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12/31/2008 01:51:39 PM · #1
I'll start us off.

1. Receive a ribbon (any kind)
2. Participate in 45-50 challenges
3. Receive 30 favorites
4. Make 1000 comments
5. Receive 1000 comments.

your turn :)
12/31/2008 02:12:45 PM · #2
1. Finish (and start, too) the photo-a-week side challenge.
2. Enter every free study, and at least one other challenge every month.
3. Give more comments than I receive.

12/31/2008 02:19:02 PM · #3
How funny, I just updated my profile with two simple 2009 goals:

1. Make more comments!
2. Shoot some things outside of my box
12/31/2008 03:02:54 PM · #4
I think I can do this:
1. shoot 2 open challenges a month
2. shoot at least 6 member challenges in the year
3. get a run of 6's in that row that shows your highest rated photos. I have 3 there now.
12/31/2008 03:06:42 PM · #5
Originally posted by DJWoodward:

How funny, I just updated my profile with two simple 2009 goals:

1. Make more comments!
2. Shoot some things outside of my box


nice, and more or less what mine will be for 2009
12/31/2008 03:33:56 PM · #6
1. Get better at ignoring the score I get on images I like :-).
2. Comment more then I have in the past, but I am not a specific goal type to put a number on it.
12/31/2008 03:40:43 PM · #7
1. Bump my currently highest rated images in favour of some new ones
2. Win a ribbon in every colour.
3. Win a ribbon with a baby shot.
4. Participate in 1 challenge per week minimum.
12/31/2008 04:02:03 PM · #8
goals:
1. Take better photos
2. Make more comments
3. Complete the free study marathon
What would be nice:
1. Better my top score
2. Get a ribbon


12/31/2008 04:04:51 PM · #9
1. shoot for 100 and enter 5 challenges (a big feat with the anemic 150/200k limit limiting subjects).
2. Not get pissed off at the SC's BS (especially locking treads) to leave.
3. not miss a week in the PAW~2009
12/31/2008 04:19:31 PM · #10
1. give critique better
2. participate in more challenges than this year.
01/02/2009 12:11:14 PM · #11
Originally posted by dsterner:


3. get a run of 6's in that row that shows your highest rated photos. I have 3 there now.

I think you're going to have one more after the FS given your comment in the TS thread - keeping fingers crossed!

My goals:

1. Keep comments given number above comments received. (I don't think that will be too hard.)
2. Enter fewer challenges.
3. Learn to process a bit better - to see the possibilities.
4. Figure out what I want to be when I grow up. (I retire from the military this year.)
5. Not win a Posthumous ribbon. (Failed to win one last year - my only DPC goal - so trying a different approach this year.)

Message edited by author 2009-01-02 12:11:36.
01/02/2009 12:12:15 PM · #12
2009 DPC Goals:
Make more friends
Reach 1,000 comments made
One ribbon
Bring average up to 5.5
Get Posthumous Ribbon (or some other ribbon in that same thread)

I'll add more as I think of them...
01/02/2009 12:15:02 PM · #13
#1: Meet more DPCers!!
#2: Book at least 4 weddings this year
#3: Shoot at least 20 seniors this year
#4: Get a new PB (this one always gets me, let's see how it works this year)
#5: Enter the FS every month
#6: Enter at least 24 other challenges this year
#7: Get my butt going on my stock photography
#8: Sign up for NYIP and graduate
#9: Go back to CSTCC and get going on a Degree
01/02/2009 12:16:13 PM · #14
My new years goal is to save money which will probably lead to me not renewing my membership this year. So I have no real goals on DPC.
01/02/2009 12:37:34 PM · #15
Stay out of Rant: The Forum.

That's just about the only one.
01/02/2009 12:43:26 PM · #16
Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Stay out of Rant: The Forum.

That's just about the only one.


hehe, me too. except when there on "business." :P

only three others -- no biggies, I just want to contribute more to the site

Challenges entered = 500 (+99 increase) -- Enter 99 challenges
Votes cast = 55,000 (+5,293 increase) -- Cast 5,293 votes
Comments Made = 9029 (+365 increase) -- Make 365 comments
Become #1 on CC critiques -- only 19 to go
01/02/2009 01:13:03 PM · #17
...to get a comment from Langdon.
01/02/2009 01:31:15 PM · #18
1)Participate in 15 challenges (okay, not shooting for the moon, but thats more than one per month).
2)Get in at least 3 "underrated" threads.
3)Feel like I got "screwed" out of an oobie.
01/02/2009 01:33:28 PM · #19
DPC 2009 Goals

• Raise the overall average to 5.75.
• 100 photographs selected as favorite by other users.
• Participate in every monthly Free Studies.
• Participate minimum two challenges in a month apart from Free Study.
• Top 20
• Top 10
• Top 5
• Ribbon
• Give out more comments than received
• Score above 6.5
• Score above 7.0
• Do not miss out PAW 2009
01/02/2009 01:44:26 PM · #20
Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Stay out of Rant: The Forum.

That's just about the only one.


Yep. Good goal. I've never really learned much from rants, nor have they swayed my opinion one way or another. Karma, I think SC should have special dispensation to ignore rants. Once they get sent there, let 'em rant!
01/02/2009 02:12:05 PM · #21
1, and only 1. Somehow convince site leadership that the current challenge and size resolutions allowed for challenge entries are far too small and that these allowances should be changed to something more reasonable. If I can make this goal, I'll stick around for a good, long while.
01/02/2009 02:54:31 PM · #22
My goals for 2009 are mostly qualitative, since I figured I could improve myself better than I could change the voter's tastes;-)

* Shoot more candid shots
* Learn how to capture amazing landscapes with wide angle lenses
* Delve more into grayscale (B/W) photography to capture textures
* Try to get a good number of comments from side challenges
* Try to meetup with DPCers in the area

and finally,

* Learn how to ignore that ONE hot pixel that shows up even at 200 ISO and a 1/25 sec or faster shutter speed (;-P)

ETA: Added another goal to meetup with DPCers in the area.

Message edited by author 2009-01-02 15:16:41.
01/02/2009 03:08:14 PM · #23
Originally posted by TCGuru:

#1: Meet more DPCers!!
#3: Shoot at least 20 seniors this year

Hmmm...someone keep an eye on the Dayton school clock towers this year. Just kidding, I know what you mean.
I'd like to meet ANY DPCers. I know there are many in my town but I've never met any.
Do every week of PaW 2009 with a decent photo.
Average at least 20 comments per week in PaW 2009.
Top 10.
Top 5.
Ribbon (not brown).
100% comments in Nearly 100+
100% comments in 100+
100% comments in 200+
Beat my PB 5 times.
Participate in at least 4 challenges each month.
Experiment more.
Get much better at CS3.
01/02/2009 03:14:52 PM · #24
Originally posted by TCGuru:

#1: Meet more DPCers!!


Here I am! (Or did you want me to show up for dinner?)
01/02/2009 03:37:09 PM · #25
#1: Have fun here, wether that means participating in challenges or not :)
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