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11/05/2003 03:10:54 AM · #1
There are some great pictures on the still life challenge. There are alot of submissions on this challenge, I am going to take my time and vote slowly on this one, there are too many wonderful photos on here that deserve the extra attention. Good luck to everyone in the still life challenge
11/05/2003 08:09:02 AM · #2
I think there are many people who are confused about what a still life is.
11/05/2003 08:11:19 AM · #3
There are some great photos, but most of the bunch aren't really impressive at all. In my humble opinion only of course! And from a "contest perspective". I don't want to hurt anyone and maybe my entry sucks too! But at least I tried to get it sharp, well lit, set up etc ... A lot of the entries don't seem to have even that or the photographer didn't care about it.

I know this is the Open Challenge but since you're also supposed to learn something I think it's okay to critizise. In a positive way so that people can try to get better.

It seems to me that a lot of the 'better' photographers are entering the challenges less frequently recently?

And again, I don't want to sound arrogant. It was just an observation having seen the last entries ... It would be sad if the more experienced would jump the ship!
11/05/2003 08:13:27 AM · #4
there seems to be many good shots in this challenge. I think I'll try to throw in some comments. My score is lower than anticipated though ..I find that shots that I don't give much effort to end up getting the highest scores! Hopefully I get some comments soon because I have no idea why I'm getting such a low score on this one =/

How is everybody else's scores turning out?
11/05/2003 08:16:28 AM · #5
I only have one comment from Setzler which gave it a 10. But, mystifyingly, my score is 4.7
Yes, the more time you put into a shot, the worse it does.
My infinity shot was a quick snapshot, and it's on 6.8
That's DPC for you...
11/05/2003 08:21:55 AM · #6
I have to disagree. There are a lot of shots in there that are poorly composed and poorly lit. Then there are a bunch that don't even meet the still life details of the challenge. We should not be seeing Portraits, Sunsets, or Pet photos. I am very disappointed in that people just upload whatever. Where's the fun in that? Shouldn't we at least TRY to meet the challenge details.

Perhaps it's all just a big waste of my time.
11/05/2003 08:42:44 AM · #7
I agree completely, crab. I just went through and voted about my first 60, and realized I was giving "bonus points" when I found a picture that was actually a still life. They're few and far between. "Still life" doesn't mean "something alive standing still"!
11/05/2003 08:54:29 AM · #8
I too am disappointed that people seem to be uploading just whatever. I also found myself giving extra points if the picture was actually a still life. For the first time I found myself giving 2's and 3's if the picture was not a still life, so I quit voting. It does seem to be a waste of time.
11/05/2003 10:47:02 AM · #9
Originally posted by BobsterLobster:

I think there are many people who are confused about what a still life is.


Agree 100%. However, the details really didn't explain it. Since this site is mostly newbies, how were they to know? Still Life to them may mean animate things in inanimate positions. Obviously that's not true.

I think voters MUST vote 1 and 2 for not meeting the challenge. The authors of this site have left 'meeting the challenge' up to the voters. Otherwise, there would be a review panel of what did or did not meet the challenge.

If you guys and gals want to spend time critiquing and detailing scores for images of people, dogs, buildings, and whatever else, then go ahead. Personally, I'm not gonna bother. If it doesn't meet the challenge, then it's disqualified IMO, and therefore I give it a 1 or 2 and move on.
11/05/2003 11:06:37 AM · #10
I think there are many people who are confused about what a still life is.

d2fretteAgree 100%. However, the details really didn't explain it. Since this site is mostly newbies, how were they to know? Still Life to them may mean animate things in inanimate positions. Obviously that's not true.


These "confused" people are the same people that are voting on my shot. I was also surprised to see how many entries were not still life at all in this challenge. I thought for that reason alone, my shot might do well. Currently my lowest score 4.7 #X%FRUSTRATION%X#
11/05/2003 11:07:49 AM · #11
I also have watched my scores starting to plunge...went from an early 6.0 to a continuing slide to about 5.4...and still falling. I have resolved to just do the best I can and have fun with the challenges, try to take time with the entries and be fair (including constructive critque), acknowledge that there is a range from very bad to usually very,very good work out there. I have also put in some entries (with too little time and little thought) that I would like to have removed from the site (and my memory). But this is a learning process and I believe others who stay on board for long will either improve or leave.
11/05/2003 11:10:09 AM · #12
Originally posted by d2frette:

Originally posted by BobsterLobster:

I think there are many people who are confused about what a still life is.


Agree 100%. However, the details really didn't explain it. Since this site is mostly newbies, how were they to know? Still Life to them may mean animate things in inanimate positions. Obviously that's not true.

