WPL3 Team "Trigger Happy" - DPChallenge Forums

08/04/2006 02:32:50 PM · #1

This is the official thred for our team for the WPL season 3!!!!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!! I just put this name up temporaerly so we had somthing to call ourselves. I like the name, but feel free to throw suggestions out there. Please introduce yourselves so we can start disscussing team issues.

Also, if you are not in this team, I would prefer if you did not post in this thred. I am trying to keep this stricktly a team thred.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

08/04/2006 02:44:25 PM · #2

OOPPPSSS...i forgot to do me...Anyway, my name is Alex Shimm, and i am the team captin who assembled all of you guys together to make the ultra awsome team that we are. I have been into photography for about 2 years. I got into it from having to get photos at the zoo (where i work) for presentations. I got my Rebel about 4 months ago. I found this site shortly after that, and I do absolutly nothing all day exceot hit the refresh button on this page all day.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

08/04/2006 03:18:00 PM · #3

Alex has recruited me. I hope to contribute to the team by submitting photos of road-kill, and various items submerged in a fish tank. Maybe even some road-kill submerged in a fish tank.

In honour of our fearless captain's surname, I submit that we call this team "SHIMMWITS".
:-)

Ken

08/04/2006 05:22:57 PM · #4

He got me too, Mr. Slip.

What if we submit road-kill submerged in a fishtank full of jello? There is a free study going on right now...

08/04/2006 06:07:00 PM · #5

then we could set it on fire (im a pyro....see my first entrie)

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

08/04/2006 08:22:51 PM · #6

I'm in too! It sounds like we are going to have some dangerous entries in this team.

I'm new to submitting photos here and so far I've learnt a lot to improve so by the time WPL starts I hope to be in the 6's or better!

Trumpeteer4

Nikon D7000

08/04/2006 08:24:07 PM · #7

O.K. I have a noob question.

What does WLP stand for?

08/04/2006 08:49:32 PM · #8

Originally posted by Trumpeteer4:

O.K. I have a noob question.

What does WLP stand for?

It stands for world photography league...NOW GET OUT OF OUR FORUM!!! just kidding...;p feel free to ask questions.

08/04/2006 08:50:27 PM · #9

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

noooo.....u gotta tell us about yourself...and does anyone have suggestions for team names?

08/04/2006 10:05:19 PM · #10

Originally posted by jusdino4it:

noooo.....u gotta tell us about yourself...and does anyone have suggestions for team names?

Aw shucks, ok. I live in New Zealand where it's currently very cold and wet. I got my 350D about 8 months ago and decided this site was a good way to improve on both my photography and photoshop in a manner that gave me feedback. I don't think I have a favourite stlye/topic of photography but it's a bit soon to tell yet.

I find the update button in scoring a bad idea - I'm always flicking to my home page and clicking it so see the last score on my photo - sooo adictive!

08/04/2006 10:25:23 PM · #11

So yeah...just to let you know, our team is going to preatty much dominate. I carfully picked each member of the team, (no one has below a 5 average some have a 6) and i also made sure that we had about half of the people be people that specialize in studio shots, and half that specialize in real world shots. And a few that do both. So this way, we will have good scores no matter what the challange is, because they deffently do lean one way or another. WE WILL DOMINATE...and since no one is suggesting a name, and i like my name, and the only person who has complained about it is mad_brewer, i think we are going to keep it. So we need a logo and a slogan...throw out some slogan suggestions and if someone is good at art, if they could work on the logo...i was thinking like an SLR with a line of bullets coming out. As i explained to mad_brewer, it is a play on words. LIke Canons "sureshot", becuase trigger happy is when you shoot a lot...which we do...just not bullets, pictures...and with a button not a trigger...okay so its weird but i dont see any of you coming up with anything better...or if someone knows flash, or logo could be an SLR with a flash going off really fast...

08/04/2006 10:29:06 PM · #12

Yeah, I like the name hence no other suggestions. For the logo, something with cross-hairs in it?

08/04/2006 10:35:36 PM · #13

whats a cross-hair

08/04/2006 11:04:38 PM · #14

Originally posted by jusdino4it:

whats a cross-hair

The cross you see when you look down a rifle scope. It's the bit that you line up on the target before you pull the trigger.

Ken

08/04/2006 11:25:15 PM · #15

OK, I didn't really complain about the suggested name, I just thought it referred to guns and then realized after I PM'd that it referred to shootin' pictures.

So who's officially in besides myself, Nuzzer, and jusdino4it?

08/04/2006 11:28:54 PM · #16

Originally posted by mad_brewer:

So who's officially in besides myself, Nuzzer, and jusdino4it?

I think StrikeSlip is in too.

Zoomdak

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

08/05/2006 12:12:09 AM · #17

I'm in!
Hi, My name is Thomas (everyone says "hi Thomas!"), and I've been a DPC addict for 3 years, 1 month, 7 days, 22 hours, 42 minutes, 7 seconds. I just got a Canon 30d in June, and have taken about 8000 pictures since then (which averages to 150 photos a day, yikes). I am a Trigger Happy photographer. I shoot lots of beach images, except when I'm going to college up in Spokane. I don't like pickles, and I still play legos.

08/05/2006 12:42:52 AM · #18

Hello all, I'm in!

My name is Sherwin James and live in NJ, USA. Been photographing as a hobby for little over two years. I like shots with simple themes or those that tell a story. Also like shots that are out of the ordinary.

I kind of like the name Trigger Happy, it should stick.

I am looking forward to our team efforts.

08/05/2006 12:44:54 AM · #19

Originally posted by Zoomdak:

Thomas, you've got some awesome talent. Looking forward to learning some things from you.

08/05/2006 12:48:01 AM · #20

Originally posted by mad_brewer:

Ken,

Great eye. Your shots are super sharp and vivid.

08/05/2006 12:50:12 AM · #21

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Gerry,

You've got some good shots. Looking forward to see more of them.

08/05/2006 12:53:26 AM · #22

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Strike,

I'm glad I'm on your team. Fabulous work with high ratings.

08/05/2006 01:10:37 AM · #23

Hi Sherwin and Thomas - glad to have you in the team.

I'm starting to feel under pressure in this team now - I've got to hold my end up with 4 ribbon winners - yikes!

No, really it's good - one of the reasons this site took my fancy was the competitive aspect.

Can I make a suggestion for us to consider before WPL3 starts: after each challenge how about we make comments on the entries that our team-mates have made. Comments are the best way to learn how to improve and I tend to suffer from a lack of comments during challenges (in general, my shots tend to be neither "great" nor "rubbish" so miss out on the majority of comments). What do you all think?

Ken

08/05/2006 01:18:17 AM · #24

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Can I make a suggestion for us to consider before WPL3 starts: after each challenge how about we make comments on the entries that our team-mates have made. Comments are the best way to learn how to improve and I tend to suffer from a lack of comments during challenges (in general, my shots tend to be neither "great" nor "rubbish" so miss out on the majority of comments). What do you all think?

I think this is a great idea. We can probably comment on previous entries or shots in our portfolios. Feedback is the key here. I'd also be willing to share any of my PP techniques. I'm still a beginner, but I'm getting better at it.

Strikeslip - sorry I missed you earlier. DOH!