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 08/10/2011 06:39:15 PM · #76
Originally posted by Kelli:
Look, I've broken the 5 barrier...

Votes: 83
Views: 182
Avg Vote: 5.0000
Comments: 1

;D
You go girl....
 08/10/2011 06:47:07 PM · #77
Originally posted by hahn23:
Votes: 66
Views: 160
Avg Vote: 4.9091
Comments: 0

And I really like my effort on this challenge submission, which is way out of my comfort zone. It's too bad the image is receiving such a harsh reception. This may discourage me from trying new techniques and subjects in the future. My wife really likes the image, too. She thought I nailed the challenge. (Evidently not.)


Don't let this stop you. Never let this stop you!
 08/10/2011 06:57:20 PM · #78
Originally posted by hahn23:
Votes: 66
Views: 160
Avg Vote: 4.9091
Comments: 0

And I really like my effort on this challenge submission, which is way out of my comfort zone. It's too bad the image is receiving such a harsh reception. This may discourage me from trying new techniques and subjects in the future. My wife really likes the image, too. She thought I nailed the challenge. (Evidently not.)


The average vote given is based on their ability to understand your works. Not, on your ability to produce a great image. It is not a reflection on you, but a reflection on them.
 08/10/2011 07:02:25 PM · #79
Originally posted by Kelli:
Look, I've broken the 5 barrier...

Votes: 83
Views: 182
Avg Vote: 5.0000
Comments: 1

;D

Me too. :)

Votes: 82
Views: 172
Avg Vote: 5.0000
Comments: 0
08/10/2011 07:17:54 PM · #80
Hmmm . I have broken the 5 barrier once again .. feel free to shoot me down :)
 08/10/2011 07:35:51 PM · #81
Originally posted by TheDruid:

The average vote given is based on their ability to understand your works. Not, on your ability to produce a great image. It is not a reflection on you, but a reflection on them.


But then again you have to accept the possibility that your work may be....shit! We all do! It's one of those things about art in general. To be honest, I think it is often pride and egos that blind us from the possibility of seeing beyond our own paradigm. Quite frankly it's simple: you have to be your own worst critic. It's really as simple as that. None of the negative comments I've ever received have been a surprise to me. Honestly it's typically something I've already thought of and was either unable to too lazy to correct.

As far as the voter interpretation, I offer you this... If you are submitting your work to be judged by the masses (i.e. DPChallenge) then if you want it to do well, it better as hell have a solid mass appeal (that is what the votes indicate). You can't have the image be so "deep" that average joe shmo can't tell what the hell it is and then bitch and moan for how voters "interpret" your work. If your work is targeted towards a narrow audience, then the score distribution will reflect that.

There is no questions that there are trolls here who play games with the votes, others vote emotionally based on the votes they themselves receive. Yet all things consider, we have to trust that math will eventually average out and best works will get the recognition they deserve (although perhaps not as high as they deserve through higher scores). Just my 2¢ :)
 08/10/2011 07:59:50 PM · #82
No, this is Artist's Shit.
 08/10/2011 08:03:28 PM · #83
Originally posted by adigitalromance:
No, this is Artist's Shit.
lols, awesome find.
 08/10/2011 08:15:58 PM · #84
Originally posted by adigitalromance:
No, this is Artist's Shit.


Lol
 08/10/2011 10:43:04 PM · #85
Enjoyed voting on this challange and very disappointed I didn't get a shot in:
You have rated 106 of 106 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 6.5377.

So many great images, some good attemps but lacking a little polish, some interesting take on the theme and only a very small few that didn't quite meet the challange in my opinion. Well done everyone.
 08/10/2011 11:00:34 PM · #86
So I am sitting at just under 100 votes, 210 views but not one comment.
If you have voted already (dont change your score) and have time to comment, let me know and I will PM you my title.
Thank you kind souls!
 08/10/2011 11:54:55 PM · #87
Votes: 92
Views: 194
Avg Vote: 5.3261
Comments: 0

I've dropped below 4 twice in this challenge (low point of 4.7 I think), but finally it looks like I'm out of that zone - and also finally my noir score has overtaken my abandoned building score, which I'm pleased about since I like this shot and am not so keen on that one =). Voting's been pretty odd though, it seems people love and hate my image equally, my last few votes in order have been: 10, 1, 7, 3, 9, 3, 7, 3, 9, 4... if at least some people like it I'm happy with that though!

Originally posted by Silent-Shooter:
So I am sitting at just under 100 votes, 210 views but not one comment.
If you have voted already (dont change your score) and have time to comment, let me know and I will PM you my title.
Thank you kind souls!


Sure, I'm happy to do that - and if you'd like to be the first to comment on mine that'd be appreciated too =).
 08/11/2011 02:47:58 AM · #88
Votes: 92
Views: 188
Avg Vote: 4.5000
Comments: 2
Yes! I finally reached 4.5! The two comments are great!
 08/11/2011 03:28:27 AM · #89
...and another 1 vote without leaving a comment (that's 3 today). It's starting to sting! At least my image isn't completely comment-less now (thanks again Steve).
 08/11/2011 03:34:14 AM · #90
Originally posted by HawkinsT:
...and another 1 vote without leaving a comment (that's 3 today). It's starting to sting! At least my image isn't completely comment-less now (thanks again Steve).

