DPC Open PhotoGolf Tournament - DPChallenge Forums

09/16/2009 01:59:25 PM · #251

After having mis-hit my tee shot, then losing it right in front of the tee and taking a drop, I seem to have hit my ball into the creek over on the right. I'll just wander over that way and see if I can locate it...

(I'm up to a rousing 4.4 now! There's hope I might be able to hit the ball out of the water if I can find it... yes?)

Carlo21

09/16/2009 02:17:00 PM · #252

Hole #1 might be a mulligan. It keeps dropping!
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Five_Seat

Canon EOS-6D

09/16/2009 02:30:44 PM · #253

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A pretty well hit ball, hopefully the wind wont take it...

bubeltrubel

Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS STM

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

09/16/2009 03:35:40 PM · #254

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Updated: 09/16/09 03:34 pm

I expected more, *grummel,grummel*

EstimatedEyes

Fujifilm GFX 50R

Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8

09/16/2009 04:02:24 PM · #255

Originally posted by EstimatedEyes:

I'm sitting 4 way off the fairway behind a big old tree with a sand trap left and a water hazard right. Unless I pull off this miracle behind the back shot with my 5 wood, this ones gonna be a mulligan for me too.

Hit the tree but made it to the edge of the fairway crawling to 5.000 at 75 votes. Unfortunately that's still 250 yards from the hole and looks like I'm already at par. Hoping there are a lot of duffers on the course today, so my percentile finish is not too too far below my handicap.

vlado

Canon EOS-70D

09/16/2009 06:18:06 PM · #256

Originally posted by jeger:

Originally posted by vlado:
Just for the record... my fantasy team was

pwarmuz
PapaBob
jeger
bubeltrubel
Bear_Music (sub)

Not that anyone else wanted to play :(

I'll bite.

pwarmuz (easier than taking money to the bank!)
vawendy
jeger
andrewt
marbo (sub)

With a team value of 351.1, this squad is well in excess of the salary cap of 295... oh well... at least it gives me a comparison point to see if the salary cap was needed, and to see if my spreadsheet works with more than one team ;)

BJokerud

Nikon D3s

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

09/16/2009 06:24:13 PM · #257

Taking a studio shot of nine random things would've got me a better score...

09/16/2009 07:44:51 PM · #258

Originally posted by vlado:

Sorry, I missed that in your earlier thread :-/

Message edited by author 2009-09-16 19:45:06.

bergiekat

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 24-70 2.8L II

09/16/2009 07:50:04 PM · #259

mull-i-gaaaaaaaan! : \

And the second hole is which one?? Choice of the exclusive opens?

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

09/16/2009 07:53:20 PM · #260

Originally posted by bergiekat:

mull-i-gaaaaaaaan! : \

And the second hole is which one?? Choice of the exclusive opens?

Yes.

"A Hug and a Kiss"

or

"Deep DOF II"

bergiekat

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 24-70 2.8L II

09/16/2009 08:05:10 PM · #261

I think I'll skip making dinner to practice my swing......

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

09/16/2009 08:37:13 PM · #262

Originally posted by vlado:

Originally posted by jeger:

Originally posted by vlado:
Just for the record... my fantasy team was

pwarmuz
PapaBob
jeger
bubeltrubel
Bear_Music (sub)

Not that anyone else wanted to play :(

I'll bite.

pwarmuz (easier than taking money to the bank!)
vawendy
jeger
andrewt
marbo (sub)

With a team value of 351.1, this squad is well in excess of the salary cap of 295... oh well... at least it gives me a comparison point to see if the salary cap was needed, and to see if my spreadsheet works with more than one team ;)

Hey cool!! I'm someone else's fantasy!!

I'd let you down, however. I think my hot streak is over :D

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Message edited by author 2009-09-16 20:38:42.

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

09/16/2009 08:42:40 PM · #263

Originally posted by vawendy:

I'd let you down, however. I think my hot streak is over :D

Says the woman with an image on the front page :P

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

09/16/2009 08:52:04 PM · #264

Originally posted by jeger:

Originally posted by vawendy:

I'd let you down, however. I think my hot streak is over :D

Says the woman with an image on the front page :P

yup, but that one doesn't count for golf. I don't think my 5.7 is going anywhere :)

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

09/16/2009 09:06:59 PM · #265

Originally posted by vawendy:

Originally posted by jeger:

Originally posted by vawendy:

I'd let you down, however. I think my hot streak is over :D

Says the woman with an image on the front page :P

yup, but that one doesn't count for golf. I don't think my 5.7 is going anywhere :)

I know, I'm just teasing ya! :P

My first week is shaping up to be a mulligan.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

09/16/2009 10:24:22 PM · #266

scores have been wickedly low recently. As someone pointed out, there were two scores under 6.0 in the top ten for Back to School and the average score was 5.1x. In the last 20 challenges there were 4 challenges with an average of 5.1x -- which is well below site average. The 20 previous challenges only had 1 5.1x challenge. I think people are in a bad mood because summer is over. (I'm fine with my score, it's just that so many challenges seem to be getting hit recently.)

EstimatedEyes

Fujifilm GFX 50R

Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8

09/19/2009 11:07:50 AM · #267

Overall low scores should be less of a concern in this tourney, since scoring is based on your percentage placement in relation to your average, not your numerical score. If everyone is low, your percentile finish may be closer to your average than you think, cutting the damage from a bad shot. The winner may be the one who controls their low scores the best -- which is why entering crap may be better than not entering at all.

Here's the proof in the pudding. I'm on the green!

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Course I won't have a clue what that means until rollover, which is another fun aspect of the tourney. I'd be happy with a triple bogey as my floor score, especially with eight more holes to turn it into a mulligan. Anything better will be a gift.

aprudhomme

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon

09/19/2009 11:23:49 AM · #268

WIll the nude challenge be considered part of this weeks holes? Or do just the exclusive opens count?

basssman7

Nikon D500

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

09/19/2009 12:01:41 PM · #269

Originally posted by aprudhomme:

WIll the nude challenge be considered part of this weeks holes? Or do just the exclusive opens count?

exclusive opens????

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

09/19/2009 12:05:12 PM · #270

Originally posted by aprudhomme:

WIll the nude challenge be considered part of this weeks holes? Or do just the exclusive opens count?

VitaminB was away for the week, but he should be home later today, at which point he can answer your question.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

09/19/2009 12:40:32 PM · #271

from the first page (emphasis added):

Originally posted by VitaminB:

Here is how it will work:

Rules:
9 weeks of Open Challenges
Score will be based on your percentile finish, not on the average attained by your photo.
Handicap determined by the average percentile finish of your last ten challenges.
Every 5% improvement in your finish compared to your handicap scores as -1.0
Every 5% reduction in your finish compared to your handicap scores as +1.0

For example:
If in my last ten challenge entries, my average percentile finish is 70%, 70 is my handicap.
After the first hole, if my finish in the challenge is 25th out of 100, I am in the 75th percentile, a 5% improvement on my handicap. I score -1.0 for the hole.

After 9 holes, the lowest score wins.

Extra Rules:
Users with 4-10 challenges will have a handicap of the average of however many challenges they have entered so far.
Users with 0-3 challenges entered will start with a handicap of 50%, but the handicap will be revised after their first 4 challenges.
All users have two mulligans (you can scrap your worst two scores after the 9 holes are done, or you can miss up to two challenges without it hurting your score).
If you miss more than two challenges, the percentile score entered will be 0%.

Start Date:
The first hole will be for the challenges announced at midnight on September 8th, and submitted on September 15th, and will continue for each round of open challenges for 9 weeks until the tournament is done.