Don't sit on your Bench scores. Share them!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/30/2008 09:21:09 PM · #1

yep lost another .05 today. How freaking typical. :(

Oded

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

11/30/2008 12:31:20 AM · #2

Originally posted by Melethia:

You have rated 124 of 125 images (99%) in this challenge.
You have commented on 124 images (99%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 6.3871

Thanks for the comment - one of the nicer ones

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

11/29/2008 10:35:23 PM · #3

My score is at its lowest. Typical for the day before rollover.

sempermarine

Apple iPhone 5s

11/29/2008 09:46:28 AM · #4

My latest and greatest...

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Inside

Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel

11/29/2008 09:42:28 AM · #5

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I have hoped to keep it over 6 but don�t seem to happen

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/29/2008 02:45:23 AM · #6

You have rated 124 of 125 images (99%) in this challenge.
You have commented on 124 images (99%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 6.3871

Mal37

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

11/29/2008 02:15:29 AM · #7

You have rated 125 of 125 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have commented on 125 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 6.3040.

Phew! 2 10's and 5 9's. Nice job everyone.

smichener

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

11/28/2008 04:50:19 PM · #8

Originally posted by PhotoInterest:

It also says not to take your score seriously and while there's a LOT that can be learned in here about photography and teaches us to have a more critical eye towards our works, it isn't the "authority" on what is good or what isn't. It's only a measure against how well one can achieve the most typically wanted style of photography for DPC.

I agree. An average score of 5 here isn't bad. In fact because we use a 10 point scale there is bound to be a lot of 5's. It would be interesting to see what would happen if the scale was 1-9 because that might actually raise average scores.
Anyhow:
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You have rated 124 of 125 images (99%) in this challenge.
You have commented on 124 images (99%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 5.0806.
I've given 1 ten, 1 nine, 5 eights, 6 sevens, 12 sixes, 70 fives, 14 fours, 5 threes, 2 twos, and 2 ones.

J-Me

Sony DSLR-A200

Sony 75-300 mm f/4.5-5.6

11/28/2008 04:16:22 PM · #9

Originally posted by JaimeVinas:

Originally posted by Rompy:
So, I haven't entered a challenge since July. I was pretty excited to enter benches because I was really happy with how my shot turned out. Started at a 6.4 and it stayed there for around 20 votes. All my comments have been great. My score, however, has dropped with every nice comment I get. Now I'm sitting at a 5.6. The comfort in all this is that despite my crappy score (to me, that's crappy) I've got people who want to pay me to photograph them. Take that, DPC! It's all your fault that I am now a professional photographer!

*This is just a note to those who think their score is the end all, be all. I'd love a 6+ score, but I'd rather have a career I love.*

No worries
There are haters out there voting down scores I've lost over .3 in the last day or so an I've gotten 14 very nice comments

What explains the votes? Beats me by this late in the game I would suspect that sub 5 votes is what is Hurting me

It's all cool anyway

I think it's a whole raft of things that cause the scores to be where they are...not the least which includes personal tastes, personal emotions and Trolls. ;)) Let's keep blaming the Trolls because it's the only explanation for some of the 1's, 2's and 3's being handed out to some pretty fantastic shots!

J-Me

Sony DSLR-A200

Sony 75-300 mm f/4.5-5.6

11/28/2008 04:12:47 PM · #10

Originally posted by Rompy:

So, I haven't entered a challenge since July. I was pretty excited to enter benches because I was really happy with how my shot turned out. Started at a 6.4 and it stayed there for around 20 votes. All my comments have been great. My score, however, has dropped with every nice comment I get. Now I'm sitting at a 5.6. The comfort in all this is that despite my crappy score (to me, that's crappy) I've got people who want to pay me to photograph them. Take that, DPC! It's all your fault that I am now a professional photographer!

*This is just a note to those who think their score is the end all, be all. I'd love a 6+ score, but I'd rather have a career I love.*

LOL Sharon....GOOD FOR YOU in saying what you have!!!

I so agree with you that if anyone is basing their "worth" as a photographer on the scoring in here, they are doing themselves a total injustice! You are proof of that as are a number of other members who are also professional photographers in here, being paid for their work and yet, cannot get their scores above "average" in here or, even lower.

