Except I don't really believe it.
I've marked a photo as a favorite before just so I would easily be able to find it when the challenge had finished as I wanted to check out where it was taken, not because I liked the picture that much.
And I really think that's the case here, I can't see anyone picking this as a favorite because they like it that much!
But you never know :-)
... I've marked a photo as a favorite before just so I would easily be able to find it when the challenge had finished as I wanted to check out where it was taken, not because I liked the picture that much. ...
You big TEASE you! Why not just leave a comment, then you can easily find it after the challenge... :D
A couple of the 14 commenters have gotten what I was going for, the rest mostly see it as a negative. (This would make more sense if I could say what "it" is, but that would pretty much let everyone know which one is mine.) I will just have to be content with the fact that I like the shot--which is more than I can say for my Train entry, but that's another thread!
... I've marked a photo as a favorite before just so I would easily be able to find it when the challenge had finished as I wanted to check out where it was taken, not because I liked the picture that much. ...
You big TEASE you! Why not just leave a comment, then you can easily find it after the challenge... :D
That's not a bad idea, I hadn't thought of that.
I did actually feel bad when I selected it and wished there was another option to check.
Like a button called: I don't like this picture all that much, but I'm interested in some aspect of it and I'd like to easily come back to it after the challenge has finished and check it out some more.
Of course that would be too long, so it could be shortened to IDLTPATMBIIISAOIAILTECBTIATCHFACIOSM
And, even if it is good, it doesn't necessarily follow that it will meet the challenge.
I've decided to vote LOW on all entries that meet the challenge but are boring, and reward creativity instead. (I've self-DQ'd mine as obviously I'm in the minority here)
And, even if it is good, it doesn't necessarily follow that it will meet the challenge.
I've decided to vote LOW on all entries that meet the challenge but are boring, and reward creativity instead. (I've self-DQ'd mine as obviously I'm in the minority here)
And, even if it is good, it doesn't necessarily follow that it will meet the challenge.
I've decided to vote LOW on all entries that meet the challenge but are boring, and reward creativity instead. (I've self-DQ'd mine as obviously I'm in the minority here)
That's how I like to vote on all challenges. Being creative is harder and more interesting than the photos you see every day, and everywhere. To me creativity is like 1/3 of my scoring. I'm pretty sure most people don't vote like that, from experience from my first entry. Oh well!
I'm very disappointed with many of the comments posted here.
wikipedia summarizes artistic license like this...
In summary, artistic license is:
Entirely at the artist's discretion
Intended to be tolerated by the viewer (cf. "willing suspension of disbelief") Neither "good" nor "bad"
Useful for filling in gaps, whether they be factual, compositional, historical or otherwise Used consciously or unconsciously, intentionally or unintentionally or in tandem
Judging by many of the comments in this thread, there's quite a few people who don't believe in artistic license. It's a shame to limit yourselves like that.
So what scores do you guys think will take the ribbons this time?
My guess says well under 7.0 and maybe no better the 6.5. I think it will be in contention for the lowest high score of any challenge.
This was a tough challenge but that's good. If the were all easy it would be boring. I’d be happy to see more like it.
My entry is still performing better than I expected. I almost pulled it before the voting started I was so unsure of it. I thought it had the potential to really bomb.
