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04/02/2009 11:08:44 AM · #176 |
Originally posted by shutterfly:
I guess the bad scores aren't an April fool joke and my score IS really this crappy :-( |
Yeah, mine dropped by .8 with less than 10 new votes; I was really hoping the scoring was part of the joke. I guess the only joke is my entry! |
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04/02/2009 11:25:25 AM · #177 |
Originally posted by meyers:
Yeah, mine dropped by .8 with less than 10 new votes; I was really hoping the scoring was part of the joke. I guess the only joke is my entry! |
Ditto - mine dropped .6 between 47 votes and 55 votes. Ah well, I enjoyed the score while it lasted! |
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04/02/2009 11:29:22 AM · #178 |
| Well I just got my first comment after 57 votes and a lower score than I thought I would get and it went like this, "This is a good image, unfortunately, you see similar images all the time both on other forums and here". I appreciate the comment and maybe am wrong in assuming I'm getting voted down for shooting a familiar spot rather than a familiar style. But this spot was new to me in the big city I live in and I thought I shot it pretty well and in a unique way. I hope I don't have to start driving out of town now to blaze a new "uncaptured trail" or suffer in the voting? Some of us live in crowded places with lots of photographers and I hope we can still be judged by the quality of our work regardless of whether someone else has shot the same place before? |
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04/02/2009 11:29:47 AM · #179 |
Votes: 50
Views: 80
Avg Vote: 5.1800
Comments: 0
It dropped from 6 to 5.18 .. at this rate it will be 4 by tomorrow ... |
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04/02/2009 11:31:31 AM · #180 |
Originally posted by Panks:
Votes: 50
Views: 80
Avg Vote: 5.1800
Comments: 0
It dropped from 6 to 5.18 .. at this rate it will be 4 by tomorrow ... |
Same thing happened to mine...5.9XX to 5.1xx at one point it was as low as 5.0 but went up a lil. |
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04/02/2009 11:51:05 AM · #181 |
Wow...I am getting slammed:
Votes: 49
Views: 74
Avg Vote: 4.9184
Comments: 1 |
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04/02/2009 12:15:26 PM · #182 |
Votes: 56
Views: 88
Avg Vote: 4.8214
Comments: 0
No, I'm getting slammed!
Oh well, live and learn.
Message edited by author 2009-04-02 12:17:33. |
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04/02/2009 12:46:09 PM · #183 |
I won't complain then eh lol
Votes: 56
Views: 88
Avg Vote: 5.3750
Comments: 0 |
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04/02/2009 01:12:22 PM · #184 |
Uh, no, I am getting slammed
Votes: 55
Views: 83
Avg Vote: 4.6000
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04/02/2009 01:15:09 PM · #185 |
| Went from a 4.000 to a 5.2, but now I'm back down to a 4.6111. |
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04/02/2009 01:25:47 PM · #186 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Edged up over a 6 last night. Barely.
Votes: 59
Views: 100
Avg Vote: 6.0169
Comments: 4 |
And I edged down below 6 today. Barely.
Votes: 59
Views: 94
Avg Vote: 5.9661
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
Still no comments. Let's keep it that way, people!
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04/02/2009 01:26:22 PM · #187 |
| If all good entries are getting slammed, I hope reverse is not true because my entry is doing good. Or, will my score move even higher when scores are adjusted to remove low scoring prank?? |
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04/02/2009 02:17:50 PM · #188 |
6.2xx
Looking good for a PB. I was afraid to post too early and jinx it. |
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04/02/2009 02:56:26 PM · #189 |
Originally posted by DigiFotoBuddy:
If all good entries are getting slammed, I hope reverse is not true because my entry is doing good. Or, will my score move even higher when scores are adjusted to remove low scoring prank?? |
Hey how funny would it be if just for a laugh DPC have reversed the scores as a final joke, so if someone votes you a 9 you actually get a 2 lol. |
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04/02/2009 03:18:54 PM · #190 |
Originally posted by Lutchenko:
Originally posted by DigiFotoBuddy:
If all good entries are getting slammed, I hope reverse is not true because my entry is doing good. Or, will my score move even higher when scores are adjusted to remove low scoring prank?? |
Hey how funny would it be if just for a laugh DPC have reversed the scores as a final joke, so if someone votes you a 9 you actually get a 2 lol. |
I hope that's not a joke!! If it is this may be my PW. |
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04/02/2009 03:30:53 PM · #191 |
No April Fools joke then, I really do suck...
Votes: 59
Views: 91
Avg Vote: 5.2712
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
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04/02/2009 04:00:21 PM · #192 |
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
No April Fools joke then, I really do suck...
