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07/07/2008 10:37:21 PM · #1 |
| Whatever happened to the Masters Challenges? Did someone decide it was too elitist? I'm not even eligible, so it's not bellyaching on my part. It was just exquisite to contemplate those entries as a group, as well as voting on them. |
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07/07/2008 10:40:53 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by lynnesite:
Whatever happened to the Masters Challenges? Did someone decide it was too elitist? I'm not even eligible, so it's not bellyaching on my part. It was just exquisite to contemplate those entries as a group, as well as voting on them. |
do you have a link so I can see what you are talking about?
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07/07/2008 10:41:45 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by lynnesite:
Did someone decide it was too elitist? |
I think so.
I think the thoughts were those with lots of ribbons would just get more ribbons and thats not fair. So then they ran a challenge for those with no ribbons but people complained that they wanted a chance against the perennial ribboners. Forums were filled with Hullabaloo and madness ensued. I think it may not happen again.
Masters Free Study
Impressionism 1 needed three ribbons to enter
Low tech no ribbons required to enter
Message edited by author 2008-07-07 22:44:42. |
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07/07/2008 11:02:47 PM · #4 |
| oh man, it was really cool to see what the "masters" came up with (quotes, because I happened to be included in that first challenge). |
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07/07/2008 11:12:18 PM · #5 |
I have been waiting ever since my very first ribbon to participate in one, but it's never happened. :(
Such competition seems to foster some great photos. The closest thing we've had is the DPL. I feel my effort was maximal during that season in order to bring my A-game. |
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07/07/2008 11:16:15 PM · #6 |
| Too many people pissed and moaned cause they were excluded so I never got a chance to compete with the true masters. When I qualified it was way too late... |
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07/07/2008 11:17:08 PM · #7 |
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07/07/2008 11:22:43 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
Don't make me start :/ |
Fire up dude! I didn't even have a ribbon when the first master challenge was announced but still loved the idea. But I guess some people can't be left out... |
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07/07/2008 11:32:08 PM · #9 |
| I love looking at the *masters* photos ... no ribbons for me, I seem to be stuck in the 5.7 range these days .. but I'd still like to see a challenge like that again! |
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07/07/2008 11:40:29 PM · #10 |
This has been a long discussion. There have been lots of annoyed DPCers because I stayed in subject too long and complained a lot why the heck we don't have something better... as soon as I say "something better" as you may guessed it, I was bombarded with rest of the people here "Aren't we good enough?"... and my answer to that always "No"
There should be Master challenge and there should be "judges" voted challenge instead of public vote. These two things bring the best of the bests, and unfortunately not all of us on that league...
Now I go back to my corner, and act like I said nothing :P |
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07/07/2008 11:43:29 PM · #11 |
| Aside from the obvious, I liked that those challenges inspired some long lost DPC photographers to enter again. |
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07/07/2008 11:45:03 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Aside from the obvious, I liked that those challenges inspired some long lost DPC photographers to enter again. |
Who are you again? |
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07/07/2008 11:50:28 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Aside from the obvious, I liked that those challenges inspired some long lost DPC photographers to enter again. |
Who are you again? |
I heard about that guy... he won like 50 ribbons here or something.. |
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07/07/2008 11:55:36 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by Intelli:
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Aside from the obvious, I liked that those challenges inspired some long lost DPC photographers to enter again. |
Who are you again? |
I heard about that guy... he won like 50 ribbons here or something.. |
I donno.. Someone named " IreneM" crushing them down like ants...  DrAchoo,  Scalvert... the "old timers" I should say started to fade from my "Hate list" new ones just top of the list now...
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07/08/2008 12:40:18 AM · #15 |
| Hullabaloo from Masters Free Study. Of course now we have all matured so much in four years, I am sure this type of thread wouldn't be exactly the same. :P |
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07/08/2008 12:54:21 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by Intelli:
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Aside from the obvious, I liked that those challenges inspired some long lost DPC photographers to enter again. |
Who are you again? |
I heard about that guy... he won like 50 ribbons here or something.. |
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07/08/2008 01:55:47 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Aside from the obvious, I liked that those challenges inspired some long lost DPC photographers to enter again. |
Yes, that too. It's not as if we haven't had other challenges where not everyone could enter--my foggy brain recalls that there was one where your comments given had to be above a thousand, or something, in order to enter. I would love to be in the "audience" just to see those who are the best at meeting voters' expectations duke it out. One of the most fun part was trying to guess whose entries they were--and Shannon, yours in Masters Impressionism was my top pick yet I was completely surprised to find out it was yours.
Maybe that's a cool way to do it, with Masters "themes", but it would be hard to pick ones that didn't cater to a particular specialty.
Message edited by author 2008-07-08 01:56:24. |
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