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02/16/2005 12:04:40 AM · #1 |
| Well, I did a lot better than before. 43% looks great when first two submissions were 4% and 6%. My average was 4.657 so I haven't quite hit the 5 barrier, but there is always next week! |
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02/16/2005 12:08:40 AM · #2 |
| I'm surprised! My first entry and I got 5.11% and finished 71/213! |
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02/16/2005 12:18:36 AM · #3 |
I guess ppl just didn't quite get the idea behind the "hairy buttocks" pic I shot!
What I can't get is, why so many 1's and 2's? Was it that gross?
c'mon!!! And now a hairy "backside" means "out of focus". Sheesh
Message edited by author 2005-02-16 00:19:03.
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02/16/2005 12:22:20 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by scuds:
I guess ppl just didn't quite get the idea behind the "hairy buttocks" pic I shot!
What I can't get is, why so many 1's and 2's? Was it that gross?
c'mon!!! And now a hairy "backside" means "out of focus". Sheesh |
I gave it a 6. It's nice and silly, though you have to admit that an average man's ass isn't the most photogenic subject. |
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02/16/2005 12:31:58 AM · #5 |
I did much better than I thought I would.
And I feel sort of privileged to have the highest places "gory" photo. Heh. |
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02/16/2005 12:43:53 AM · #6 |
I predicted (and received) a fairly low score, but the number of really votes surprised me. I figured that I would get hammered for the grain, and possibly the "appeal" factor, but a 1 or 2 for Pain? I dunno... she doesn't look too comfy to me. I didn't expect a lot of high votes, but it would seem that 25-50 voters pretty much ignored the directive to hold the challenge topic in highest consideration. I'm curious... was it mostly the grain that did me in, or was there something more?
Also, there was some debate within the SC as to whether this consituted a literal work of art. My feeling was that the textured, 3D surface I projected the image onto added deep shadows and light effects that weren't part of the "original art." Any opinions?
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02/16/2005 12:46:21 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by mycelium:
though you have to admit that an average man's ass isn't the most photogenic subject. |
Just for that, I'm gonna take a photo of my butt and post it up for all to peruse! ;) Maybe that could be the next challenge?? |
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02/16/2005 12:48:36 AM · #8 |
scalvert. I don't think it's the grain so much as it is the fact that you were projecting it on an object made it seem a bit blurry. I thought it was a multiple exposure of the face and some rocks but now knowing how you did it I can see more clearly why it looks the way it does.
I like it and I know you didn't expect it to do well on here anyway. Thanks for taking the risk and submitting it.
I knew mine wouldn't do well either but I like it a lot.
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02/16/2005 12:52:40 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
I predicted (and received) a fairly low score, but the number of really votes surprised me. I figured that I would get hammered for the grain, and possibly the "appeal" factor, but a 1 or 2 for Pain? I dunno... she doesn't look too comfy to me. I didn't expect a lot of high votes, but it would seem that 25-50 voters pretty much ignored the directive to hold the challenge topic in highest consideration. I'm curious... was it mostly the grain that did me in, or was there something more?
Also, there was some debate within the SC as to whether this consituted a literal work of art. My feeling was that the textured, 3D surface I projected the image onto added deep shadows and light effects that weren't part of the "original art." Any opinions?
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Shannon, it was the grain for me. I thought teh picture looked pixelized, and didn't think this was on purpose. Sorry but I had to vote low. |
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02/16/2005 01:02:56 AM · #10 |
Well it seems no one understood my picture, but because so many people asked me what it was of or how it related to pain, i will now describe. The picture was of the Classroom Administration and Labratory building at Cal Poly Pomona. I thought it looked like a sad painful face.The stains along the side of the building even look like tears. I kinda thought not too many people would understand it though.
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02/16/2005 01:38:58 AM · #11 |
| I am feeling pretty good about the pain challenge I hit the 39%. I have never had any classes or anything for photography so I am pretty much happy with any score though I do hope to break 5.00 I got close with the road sign challenge so I might get there in acouple weeks. |
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02/16/2005 01:44:59 AM · #12 |
| I ended at 68th with 5.14 for me quit respectable considering my last couple of entries. |
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02/16/2005 01:55:02 AM · #13 |
here's my stab at complaining......--
i put pretty much my all into this image i know it may not seem that way at frist but that was the case the blured focus on the arm and hand are intentional i wanted them to melt away into the negitive darkspace that makes up the rest of the image. and true the grayscale isn't complete but i didn't want to show any white or light tones in the image to make it evenmore depressive.....when all is said and done i have learnd this and only this from this site..........
if u put everything u have into an image u will be slapped in the face here
what i shoot is art i will NOT change to cator to voters and so yes i will get low scores but there where a few who saw it and it is for those that i will contuinue to shoot......
_Bran do_
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02/16/2005 01:56:21 AM · #14 |
Few notes about my pain entry.
