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 01/11/2013 10:10:00 AM · #51
And you know what? There are a bunch of people reading this wondering 'when the hell was he awestruck? You mean he used to give out 5's?'
 01/11/2013 10:16:00 AM · #52
Originally posted by klkitchens:
When I'm at "meh" or lower, I would gladly trade one full point of "score" for 10 constructive comments.


Votes and comments are two different monkeys all together.
I would leave more constructive comments for images that I didn't like but people here tend to be very sensitive.

Message edited by author 2013-01-11 10:16:51.
 01/11/2013 10:20:10 AM · #53
its clear the entrants who put effort into this challenge and those just submitted an image where you cant see the face. composition ruled here and there is a severe lack of it from what i saw. its very difficult to make a connection with a person when you cant see their face, this was not an easy challenge at all.

01/11/2013 10:22:24 AM · #54
Originally posted by vawendy:
. . .

Oh my -- what a wonderful challenge!! I love the mix! I thought it was going to be a bit tedious going through that many entries of faceless people, but there were so many different methods of facelessness. . . .


+1
Just ran through and was delighted by the variety.
 01/11/2013 10:22:29 AM · #55
Originally posted by pamb:
And you know what? There are a bunch of people reading this wondering 'when the hell was he awestruck?

Yes, I was wondering about that statement as well. Never thought he was impressed by a lot here, but I suppose it's a relative thing. There must be some reason he's still around, because it's not for the love and adoration he's been receiving.

He's starting to grow on me, however. Mostly because he keeps the forums interesting.

01/11/2013 10:23:07 AM · #56
Originally posted by pamb:
There are a bunch of people reading this wondering 'when the hell was he awestruck?
Yesterday to be exact.


Easy ten. Nothing else was close to its vicinity.
Gave out no nines in that challenge because Paul's image was vastly superior to anything else in that challenge.

Message edited by author 2013-01-11 10:24:28.
 01/11/2013 10:27:54 AM · #57
Originally posted by Venser:
Originally posted by pamb:
There are a bunch of people reading this wondering 'when the hell was he awestruck?
Yesterday to be exact.


Easy ten. Nothing else was close to its vicinity.
Gave out no nines in that challenge because Paul's image was vastly superior to anything else in that challenge.


i concur, fantastic image. not at all what to expect from a 30sec exposure.
 01/11/2013 10:29:34 AM · #58
That was also my highest scored image of 30 seconds.
 01/11/2013 10:30:04 AM · #59
Originally posted by BeckyT:
Votes: 13
Views: 41
Avg Vote: 4.8462

I may ribbon yet :)
I guess the activity is not exciting.


Yeah let the drop begin

Votes: 20
Views: 62
Avg Vote: 4.6000
Comments: 0

I still like the photo :)
 01/11/2013 10:36:17 AM · #60
I have a challenge within a challenge for those who dare.
How about you take the 10 LOWEST votes that you gave during this challenge and comment on them constructively? Of course be as polite as you can but let them know what you didn't like.
Anyone up for this?
I smell a low turnout.
 01/11/2013 10:38:11 AM · #61
Hmmm, skated right past the 'be nice for the hell of it bit' didn't ya?

If placement/percentile is all that counts, wth is wrong with giving out more 6's and less 4's as long as you remain consistent? Percentile doesn't change but the feel good factor sure increases, for both parties - it's nicer to give than receive, you know. Try it some time. Grab yourself some feel good endorphins.
 01/11/2013 10:41:44 AM · #62
Wow... went back to sleep for an hour and a half and dropped .47

Ouch!
 01/11/2013 11:00:02 AM · #63
Originally posted by vawendy:
Wow... went back to sleep for an hour and a half and dropped .47

Ouch!


ditto.
 01/11/2013 11:00:43 AM · #64
Originally posted by nygold:
I have a challenge within a challenge for those who dare.
How about you take the 10 LOWEST votes that you gave during this challenge and comment on them constructively? Of course be as polite as you can but let them know what you didn't like.
Anyone up for this?
I smell a low turnout.


ok, i'll do it now.
 01/11/2013 11:04:12 AM · #65
Originally posted by nygold:
I have a challenge within a challenge for those who dare.
How about you take the 10 LOWEST votes that you gave during this challenge and comment on them constructively? Of course be as polite as you can but let them know what you didn't like.
Anyone up for this?
I smell a low turnout.


ok, i'll do it now.

edit, nevermind, its bad enough i wasted my time voting on them.
 01/11/2013 11:09:16 AM · #66
Originally posted by nygold:
How about you take the 10 LOWEST votes that you gave during this challenge and comment on them constructively? Of course be as polite as you can but let them know what you didn't like.
Anyone up for this?
The problem is, my lowest votes simply go towards photos I'm not feeling. I would never tell someone stop doing XYZ because I'm not feeling it.

I read this article over at strobist and there's a quote which stands out:
Originally posted by Dave@strobist:
First off, I hate the idea of critiques. I think they are presumptuous and depend on the notion that there is right and wrong involved in a photo. Which, IMO, there usually isn't. You always have choices, and for the most part they are subjective. It's not like math.
If you drove to the mall, I would not critique how you got there. You got there, okay? You made choices, and they might be different next time. But you got there.

For this reason I don't comment on my lowest rated photos unless someone explicitly asks. Otherwise I assume they made those decisions because that's the image they wanted to submit and were happy with the result (image, not placement).

