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01/09/2012 07:42:15 AM · #26 |
not expecting too much from my entry so happy enough...
Votes: 33
Views: 78
Avg Vote: 5.7576
Comments: 1 |
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01/09/2012 07:48:53 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by stphq:
People need to remember that a shallow depth of field does not always require there to be a front and back bokeh in the shot to spell it out for for the viewer.. anyone who knows enough about how varying degrees of bokeh are created, i.e are into their photography enough, should be able to spot when a background bokeh is strong enough to know there was a shallow depth of field present.. a more gradual bokeh would sugest its mainly do to object getting further away from the main point of focus rather than a shallow depth of field..
I just hope many photos in this challenge don't end up with lower scores because some people require front and back bokeh to be present to spell out the difference to them. |
It does seem some voters are being a wee bit narrow minded if they somehow interpreted from the brief topic description that OOF foreground and background are a "requirement" ;)
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01/09/2012 08:26:49 AM · #28 |
| I didnt mean to insult, I changed my words. Voters can vote as they wish, I wanted only to request to err on the side of caution before dnmcing. Mistake was a better word choice. |
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01/09/2012 08:48:28 AM · #29 |
| 4.8 1 good comment, come ppl if you are coming to hammer me for my subject tell me about it or judge the photo not your on prejudices grrrr!!! hahahahaah |
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01/09/2012 08:49:12 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by blindjustice:
I didnt mean to insult, I changed my words. Voters can vote as they wish, I wanted only to request to err on the side of caution before dnmcing. Mistake was a better word choice. |
sad part is that many voters don't vote as they wish...here is an example... my score was .9 more than it is now before this educational thread about how bokeh has nothing to do with DOF . Since, I got 12 votes, but the drops in my score were without new votes, as in people were adjusting .... some of you got educated and decided to go back and deduct from images with a bokeh.
I would love to see a pleasing Bokeh created with f20......
My life is not going to change with of without .9 on DPC, however, misleading threads like this are swaying the votes. |
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01/09/2012 08:52:29 AM · #31 |
Votes: 39
Views: 82
Avg Vote: 5.6923
Comments: 0
Happy enough with this result. Newer photographer so I wasn't sure if the fore and background should be OOF so I played it safe and went with that. I'm learning a lot with this thread though! |
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01/09/2012 09:00:11 AM · #32 |
btw, I am now questioning whether I am properly using shallow DOF!
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Views: 73
Avg Vote: 4.7879
ugh! |
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01/09/2012 09:19:46 AM · #33 |
Originally posted by Basta:
misleading threads like this are swaying the votes. |
Agreed, I have always personally thought that while challenges are in the voting stage it should be against site rules to speak about them in the forums, I find it strange that they even have a current challenges section encouring talks on current challenges.. even the simplest of comments duirng voring can be taken wrongly and sway votes.
But we can speak about them so here we are.. this thread has made me glad i decided on a front and back bokeh though, or I'd probably be the victim of down-voting for the wrong reasons too. Being voted down because somebody thinks my photo is crap is fair enough, i can live with that.. but getting a low vote due to someone being wrongly educated in a thread would be quite annoying. |
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01/09/2012 09:53:12 AM · #34 |
Originally posted by bargle:
Been lurking on the site for a few months, finally subscribed, and submitted my first ever photo to the Shallow DOF in Red. So far I am pretty proud of my score as a newbie:
Votes: 37
Views: 80
Avg Vote: 6.0270 |
welcome aboard! that's an amazing first score, good luck staying above 6 |
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01/09/2012 12:48:01 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by stphq:
Originally posted by Basta:
misleading threads like this are swaying the votes. |
Agreed, I have always personally thought that while challenges are in the voting stage it should be against site rules to speak about them in the forums, I find it strange that they even have a current challenges section encouring talks on current challenges.. even the simplest of comments duirng voring can be taken wrongly and sway votes.
But we can speak about them so here we are.. this thread has made me glad i decided on a front and back bokeh though, or I'd probably be the victim of down-voting for the wrong reasons too. Being voted down because somebody thinks my photo is crap is fair enough, i can live with that.. but getting a low vote due to someone being wrongly educated in a thread would be quite annoying. |
Well, I think I'm getting hammered for too little bokeh
~5.2
meh! |
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01/09/2012 01:20:53 PM · #36 |
| Can't help but wonder, don't voters realize that this is a shallow dof challenge? Are they simply voting thinking that everything needs to be in tack-sharp front-to-back focus? |
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01/09/2012 03:39:59 PM · #37 |
Votes: 42
Views: 93
Avg Vote: 5.0000
Comments: 1
Updated: 01/09/12 08:37 pm
dinged! |
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01/09/2012 03:45:41 PM · #38 |
Votes: 45
Views: 97
Avg Vote: 4.5778
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
No comments... how do I know what people are thinking? |
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01/09/2012 04:04:41 PM · #39 |
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Votes: 45
Views: 97
Avg Vote: 4.5778
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
No comments... how do I know what people are thinking? |
They're probably thinking similar things about mine.