I think that those who win ribbons in DPC or score high have found "the knack" to "the DPC LOOK" and therefore, do well. My congrats to them on that ability because it's not easy to figure out. However, as I've found out by watching some members in here who have entered other challenges in other sites that don't necessarily have the same tastes in the "DPC LOOK", it doesn't necessarily earn big scores or ribbons elsewhere. I've seen a photographer in here, enter a shot in a challenge here and it BOMBED in here, yet that very same photo ended up on the billboard in Times Square!!! :)) I also wanted to see what would happen with a photo from a famous photography firm (unknown to them, in a forum). It was literally torn to shreds and pretty much called "garbage". Yet, that firm is walking to the bank, cheque in hand and smiling...not waiting for a virtual ribbon! LOL What is that saying?

It's saying that just because your photo is sitting at a 4 in here or a 5...doesn't mean that it's worthless or that your work has no value. It's only saying that your photo rates that score HERE...based on DPC tastes. It also says not to take your score seriously and while there's a LOT that can be learned in here about photography and teaches us to have a more critical eye towards our works, it isn't the "authority" on what is good or what isn't. It's only a measure against how well one can achieve the most typically wanted style of photography for DPC.

Thanks for saying that Sharon because it's so true!! Best of luck with your photography outside of DPC because from your portfolio, I see some really lovely shots in there that show a lot of talent!!! :))

Lydia

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

11/28/2008 12:25:16 PM · #11

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dougi555

Nikon D800

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

11/28/2008 04:03:58 AM · #12

100 check-in

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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

11/27/2008 01:22:16 PM · #13

Originally posted by Rompy:

No worries
There are haters out there voting down scores I've lost over .3 in the last day or so an I've gotten 14 very nice comments

What explains the votes? Beats me by this late in the game I would suspect that sub 5 votes is what is Hurting me

It's all cool anyway

Rompy

Canon EOS-5D

11/27/2008 12:33:10 PM · #14

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/27/2008 11:01:51 AM · #15

One very lovely benefit about scoring in the mid-5 range is it doesn't have as much of a drop when all those in the stratosphere start dropping. Going from a 5.6 to a 5.4 for example is really rather painless! :-) So far my average given in this challenge is WELL over 6. I'm very much enjoying it. Back to voting...

J-Me

Sony DSLR-A200

Sony 75-300 mm f/4.5-5.6

11/27/2008 10:42:08 AM · #16

Originally posted by mbrutus2009:

So after much thought I decided not to put this shot into this challenge for I thought I would get killed with comments saying how off I interpreted the challenge. So instead of getting that I didn't post anything...

I don't think it would have done good anyways... There are some simple things that I did not do correctly on this shot... For example the upper right corner was WAY overexposed. What do you all think??? Tell me honestly... I'm up for the criticism! Hehe...

I think that you likely would have felt a pinch because it really wasn't a bench. Likely a good thing that you didn't enter it. I think people wouldn't really have looked fully at the photo itself in other aspects because they would likely have been thinking DNMC anyways.

Just making you feel better about not putting it in! ;)

Inside

Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel

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

11/27/2008 03:28:29 AM · #17

100 check and droped alot :(

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mbrutus2009

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

11/26/2008 11:21:37 PM · #18

Swing... Thats why I didn't post it. Haha!

smichener

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

11/26/2008 11:10:51 PM · #19

Is it a bench? Or a swing?

mbrutus2009

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

11/26/2008 10:54:41 PM · #20

Citadel

Nikon D7500

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

11/26/2008 07:24:34 PM · #21

Man. I am in a slump

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sempermarine

Apple iPhone 5s

11/26/2008 07:00:16 PM · #22

100 vote check-in:

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MaryO

Nikon Z8

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

11/26/2008 05:15:29 PM · #23

100 vote check-in:

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Score has dropped quite a bit from where it began but I have 2 faves :-)))

Ivory

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

11/26/2008 11:33:32 AM · #24

I have dropped further from just over 7.1 down to 6.52. Every vote takes me lower. Hopefully I finish over 6!