I promise that 1 vote WASNT me! :-)
Pleasure and thanks to you too for your comment on my shot!
 08/11/2011 05:18:23 AM · #91
Originally posted by JuliBoc:
Originally posted by Kelli:
Look, I've broken the 5 barrier...

Votes: 83
Views: 182
Avg Vote: 5.0000
Comments: 1

;D

Me too. :)

Votes: 82
Views: 172
Avg Vote: 5.0000
Comments: 0


woot it took me til vote 95 but i made it, however briefly

Votes: 95
Views: 197
Avg Vote: 5.0000

eta poor english

Message edited by author 2011-08-11 09:19:06.
 08/11/2011 06:36:06 AM · #92
cant this thread be closed?
 08/11/2011 07:20:57 AM · #93

Votes: 100
Views: 215
Avg Vote: 5.7900
Comments: 2
 08/11/2011 07:56:27 AM · #94
My score is still at 5. I finally got a comment, which is informative.

I voted this morning, with a very high average score. But I am in the weirdest mood now. I shouldn't have started the day with Film Noir. :D
 08/11/2011 08:58:56 AM · #95
Originally posted by Hussar1812:
Originally posted by TheDruid:

The average vote given is based on their ability to understand your works. Not, on your ability to produce a great image. It is not a reflection on you, but a reflection on them.


But then again you have to accept the possibility that your work may be....shit! We all do! It's one of those things about art in general. To be honest, I think it is often pride and egos that blind us from the possibility of seeing beyond our own paradigm. Quite frankly it's simple: you have to be your own worst critic. It's really as simple as that. None of the negative comments I've ever received have been a surprise to me. Honestly it's typically something I've already thought of and was either unable to too lazy to correct.

As far as the voter interpretation, I offer you this... If you are submitting your work to be judged by the masses (i.e. DPChallenge) then if you want it to do well, it better as hell have a solid mass appeal (that is what the votes indicate). You can't have the image be so "deep" that average joe shmo can't tell what the hell it is and then bitch and moan for how voters "interpret" your work. If your work is targeted towards a narrow audience, then the score distribution will reflect that.

There is no questions that there are trolls here who play games with the votes, others vote emotionally based on the votes they themselves receive. Yet all things consider, we have to trust that math will eventually average out and best works will get the recognition they deserve (although perhaps not as high as they deserve through higher scores). Just my 2¢ :)
Like I said in another thread, I give 10's to images that I think are crap, but there is nothing technically wrong with them. To add there are absolutely beautiful images that I give 5's to, but list the technical aspects that are not right.
 08/11/2011 10:31:33 AM · #96
Been bouncing up and down around 6 since last night. Currently on the good side

Votes: 104
Views: 232
Avg Vote: 6.0577
Comments: 7

All good comments. Some really like the image and a couple of comments where the voter gave a decent vote and listed the compositional shortfalls that prevented a higher vote (which are much appreciated).
 08/11/2011 10:58:42 AM · #97
Originally posted by TheDruid:
To add there are absolutely beautiful images that I give 5's to, but list the technical aspects that are not right.


now i know that your comment was what i thought it was. thank you for the compliment and the suggestions.
 08/11/2011 01:34:11 PM · #98
Doing well so far in this one, but this challenge has taught me something. Before I hit submit I need to check the tones on a different monitor/device or many... I do my Photo editing on my Mac and the Mac monitor has very dark blacks and bright sharp tones. Then I open it on a windows desktop and the contrast is much brighter and a little flatter.

Lesson Learned! I'm sure others have seen the same issues, but for those that have not yet... make sure your looking at the web version of your photo on more than one monitor/device to make sure it's what really should go out :)

- Nick
 08/11/2011 07:57:19 PM · #99
...and just got my second comment (first without asking) =).

Anyway, I'm done with voting on this so if anyone's wants a comment on their entry just let me know which yours is.

Originally posted by ShutterRev:
Doing well so far in this one, but this challenge has taught me something. Before I hit submit I need to check the tones on a different monitor/device or many... I do my Photo editing on my Mac and the Mac monitor has very dark blacks and bright sharp tones. Then I open it on a windows desktop and the contrast is much brighter and a little flatter.

Lesson Learned! I'm sure others have seen the same issues, but for those that have not yet... make sure your looking at the web version of your photo on more than one monitor/device to make sure it's what really should go out :)

- Nick


Yeah, I used my friends mac recently - he's a graphic designer and uses this monitor for the majority of his work (and his work colleagues use similar monitors I believe), so I was actually pretty appalled at how bad they are at showing definition in darks - especially considering how much apple market to this target audience.

Message edited by author 2011-08-12 00:00:45.
 08/11/2011 08:13:30 PM · #100
The blacks are very blocky on the glossy Mac screens, so it behooves us who use them to really watch our histograms.

But I popped in here to say how much I enjoyed voting this challenge, no comments, 100% votes though, w/avg near 6.
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