Votes: 45
Views: 100
Avg Vote: 4.4667
Comments: 0
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01/09/2012 04:18:52 PM · #40 |
I'm pretty sure that the voters in this challenge have no idea what they are voting on.
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01/09/2012 05:03:28 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by Dirt_Diver:
I'm pretty sure that the voters in this challenge have no idea what they are voting on. |
But aren't some of the voters also the photographers? So theoretically you can get 115 or so of your 150ish votes from people who knew what they were shooting, assuming most of the people who entered voted. Probably not the case... |
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01/09/2012 05:03:52 PM · #42 |
This is my first challenge in about a year, and I was really hoping to do new personal best, but it doesn't look good this time. Maybe next time...
Votes: 51
Views: 111
Avg Vote: 6.1765
Comments: 3 |
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01/09/2012 05:04:31 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by Dirt_Diver:
I'm pretty sure that the voters in this challenge have no idea what they are voting on. |
that makes my 3.9 understandable then :)
but some great comments |
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01/09/2012 09:05:33 PM · #44 |
| And I can't argue with 52 voters! My entry sucks! |
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01/09/2012 10:33:47 PM · #45 |
this is the most appropriate title for one of these scores thread ive ever seen
after a 3 new pb's in the last week im getting punished now Votes: 51
Views: 179
Avg Vote: 4.9216
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 01/10/12 03:10 am
only slight explanation to why ppl hate it as always, ppl are quick to throw out the "great shots" but the really useful slating comments are few and far between ppl seem to be getting more reserved on honest negative comments
maybe we should have a check box that says "im an adult, tell it as you see it. i wont respond whinging on pm or be offended"
also ive got nearly double the views of everyone else posting around the 45 votes mark, so ppl are definetly looking at mine hehe but not liking it for a score just to look at!
Message edited by author 2012-01-10 03:38:08. |
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01/10/2012 01:24:18 AM · #46 |
Originally posted by Giles_uk:
this is the most appropriate title for one of these scores thread ive ever seen
after a 3 new pb's in the last week im getting punished now Votes: 51
Views: 179
Avg Vote: 4.9216
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 01/10/12 03:10 am
only slight explanation to why ppl hate it as always, ppl are quick to throw out the "great shots" but the really useful slating comments are few and far between ppl seem to be getting more reserved on honest negative comments
maybe we should have a check box that says "im an adult, tell it as you see it. i wont respond whinging on pm or be offended"
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I agree with the latter. This is not flickr. |
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01/10/2012 02:27:08 AM · #47 |
Originally posted by Giles_uk:
this is the most appropriate title for one of these scores thread ive ever seen
after a 3 new pb's in the last week im getting punished now Votes: 51
Views: 179
Avg Vote: 4.9216
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 01/10/12 03:10 am
only slight explanation to why ppl hate it as always, ppl are quick to throw out the "great shots" but the really useful slating comments are few and far between ppl seem to be getting more reserved on honest negative comments
maybe we should have a check box that says "im an adult, tell it as you see it. i wont respond whinging on pm or be offended"
also ive got nearly double the views of everyone else posting around the 45 votes mark, so ppl are definetly looking at mine hehe but not liking it for a score just to look at! |
Maybe we should have some challenges in which one can vote only if he wrote some text in the comment box? |
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01/10/2012 05:10:22 AM · #48 |
Originally posted by Giles_uk:
also ive got nearly double the views of everyone else posting around the 45 votes mark, so ppl are definetly looking at mine hehe but not liking it for a score just to look at! |
Votes: 55
Views: 189
Avg Vote: 5.6000
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
I've got a bunch of views too, go figure... My comments are pretty generic too, not very helpful in showing me my err... |
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01/10/2012 05:24:45 AM · #49 |
Votes: 54
Views: 116
Avg Vote: 5.5185
Comments: 3
:-/ |
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01/10/2012 05:27:46 AM · #50 |
Originally posted by sinistral_leo:
Originally posted by Giles_uk:
also ive got nearly double the views of everyone else posting around the 45 votes mark, so ppl are definetly looking at mine hehe but not liking it for a score just to look at! |
Votes: 55
Views: 189
Avg Vote: 5.6000
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
I've got a bunch of views too, go figure... My comments are pretty generic too, not very helpful in showing me my err... |
High views here too:
Votes: 55
Views: 181
Avg Vote: 5.8364
Comments: 1 |
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