I Just finished voting on ALL the pictures. It took me about 4 days to vote on the Cliché pictures. Lots and lots of GREAT photos and I had lots to say in my comments. I just voted on the Before and After pics. Took me 15 minutes, and most left me with nothing to say. I found most were plain, or out of focus or just off-topic. A handful stood out, but overall I think they were sub-par. I did not submit to this challenge because I was too busy and could not find any inspiration for it.
Of course this is just my opinion. Anybody else feel the same?
I agree to this in some degree. I suppose that people (including myself) expect better pictures in the members challenges, because the general idea is that more of the skilled photographers inside DPC are registered as members.
But, what I see happening is, IMHO:
a. There are considerably more pictures in the open challenges, thus more chance to see better pictures.
b. There are a lot of excellent photographers not registered as members.
c. A lot of the "skilled" members do not submit every week.
But I agree with the feeling of being somewhat disappointed overall with the pictures in some of the members challenges, like B&A, Got Milk, and Humor.
Thank you. For those who want to vote my picture up so I can win, please feel free to give some 10s. I'll give you a hint of which one is mine ... It's the one with the background. Please don't DQ me. I don't know any better.
Mine has a double border -- can you give me a 20 this week? That should bump my average up near 5.
Also, there's definitely a shadow, because part one non-transparent subject is interposed between the other subject and the light source...
OK, that is a great explanation. I wasn't sure how those fancy shadows were done. Look, I can only give you a 10, but I'll be posting your photo description in my daily newsletter and a recommendation to my fans that they give you 10s. That will get you 2 or 3 more 10s (I can't remember if my mother is still part of my mailing list). Good luck. Hopefully that'll bump your score up to 5.1 or 5.2. That should be good enough for a second place. Mine will win at the current 5.91.
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Mine has a double border -- can you give me a 20 this week? That should bump my average up near 5.
Also, there's definitely a shadow, because part one non-transparent subject is interposed between the other subject and the light source...