Definitely alot of confusion on still life. Seems to be the problem with newbies (and many others)...not asking questions or looking into more information on their own. It is easy to type into dictionary.com and there it is, "(fine art) inanimate objects, such as..." I would like to see voters and submitters paying more attention to the forums, also. I get alot out of just reading them, and ask when needed. too easy.
11/05/2003 11:21:45 AM · #13
As a newbie I know I probably won't get a high score but I did at least look up what a classic definition of "still life" is. I knew about the flowers in a vase, the bowl of fruit, everything that we've always seen paintings of. The sunsets and such are pretty, but not a classic definition of still life. I found myself voting high for the really stand out interpretations of classic still life and either ignoring or voting low on the other pictures. I see the point on the sunsets and such, that it's "still" or "silent", but it's not a "still life".
11/05/2003 11:33:11 AM · #14
There is a nice definition of a still life earlier in this forum...I found myself dividing things into "classic" and "modern" still life and then voting according to my usual standard. There are a lot of images that aren't by any stretch of my imagination still life at all.
11/05/2003 11:42:36 AM · #15
Originally posted by ScantyNebula:



How is everybody else's scores turning out?


I put a lot of efforts in my entry as well but it's at 4.84... I did get a very nice comment from jmsetzler (thank you, sir!) and if his comment was an indication that he rated me high, the 44 other voters gave me low scores.

Yes it feels good to get high scores from everybody and it sucks when your photo isn't doing too well. But I think it's more meaningful to be recognized by someone who has a proven calibre (and I think you'll all agree that jmsetzler has that, among others). It's a personal accomplishment to get that nod of approval from somebody of that stature.

It's only been a few hours since voting started and I've only 2 comments received so far. As I get more comments I will get a sense of how my photo is doing and I'll realize flaws that others saw that I didn't.

I myself have not voted yet but I agree that there are really good submissions and some that didn't belong.

BTW, my grace entry was done in less than 10 minutes and didn't do so bad.
11/05/2003 11:43:38 AM · #16
maybe I'm a bit confused too ... would you guys consider a statue a good representation of Still Life? I was certain this would be a good choice. My score is 4.09 and plumeting .. :( This is the lowest I've gotten yet.
11/05/2003 11:46:00 AM · #17
Originally posted by BobsterLobster:

I only have one comment from Setzler which gave it a 10. But, mystifyingly, my score is 4.7
Yes, the more time you put into a shot, the worse it does.
My infinity shot was a quick snapshot, and it's on 6.8
That's DPC for you...


Yes, thankyou John...

either everyone is marking really harshly, or John has lost his marbles and is giving good comments to the really bad photos... ;)
11/05/2003 11:47:31 AM · #18
Originally posted by ScantyNebula:

maybe I'm a bit confused too ... would you guys consider a statue a good representation of Still Life? I was certain this would be a good choice. My score is 4.09 and plumeting .. :( This is the lowest I've gotten yet.


It depends... if it's an outdoors statue taken without interesting light and shadows then it's stretching still life in my book.
11/05/2003 11:53:41 AM · #19
Bruchen, as I said before on these forums: don't take the voting TOO personal or TOO serious. Most of those that judge aren't professionnal photographers, so you may have made a good picture that a lot of people don't understand or can't appreciate. Which doesn't necessarily make your picture a bad picture.

Try to honestly judge your picture yourself afterwards and compare it to the winner and runner-ups. And then maybe try to understand why their picture scored so high or why those pictures perhaps were 'better'.

At least that's what I do ;o)
11/05/2003 12:11:10 PM · #20
Not at all SoulHunter, in fact i'm having fun. If you look at my profile you'd see my photos have lots of room for improvement. I would have been discouraged after my first entry if I were taking it too personal. And I'm learning too at the same time.
11/05/2003 12:12:49 PM · #21
OK bruchen :o) Happy photographing then!
11/05/2003 12:24:42 PM · #22
I have never isued so many low scores for shots being totally off topic.

No whining please. Just read the challenge requirements before thinking of submitting an image.

If you have a good shot and it's off topic, don't submit it to a challenge. You leave yourself wide open to having it issued a ton of ones and twos. Place it in your portfolio, on DPC Prints or post it in one of the threads for comments/critique.
11/05/2003 01:59:19 PM · #23
i stopped voting after meeting the 20% rule...there are way too many shots that are not still life....i know my image is not the best in the bunch, but I will be pretty mad if one of the non-still life shots scores higher than me.

James
11/05/2003 02:14:46 PM · #24
I have voted on all of them and you are right, A LOT OF NON STILL LIFE is this one. But I voted anyway and am now in the process of going back and starting with the ones and working my way up leaving comments. If you don't receive a comment from me by the end of the challenge I can guarantee that you got higher than a 5 from me because the number of 5 and lower in this one is higher than average for me.

Deannda
11/05/2003 02:48:17 PM · #25
The majority of the images are mediocre at best and alot are just downright awful. I was a quarter of the way through voting before I found a single thing that I would consider a "still life" and found less than 50 out of all of them that are worthy of anything over a 5.
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