Message edited by author 2013-01-11 11:11:12.
 01/11/2013 11:12:24 AM · #67
Originally posted by Venser:
Originally posted by nygold:
How about you take the 10 LOWEST votes that you gave during this challenge and comment on them constructively? Of course be as polite as you can but let them know what you didn't like.
Anyone up for this?
The problem is, my lowest votes simply go towards photos I'm not feeling. I would never tell someone stop doing XYZ because I'm not feeling it.

I read this article over at strobist and there's a quote which stands out:
Originally posted by Dave@strobist:
First off, I hate the idea of critiques. I think they are presumptuous and depend on the notion that there is right and wrong involved in a photo. Which, IMO, there usually isn't. You always have choices, and for the most part they are subjective. It's not like math.
If you drove to the mall, I would not critique how you got there. You got there, okay? You made choices, and they might be different next time. But you got there.

For this reason I don't comment on my lowest rated photos unless someone explicitly asks. Otherwise I assume they made those decisions because that's the image they wanted to submit and were happy with the result (image, not placement).


Thats fair enough.
To me photography is kind of like food.
Every one has a different taste, I love milk with pizza I can't change that it's just how it is.

Message edited by author 2013-01-11 11:14:19.
 01/11/2013 11:17:20 AM · #68
Originally posted by nygold:

Every one has a different taste, I love milk with pizza I can't change that it's just how it is.


Milk with Pizza?

OMG!!

tell me which one is your photo, i'll go immediately to give you a 1!!! ;-)))
 01/11/2013 11:19:04 AM · #69
Photography is generally trying to communicate something. If you're not feeling it, the author might like to know that in a way that is less clinical than a number. As for not suggesting different processing/composition/lighting/whatever - maybe the photog would be open to nicely worded ideas. Maybe they have no idea about how to achieve something, or haven't developed an eye for artefacts etc.
 01/11/2013 11:22:26 AM · #70
Votes: 21
Views: 60
Avg Vote: 5.9048
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 01/11/13 11:20 am
 01/11/2013 11:23:59 AM · #71
Originally posted by nygold:

Every one has a different taste, I love milk with pizza I can't change that it's just how it is.


Nor should you! Milk with pizza (especially ice cold raw whole milk) is the best food combination there is!
 01/11/2013 11:27:50 AM · #72
Originally posted by Venser:
Originally posted by nygold:
How about you take the 10 LOWEST votes that you gave during this challenge and comment on them constructively? Of course be as polite as you can but let them know what you didn't like.
Anyone up for this?
The problem is, my lowest votes simply go towards photos I'm not feeling. I would never tell someone stop doing XYZ because I'm not feeling it.

I read this article over at strobist and there's a quote which stands out:
Originally posted by Dave@strobist:
First off, I hate the idea of critiques. I think they are presumptuous and depend on the notion that there is right and wrong involved in a photo. Which, IMO, there usually isn't. You always have choices, and for the most part they are subjective. It's not like math.
If you drove to the mall, I would not critique how you got there. You got there, okay? You made choices, and they might be different next time. But you got there.

For this reason I don't comment on my lowest rated photos unless someone explicitly asks. Otherwise I assume they made those decisions because that's the image they wanted to submit and were happy with the result (image, not placement).


I disagree

surprise, surprise :)

If your goal is to find something that resonates with the populace, it helps to know any critique -- even ones that say "it doesn't work for me". Hopefully you can be a little more informative about why it doesn't work for you -- most of the time we know why. Though sometimes there's just something off and it can't be explained.

I have a shot in New Year's Resolution that's bugging the heck out of me. I thought it was creative, well done, and it was a real challenge, so of course I'm madly in love with it and can't see it's flaws :) I would have loved any feedback on why it's not doing anywhere near what I had expected. Obviously there's something wrong with it -- but no one is stepping up to say what, and I can't see it.

It's too bad that people are getting afraid of leaving any negative comments.
 01/11/2013 11:28:12 AM · #73
I'm new (again) to the site. Haven't entered challenges in about 3 years. I'm surprised mine is doing so well in this challenge.

Votes: 25
Views: 63
Avg Vote: 7.1200
Comments: 4

But I'm sure it's bound to drop significantly like they always do...

Message edited by author 2013-01-11 11:30:37.
 01/11/2013 11:30:39 AM · #74
Originally posted by pamb:
Photography is generally trying to communicate something. If you're not feeling it, the author might like to know that in a way that is less clinical than a number.
You would think. But lets assume one gets tired of seeing similar landscapes repeatedly or entries which are not photographic in nature in expert editing challenge (my opinion only). Explicitly saying so get derided in these forums, and sometimes PMs are sent. It's simply easier to stay mum.

Originally posted by pamb:
As for not suggesting different processing/composition/lighting/whatever - maybe the photog would be open to nicely worded ideas. Maybe they have no idea about how to achieve something, or haven't developed an eye for artefacts etc.
If they ask why I gave them a vote, or how to do a processing technique and I have the know how, I will almost always respond. I just don't preemptively assume they want this information beforehand.
 01/11/2013 11:31:58 AM · #75
Originally posted by klkitchens:
Originally posted by nygold:

Every one has a different taste, I love milk with pizza I can't change that it's just how it is.


Nor should you! Milk with pizza (especially ice cold raw whole milk) is the best food combination there is!


See that if you and Giorgio were voting on my love of milk and pizza I would be sitting at a 5 or less.
People can give me 100 reasons why I shouldn't mix the two from culture to religion but mo matter what they say I'll still do it and love it.
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