Well my cat was mating or something and she got really bad kicked. She was in deep pain. I fed her then she diassapeared. When I took her pic she was suffering. She came back back to eat something and I saw her front paw was sprained. I could not get her to take her to a vet!
Edit: I promise find out what's with her. Though cats and animals are really weird. She gave birth to 5 beautiful kittens in my (old)washing machine. Devotated mother. I enjoyed watching her taking care of the babies, feed them so on. Now I still have 2 kittens left. And I really hate to see the mother spitting them now when they approach her food.
Message edited by author 2005-02-16 02:05:05.
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02/16/2005 06:49:15 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by mycelium:
though you have to admit that an average man's ass isn't the most photogenic subject. |
Maybe next time I'll shoot a girl's ass. I'll prolly score on the top 10 then!
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02/16/2005 07:00:41 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by scuds:
Maybe next time I'll shoot a girl's ass. I'll prolly score on the top 10 then! |
Depends on the quality of the ass! |
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02/16/2005 07:02:59 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by MakAttack:
Originally posted by scuds:
Maybe next time I'll shoot a girl's ass. I'll prolly score on the top 10 then! |
Depends on the quality of the ass! |
hahahha
I'll make sure it meets the ISO 9001 standards.
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02/16/2005 07:29:25 AM · #18 |
Shannon, though I gave you a 5, i thought your model was wearing a veil and the white collar looked like a priest's collar, so for me it was trying to combine all these mixed messages together. I still thing it was good.
Message edited by author 2005-02-19 11:44:52. |
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02/16/2005 07:31:09 AM · #19 |
my pic entry was my hubby... he has an inflammation in his lungs and when he laughs, he is in terrible pain....
It did poorly... Oh well |
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02/16/2005 07:46:28 AM · #20 |
I made the mistake of forgetting it was an open challenge and assumed when I took the shot that I'd be able to spot edit out the joins and selectively desaturate
My intention
My Submission
would you have scored the B&W one any higher?
Steve |
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02/16/2005 08:35:06 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by scuds:
Originally posted by MakAttack:
Originally posted by scuds:
Maybe next time I'll shoot a girl's ass. I'll prolly score on the top 10 then! |
Depends on the quality of the ass! |
hahahha
I'll make sure it meets the ISO 9001 standards. |
If they're anything like some of the emails I got lately, I don't think they will pass!! (Please stop sending them!!!!) |
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02/16/2005 09:10:49 AM · #22 |
Shannon, I too, thought she was veiled and you were trying to make some religious statement that I was missing. I was seeing a Muslim/Iraq War/Afganistan slant, but couln't really place it. I gave it a 6.
My photo finished 65% or 76th place. I was really happy with it am and upset by the low scores. I got 5 1's, 12 2's, and 28 3's. I don't rate things below 4 unless there it doesn't meet the challenge, is severly out of focus AND lacks composition. It has to be a very bad photo to get a very bad score.
I really would like to know why it was rated so low. Most of the comments were positive, so...
//images.dpchallenge.com/images_challenge/307/thumb/145005.jpg
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02/16/2005 01:50:27 PM · #23 |
Did I choose the "correct" picture for pain challenge?
1) What I submitted: //personal.inet.fi/koti/greslizzz/photoalbum/interior/38pain2.jpg
2) My second option:
//personal.inet.fi/koti/greslizzz/photoalbum/interior/39pain3.jpg
I chose the first because I wanted to dramatize the picture, but do You think the second would have got better score?
Thanks...
Message edited by author 2005-02-18 01:19:08. |
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02/16/2005 02:02:14 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by Tallbloke:
I made the mistake of forgetting it was an open challenge and assumed when I took the shot that I'd be able to spot edit out the joins and selectively desaturate
My intention
My Submission
would you have scored the B&W one any higher?
Steve |
Obviously... when I saw your entry I thought to use your idea, what material You used? |
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02/16/2005 02:05:37 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
I predicted (and received) a fairly low score, but the number of really votes surprised me. I figured that I would get hammered for the grain, and possibly the "appeal" factor, but a 1 or 2 for Pain? I dunno... she doesn't look too comfy to me. I didn't expect a lot of high votes, but it would seem that 25-50 voters pretty much ignored the directive to hold the challenge topic in highest consideration. I'm curious... was it mostly the grain that did me in, or was there something more?
Also, there was some debate within the SC as to whether this consituted a literal work of art. My feeling was that the textured, 3D surface I projected the image onto added deep shadows and light effects that weren't part of the "original art." Any opinions?
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This image was my top pick for the challenge- I gave it an 8. To me, it conveyed the emotion and feeling of pain better than any of the other images in the challenge. And it was interesting to look at. I am very surprised it scored as low as it did, but then if I understood how the voter's mind worked, I'd probably have some ribbons of my own!
I didn't notice the grain until you said to look for it, so I certainly think it didn't get in the way of the image or detract from it. I also don't think it is a literal interpretation of a work of art. It would be more questionable if you projected an image somebody else had taken, but even still, I think you added enough of your own artistry to it to prevent it from being a literal interpretation. |
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