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Nikon D90
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 11/21/2008 10:44:09 AM · #26
Originally posted by bobonacus:
Originally posted by Marc923:
Originally posted by aplomb76:
...But it did confuse me when shortly after that Irene pulled out a blue ribbon for a water drop on a coin in the money challenge....


I've noticed that some folks enter a shot and it does average. Then one of the popular kids enters the same kind of shot and gets a ribbon.


That's because they are just that bit more crisp / sharp / vibrant / clear etc etc, it can't be anything to do with the person


If you ask me, it has everything to do with the person.. since some of us here have developed their skills brilliantly over the years, and it pays off. And I dont mean to say that recognising a previous winner's style fetches positively biased votes, that can be the topic of a different thread.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 11/21/2008 10:45:43 AM · #27
Originally posted by Jac:
A beautiful image is a beautiful image.

jmart and I have an idea that has been suggested before in the Challenge Suggestion forum but is worth mentioning here.

Why don't we create a side challenge, or an official one, called something like; Create a typical DPC glass or liquid image, or just any typical DPC image that wins ribbons that many people seem to frown on for the sole reason that it has been done before.

According to many here on this site these shots are easy to do and involve very little skill so why not put your money where your mouth is and show us how you can recreate a beautiful glass, liquid or any other typical image that gets a thumbs down because it was done before.

Who's in? :)


If you ask me, those shots are by no means easy to do.. and I dont think anyone here said that. The point is: are they overrated? A shot can be hard to do, and yet be overrated, because of repetition.

No?
Pentax K-3
Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW
 11/21/2008 10:48:19 AM · #28
Originally posted by Marc923:
Originally posted by aplomb76:
...But it did confuse me when shortly after that Irene pulled out a blue ribbon for a water drop on a coin in the money challenge....


I've noticed that some folks enter a shot and it does average. Then one of the popular kids enters the same kind of shot and gets a ribbon.


I feel that people have blinders on around here when popular well-known people do better than other people would. I fully believe that someone with a very defined style that also happens to be very popular gets skewed votes. I also believe that they get both higher and lower votes because of it. I also happen to believe that the higher votes far outnumber the lower ones.

I ALSO believe that people are happier pretending that this doesn't exist, and all the power to them.

It'll take a lot more convincing for me though, when "This must be !" comments abound.

A positive? People that are very good at emulating someone's style will probably benefit from this :)
Canon EOS-1D
 11/21/2008 11:32:42 AM · #29
Originally posted by Patrick_R:
I thought mine was creative! But I'll openly admit Irene was my inspiration to even try this kind of shot!



Check out Steve Strawn... splutphoto.com He was the first to do it (that I know of) and we're all just imitators of him when it comes down to dropped glass shots.

Message edited by author 2008-11-21 11:33:04.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/21/2008 01:37:45 PM · #30
Originally posted by Davenit:

Check out Steve Strawn... splutphoto.com He was the first to do it (that I know of) and we're all just imitators of him when it comes down to dropped glass shots.


That is quite a lot of broken glass, but beautiful. Kudos to him.

Originally posted by Jac:

Why don't we create a side challenge, or an official one, called something like; Create a typical DPC glass or liquid image, or just any typical DPC image that wins ribbons that many people seem to frown on for the sole reason that it has been done before.

Who's in? :)


I'm always up for a copycat cliche side challenge.
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