valued over $5000). Best of all, no one really knows at first who is who. Only after the fact do we get to see if our guesses are correct. Like the Byrds sang a few decades ago, "to every season, learn, learn, learn" (sorry for the dumb joke). I'm heading down to the landscape nearest where I work right now to shoot for tonight's Landscape III challenge. I do not know PP advanced editing techniques. I'll wade on into these new editing rules and learn, learn, learn.


Well said.
04/17/2007 07:33:52 PM · #17
Anyway about it, for beginning or intermediate amateur photographers, shooting at night (indoors or outdoors) is a challenge. So many issues with lighting can go wrong. I would guess that over 50% of amateur photographers have not read their camera manuals, and are still wrestling with ISO settings, exposure settings, even how and when to use a tripod. My camera, a Canon, only offers a 15 second exposure and I have no remote, and almost always forget to bring along a tripod. Even when I do set the camera up on a steady surface and carefully set the manual settings for shutter speed and fstops, I forget to check the ISO and the white balance settings half the time. And that's all IN CAMERA issues. Then comes the PP challenge. Pretty cool that us amateurs (total camera equipment valued under $1000) get to play with the big boys with their big toys (total camera equipment valued over $5000). Best of all, no one really knows at first who is who. Only after the fact do we get to see if our guesses are correct. Like the Byrds sang a few decades ago, "to every season, learn, learn, learn" (sorry for the dumb joke). I'm heading down to the landscape nearest where I work right now to shoot for tonight's Landscape III challenge. I do not know PP advanced editing techniques. I'll wade on into these new editing rules and learn, learn, learn.
04/17/2007 06:21:39 PM · #18
Originally posted by levyj413:

Originally posted by LaMas:

To be honest, when the title is "Night shots" and over 70% of the people go and shoot a landscape, I give average scores because of lack of originality or creativity.


Wow. That's pretty harsh. So if someone does a spectacular night landscape shot, you still vote them 5 because other people have done it? You vote all night landscapes with average scores, regardless of quality, because you don't think they're original?

Really?

Remember that no one sees each others' photos beforehand.


No,No and No. A landscape taken and seen a hundred times before, lacks originality and creativity. If taken moderately well- at best it's a 6. At best. If you find an angle, a unique composition, sharp focus, foreground and background with a great depth of field and some dynamics to it- yeah, I'll give you a better score. I always vote(as I feel many others do) on the 5 basic rules of composition as well as focus and contrast and color. But these are basic rules and should be known and followed. But what makes their photo different than the next if it is the same landscape taken a hundred times? What is it that is going to make it stick out from the crowd? I'll be totally honest, I saw tons of bridge photos. But only one stood out more than the others. Yes a lot of the bridges still all got decent marks because of composition, color, etc. but one really was great. It popped! It stood out from the rest.

I vote for great photos, but if you truely want me to vote a 9 or 10- it better be something original, creative... those things that really can't be taught but felt when they take that photograph.

To put it plainly- if it is a SPECTACULAR night landscape- it must be just that- a SPECTACULAR shot.

So to sum it up- be creative and original and that will get the higher scores.

Message edited by author 2007-04-17 18:25:05.
04/17/2007 06:11:57 PM · #19
Mine is obviously towards the bottom because I have received quite a few interesting comments. My fave being "I don't like it." lol

I did learn something from this too because I have always been fascinated by night shots and thought I would give it a go. Out of this I learned that I had a certain feature of my camera disabled. So I am ready to run out and try this again.

I am glad that this was not my first ever entry at DPC. The comments have been fairly harsh. The rites of passage for those at the bottom!

Originally posted by Monique64:

Thank you I do agree with yours and my reason for joining and participating in DPC.

I would love heaps of constructive comments but I have to admit I am not that consistant at giving them myself. I run a business full time plus do all of my own paperwork and have a family and it is all I can do to vote on all of the photos and give out comment to a few. Hopefully over time I can increase my commenting ratio.

04/17/2007 06:08:18 PM · #20
Originally posted by LaMas:

To be honest, when the title is "Night shots" and over 70% of the people go and shoot a landscape, I give average scores because of lack of originality or creativity.


Wow. That's pretty harsh. So if someone does a spectacular night landscape shot, you still vote them 5 because other people have done it? You vote all night landscapes with average scores, regardless of quality, because you don't think they're original?

Really?

Remember that no one sees each others' photos beforehand.
04/17/2007 04:49:08 PM · #21
After an initial drop my score had, for the most part, been rising all week. These last two days though have brought out all the people who don't like my photo. Oh well, so much for 6.3, it was nice knowing you.
04/17/2007 04:40:41 PM · #22
Thank you I do agree with yours and my reason for joining and participating in DPC.

I would love heaps of constructive comments but I have to admit I am not that consistant at giving them myself. I run a business full time plus do all of my own paperwork and have a family and it is all I can do to vote on all of the photos and give out comment to a few. Hopefully over time I can increase my commenting ratio.
04/17/2007 04:22:12 PM · #23
Originally posted by Monique64:


This was my first night shot and I spent 3 nights doing all different types of shots. I entered a more alternative style as I wasn't able to get many other good shots. (I need a remote shutter control). I was happy with the one I entered and this challenge made me learn about using features on my camera and to experiment outside of my comfort zone. If mine is one of the bad ones then I am sorry but for me joining dpc is about learning and being forced to shoot to a theme and learn to use my brand new camera.


It IS about learning. That's it in it's entirety. Listen, I joined not too long ago and have been taking to heart all of the comments made whether good or bad. But this is a select crowd. To be honest, when the title is "Night shots" and over 70% of the people go and shoot a landscape, I give average scores because of lack of originality or creativity. It forces you to think outside said boundaries while still having to mold your photo by group standards. On top of which, it really keeps my interest for the whole week. thinking of what to do for the next challenge. I can't stop thinking about. And you may not realize it, but over time, you may enter a photo that you whipped up in a few seconds and thought nothing of it, and it takes a blue ribbon. Why- Who the hell knows- you're trying to appeal to a mass audience of a wide variety. Stick with it and enjoy the many photos you'll accumulate over time. It's not ALL about the ribbon!

I really just wish that people would start leaving comments, good and bad so we all can learn. In my opinion, if you vote you should have to comment on at least 50% of those. And help people to learn damn it!!
04/17/2007 12:14:32 PM · #24
Just finished voting this morning. Nice job everyone, as this was the highest average score I've given in a long time. I rated over 55% a 6 or higher and 20% 7 or higher. Again, job well done.

Tim
04/17/2007 10:40:25 AM · #25
Thanks for the updates Charlie!!! You're the bestest!
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