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04/01/2009 04:51:52 AM · #26 |
Votes: 16
Views: 35
Avg Vote:5.9375
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04/01/2009 05:25:32 AM · #27 |
Right on!!!
I don't know why some are so picky with the challenges, this is supposed to be fun
Votes: 15
Views: 22
Avg Vote: 5.3333
Originally posted by Mark-A:
Originally posted by Titia:
Don't really know what cultivated flowers have to do with flora, which definition is: Plants considered as a group, especially the plants of a particular country, region, or time. To me flora is plants/flowers shown in their own (wild) envirement. |
This sort of misinterpretation is exactly why DPC is suffering with low votes lately, far too many people decide to take an extremely literal (and all too often incorrect) interpretation on the challenges, then seek to push those views on others. |
Message edited by author 2009-04-01 05:29:21. |
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04/01/2009 05:57:34 AM · #28 |
Originally posted by Mark-A:
Originally posted by Titia:
Don't really know what cultivated flowers have to do with flora, which definition is: Plants considered as a group, especially the plants of a particular country, region, or time. To me flora is plants/flowers shown in their own (wild) envirement. |
This sort of misinterpretation is exactly why DPC is suffering with low votes lately, far too many people decide to take an extremely literal (and all too often incorrect) interpretation on the challenges, then seek to push those views on others. |
I'm not pushing anything, merely stating my opinion, to which I'm entitled to and I'm not even voting this contest, so nobody is suffering low votes from me. Besides that, if I were to vote, I never vote low, just because I have a different opinion on the subject, if the photo itself is of good content and quality.
Message edited by author 2009-04-01 05:58:24. |
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04/01/2009 06:18:14 AM · #29 |
Votes: 21
Views: 30
Avg Vote: 5.8095
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 04/01/09 06:10 am
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04/01/2009 07:14:02 AM · #30 |
Votes: 29
Views: 39
Avg Vote: 5.8966
Comments: 2
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04/01/2009 07:28:24 AM · #31 |
Originally posted by Connor:
Votes: 16
Views: 22
Avg Vote: 6.5000
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ive lost 0.2000 in 4 votes
Votes: 20
Views: 28
Avg Vote: 6.3000
Comments: 0
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04/01/2009 08:11:19 AM · #32 |
Votes: 21
Views: 30
Avg Vote: 5.2381
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Just my usual range :)
I'd wish for more comments tough :P |
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04/01/2009 08:30:16 AM · #33 |
Originally posted by KarenNfld:
Votes: 29
Views: 39
Avg Vote: 5.8966
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Votes: 35
Views: 45
Avg Vote: 6.0000
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04/01/2009 08:34:13 AM · #34 |
Votes: 22
Views: 32
Avg Vote: 5.0455
Comments: 2
Down two points from last night. |
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04/01/2009 08:37:15 AM · #35 |
Originally posted by Titia:
Don't really know what cultivated flowers have to do with flora, which definition is: Plants considered as a group, especially the plants of a particular country, region, or time. To me flora is plants/flowers shown in their own (wild) envirement. |
That's like saying: "To me, money is American currency only." or "To me, candy is only chocolate." |
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04/01/2009 08:58:02 AM · #36 |
Oh man, woke up to a shock this morning. Only thing is is that these are typically higher scoring challenges and hard to get DNMC votes so I suspect there's quite a few higher than this. I am stoked though and I'm knocking on some serious wood for posting it...
Votes: 27
Views: 47
Avg Vote: 6.5185
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 04/01/09 08:55 am
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04/01/2009 09:33:21 AM · #37 |
Votes: 24
Views: 31
Avg Vote: 4.1667
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
Not too shabby, I feel, for my second challenge. Hopefully I'll beat my record of 4.6292. Maybe even someday (fingers crossed) I'll get a 4.8 Figure I'll take baby-steps with my goals here at DPC. |
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04/01/2009 09:38:35 AM · #38 |
This is more like it! Very much expected. At least I have two fantastic comments that make it all worth it.
Votes: 28
Views: 54
Avg Vote: 5.3929
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
Message edited by author 2009-04-01 09:40:18. |
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04/01/2009 09:47:09 AM · #39 |
Wow, so far so much higher than my usual. As this is my first submission with my new camera it would be great to achieve a new PB... Here's hoping.
