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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/18/2009 08:45:39 PM · #253

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Photo #1 - rejected
Photo #2 - published
Photo #3 - published (but it was in screening for twice as long as the others)

I saw the starfish one. Kudos for going with color! :)

KarenNfld

01/18/2009 09:09:08 PM · #254

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

I saw the starfish one. Kudos for going with color! :)

Thanks, it kinda sticks out like a sore thumb on the page though. :)

zxaar

01/18/2009 09:19:57 PM · #255

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by KarenNfld:
Photo #1 - rejected
Photo #2 - published
Photo #3 - published (but it was in screening for twice as long as the others)

I saw the starfish one. Kudos for going with color! :)

your point about black and white and OE is pretty correct (in my opinion).
For me black and white is just a way to mask my lack of talent. I can not imagine getting through with color image at OE. I find it too difficult to do.

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

01/18/2009 09:33:54 PM · #256

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

I saw the starfish one. Kudos for going with color! :)

Thanks, it kinda sticks out like a sore thumb on the page though. :)

Grats! Fits in pretty well right now. 8/10 in Latest Additions are color.

silverscreen

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

01/19/2009 05:36:16 AM · #257

I don't know what the site statistics for color vs. B&W on 1x is - but for my own part I got more color than B/W - monotone accepted:

32 colors accepted
16 B/W - monotone accepted

...and 20 rejected. (19 of them color)

So even if most of my published pictures are color, my acceptance ration on B&W is much higher.

AlexSaberi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/19/2009 06:20:26 AM · #258

loving that site. The quality does blow DPC away! beautiful AND meaningful

silverscreen

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II

01/19/2009 06:38:15 AM · #259

Originally posted by AlexSaberi:

loving that site. The quality does blow DPC away! beautiful AND meaningful

I absolutely agree :)

Scapeshots

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/19/2009 10:15:25 AM · #260

This was in screening for a long time but finally was rejected...

freakin_hilarious

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/19/2009 12:57:02 PM · #261

Originally posted by zxaar:

Originally posted by freakin_hilarious:
Rejection #2:

this is really garbage. I wonder why you even thought of publishing it anywhere.

I forgive you for your rudeness since English is obviously not your first language.

Oh, yeah. Rejection #3:

breadfan35

Nikon D3

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

01/19/2009 01:31:39 PM · #262

I don't have alot of my images uploaded here too yet, but this one was rejected:

Reason why:
Of those who voted against your image, six indicated that there is a problem with light, four noted impact as a weakness and two selected motif as a reason for not publishing the image.

Another one:

Reason why:
Of those who voted against your image, nine indicated that there is a problem with impact, four noted light as a weakness and two selected motif as a reason for not publishing the image.

I was quite pleased with the lighting on both, but what do I know...

zxaar

01/19/2009 05:18:57 PM · #263

Originally posted by freakin_hilarious:

Originally posted by zxaar:

Originally posted by freakin_hilarious:
Rejection #2:

this is really garbage. I wonder why you even thought of publishing it anywhere.

I forgive you for your rudeness since English is obviously not your first language.

i am sorry if it sounded rude.

About that photo
1. Subject matter - no idea what you wanted to shoot, it resembles garbage. if you wanted to say something esoteric then i missed it and you failed as a photographer.
2. composition - i could not see anything great with it, it is ordinary at the best. focus seems to be everywhere and not everywhere too.
3. post processing - this is the only thing in this photo, as if someone took garbage and beat a photo out of it. Anyway post processing itself is ordinary.

Yaa being away from dpc for around a year i forgot here i am supposed to lªªk other's a** as people are not used to honest reactions.

I know since you shoot it it is dear to you, but it is not great. Have a look at it after few months and try to think what i said.
ps: you have scored a ribbon here so you are not dud photog, just that this your experiment is very bad (my opinion)

KarenNfld

01/19/2009 05:42:51 PM · #264

Rejected:

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

01/19/2009 05:47:38 PM · #265

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Rejected:

It's because it's not in rich, joyous, wondrous

KarenNfld color! :-)

01/19/2009 06:00:53 PM · #266

OK, this one annoys me quite a bit.

A 950 version of this (slightly less sharp):

Of those who voted against your image, one indicated that there is a problem with technical quality, one noted impact as a weakness and one selected motif as a reason for not publishing the image.

Nuzzer

Canon EOS-7D

01/19/2009 06:26:49 PM · #267

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

OK, this one annoys me quite a bit.

Why do you care so much? It seems mostly at the mercy of a select few even with the member voting element.

01/19/2009 06:36:09 PM · #268

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Originally posted by DrAchoo:
OK, this one annoys me quite a bit.

Why do you care so much? It seems mostly at the mercy of a select few even with the member voting element.

Because I'm a competitive individual. Plus nobody likes what appears, to them at least, as unfair treatment. I don't see this shot as being of lower technical quality, impact, or motif than many of the macros published. Other than the orange background it seems to fit right in.

Jessi

Mamiya 645Pro TL

Mamiya 80mm f/2.8

01/19/2009 08:22:36 PM · #269

up for screening. Seemed to be the most likely pic in my hard drive....

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

01/19/2009 10:20:52 PM · #270

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Originally posted by DrAchoo:
OK, this one annoys me quite a bit.

Why do you care so much? It seems mostly at the mercy of a select few even with the member voting element.

This thread is interesting in that it reveals something. Much like here when people struggle to win a ribbon there is a tendency to start making excuses and then devalue the very thing they seek (i.e. the ribbon). Same thing is happening with those trying to get in at 1x. It's a struggle followed by excuses and devaluation. Rather than do that assume your work isn't as good as you thought and look for ways to make it better. It is the only way one improves.

P.S. This isn't directed at you personally. I'm just using your post as a jumping point since yours speaks to the very thing I've observed.

01/19/2009 10:25:15 PM · #271

Agreed Richard. However, it's possible one's style differs enough that 1x represents a different road. To be accepted there doesn't reflect "improvement" as much as "change". I'm not saying I have all the skill I need and I don't need to strive to improve. Harldy. But I'm getting the picture (quite clearly) that my style doesn't work at 1x. Instead of abandoning the progress I've made in the 3 years I've been here and trying to hop on the 1x express, I think I should just continue to progress along the road I've chosen.

De Sousa gave a name to my road. I am a "pop artist". 1x does not encourage pop art.

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

01/19/2009 10:45:18 PM · #272

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

De Sousa gave a name to my road. I am a "pop artist". 1x does not encourage pop art.

Well there's the problem. You have others naming your road. :P

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

01/19/2009 10:49:30 PM · #273

I've just uploaded my third. I'm fairly certain it will get rejected, but I'm wanting to see if I can "predict" *why.*

If I can/did, I think I have a better idea of what to do 'next time.'

01/19/2009 10:51:53 PM · #274

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by DrAchoo:
De Sousa gave a name to my road. I am a "pop artist". 1x does not encourage pop art.

Well there's the problem. You have others naming your road. :P

It's nice to have friends help you. I was struggling to name the road myself. The "Thomas Kincade of Photography" didn't roll over the tongue as nicely as "Pop Artist".

Nuzzer

Canon EOS-7D