Avg Vote: 5.2712 |
Well, then I really DO suck, because that score is just shy of my long term average on this site. |
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04/02/2009 04:02:42 PM · #193 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
No April Fools joke then, I really do suck...
Avg Vote: 5.2712 |
Well, then I really DO suck, because that score is just shy of my long term average on this site. |
It's all relative. |
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04/02/2009 04:07:28 PM · #194 |
got up on the first day to 5.20...decent....but then...this
Votes: 56
Views: 81
Avg Vote: 4.7679
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 04/02/09 04:04 pm
wow...didn't think it was THAT bad.... |
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04/02/2009 04:08:21 PM · #195 |
Actually a pretty good score for me.
My free study scores have been my highest.
Votes: 63
Views: 94
Avg Vote: 5.2857
Comments: 4
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04/02/2009 04:27:44 PM · #196 |
Originally posted by Brent_S:
Well I just got my first comment after 57 votes and a lower score than I thought I would get and it went like this, "This is a good image, unfortunately, you see similar images all the time both on other forums and here". I appreciate the comment and maybe am wrong in assuming I'm getting voted down for shooting a familiar spot rather than a familiar style. But this spot was new to me in the big city I live in and I thought I shot it pretty well and in a unique way. I hope I don't have to start driving out of town now to blaze a new "uncaptured trail" or suffer in the voting? Some of us live in crowded places with lots of photographers and I hope we can still be judged by the quality of our work regardless of whether someone else has shot the same place before? |
That comment was mine and I think you've taken it the wrong way. I remember it if only because it was good image - by good, I mean technically it met the criteria, in context it was acceptable and properly focused, proper light, yada, yada, yada - but ordinary with nothing to recommend it in any particular way. With respect to seeing it from a composition standpoint - the simple truth is that these kinds of images are submitted all the time across camera groups and they are all the same - there is nothing to recommend them - technically they are good, but not outstanding, extra ordinary, show stopping - you name it. If you take an ordinary everyday scene and photography, you need to significantly impact the viewer by doing something out of the ordinary - a different angle, a different compositon - maybe an overlay, false color, infrared - you need to be creative with the ordinary in other words is what I was trying to impart.
I'll give you an example of what I mean. I do a lot of competition dispute adjutication for six different clubs - it's a talent. :>) Recently, just by pure accident, there were four submissions by members of one club who all took a shot of Crater Lake - from the same spot on the same day of the same subject - two of the images were actualy taken one hour apart. Out of the four, one was significantly better than the others - all of which, by the way, were very good images - but ordinary. The one I judged to be the best was unique in that the photographer had used the light to the best advantage, used slightly different angle, a different style lens (a 11-22mm) and lower ISO with longer exposure time - it stood out and I agreed with the judging panel that it was the best of the four. The nice thing about it was that when my decison was explained to the other three photographers, they eventually came around to seeing what I meant and everybody went home happy.
You don't have to go to extremes to get and/or create a unique image - you just need to be creative with the ordinary. That's what I was getting at.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming. :>)
PS: I rated all 475 images and commented on 175 - took five hours over two days. And I enjoyed every single minute of it. :>)
Message edited by author 2009-04-02 16:30:49. |
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04/02/2009 04:32:46 PM · #197 |
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
No April Fools joke then, I really do suck...
Votes: 59
Views: 91
Avg Vote: 5.2712
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0 |
An average score does not mean you suck - it means that over the period, a majority thought the image was average. I would take that as a plus - an average image is much better than a lousy image. |
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04/02/2009 04:39:42 PM · #198 |
| Guess I shouldn't be disappointed going from a 5.7 to 5.46. I don't expect much though. |
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04/02/2009 04:42:27 PM · #199 |
Originally posted by Teafran:
An average score does not mean you suck - it means that over the period, a majority thought the image was average. I would take that as a plus - an average image is much better than a lousy image. |
It's also important to remember that the bar is high on this site, even more so in a freestudy. Average here is a shot that will have your friends and relatives saying what a good photographer you are. |
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04/02/2009 04:49:49 PM · #200 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by Teafran:
An average score does not mean you suck - it means that over the period, a majority thought the image was average. I would take that as a plus - an average image is much better than a lousy image. |
It's also important to remember that the bar is high on this site, even more so in a freestudy. Average here is a shot that will have your friends and relatives saying what a good photographer you are. |
LOL!! I feel more comforted now...
Votes: 66
Views: 106
Avg Vote: 5.6818
Comments: 0
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