Votes: 26
Views: 39
Avg Vote: 6.2692
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04/01/2009 09:49:24 AM · #40 |
Speaking of shocks... :o
Votes: 27
Views: 65
Avg Vote: 7.1852
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04/01/2009 09:55:47 AM · #41 |
pffffffffffft done better if my flowers had died first
4.9
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04/01/2009 10:10:07 AM · #42 |
Votes: 29
Views: 40
Avg Vote: 4.8621
Comments: 0
Pretty much what I expected, it's not a bad shot but it's boring... At least my free study is doing alright. |
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04/01/2009 10:15:50 AM · #43 |
Votes: 27
Views: 36
Avg Vote: 4.1481
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 04/01/09 10:10 am
Uh-oh. Moving on down .02 points. Not bueno. Come on 4.2! |
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04/01/2009 11:30:37 AM · #44 |
Try something different and get slammed in the nuts! 4.9xxx from 31 votes. Time to sell the camera.
Right, let's bring out some recent excuses:
You guys don't understand the work of a genius
You're probably scoring me down because it's SO good and threatens yours
You need to get your monitors calibrated because it looks great on mine
Some of the voters are obviously confused because the title and description differed
Any more?? |
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04/01/2009 11:48:45 AM · #45 |
Originally posted by Titia:
Don't really know what cultivated flowers have to do with flora, which definition is: Plants considered as a group, especially the plants of a particular country, region, or time. To me flora is plants/flowers shown in their own (wild) environment. |
I have to say I agree with this. Flora is supposed to be a term used to describe naturally occurring or indigenous plants, usually in reference to a certain area or time period (like the flora of the Jurassic Period or the flora of the Hawaiian Islands).
But, just like I wouldn't lower my vote in the Fauna Challenge for a great shot of a tiger in a zoo (which isn't naturally ocurring), I'm not going to lower my vote for a great shot of a flower in a vase. Normally, I just try to vote according to the picture's quality and trust that the submitter believed that it fit the challenge and that they're probably not trying to "get away" with anything. I suppose that that flower was once naturally ocurring somewhere, and so is/was flora somewhere, sometime. Unless it was bio-engineered or something...? |
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04/01/2009 12:31:28 PM · #46 |
Originally posted by smudgeSMJ:
Originally posted by Titia:
Don't really know what cultivated flowers have to do with flora, which definition is: Plants considered as a group, especially the plants of a particular country, region, or time. To me flora is plants/flowers shown in their own (wild) environment. |
I have to say I agree with this. Flora is supposed to be a term used to describe naturally occurring or indigenous plants, usually in reference to a certain area or time period (like the flora of the Jurassic Period or the flora of the Hawaiian Islands).
But, just like I wouldn't lower my vote in the Fauna Challenge for a great shot of a tiger in a zoo (which isn't naturally ocurring), I'm not going to lower my vote for a great shot of a flower in a vase. Normally, I just try to vote according to the picture's quality and trust that the submitter believed that it fit the challenge and that they're probably not trying to "get away" with anything. I suppose that that flower was once naturally ocurring somewhere, and so is/was flora somewhere, sometime. Unless it was bio-engineered or something...? |
My 2-cents (aka: Wikipedia) Agricultural or garden flora -- plants that are deliberately grown by humans. So, while that flower in the vase may not be part of the flora of your particular environment, it will forever be a certain type of flora. Although, I wonder, is it really proper to label any individual of a group as the group as a whole? ie. Is any particular flower or plant really "flora?" Wouldn't you have to photograph a group of plants to really have a picture of "flora." And what about the gut flora? Have we all forgotten of them? Hard to photograph, I guess, without a microscope, or just being nasty....Hmm....Now that I think about it, forget I said anything :) |
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04/01/2009 12:45:49 PM · #47 |
Main Entry: flo·ra
Pronunciation: \ˈflȯr-ə\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural floras also flo·rae \ˈflȯr-ˌç, -ˌî\
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, from Latin flor-, flos
Date: 1777
1: a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
2: plant or bacterial life ; especially : such life characteristic of a region, period, or special environment — compare fauna
Main Entry: fau·na
Pronunciation: \ˈfȯ-nə, ˈfä-\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural faunas also fau·nae \-ˌnç, -ˌnî\
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus
Date: 1771
: animal life ; especially : the animals characteristic of a region, period, or special environment — compare flora |
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04/01/2009 12:52:16 PM · #48 |
| Bah! Great idea after the fact. I work in a bookstore and we have several beautiful (and huge, like 2ft tall) reproductions of different Flora (ie. the treatise type) from the 1800's. Great line engravings. Should've taken some pictures of people flipping through them. Sigh, hope I remember that idea for Flora IV. |
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04/01/2009 12:55:25 PM · #49 |
Votes: 41
Views: 55
Avg Vote: 9.7073
Comments: 20
Favorites: 15
Wish Lists: 2
Updated: 04/01/09 12:54 pm |
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04/01/2009 01:02:40 PM · #50 |
Just kidding...
Votes: 41
Views: 55
Avg Vote: 5.7073
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 04/01/09 01:01 pm
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