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Olympus OM-D E-M5
Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital ED
09/16/2002 06:20:49 PM · #1
I have noticed that I have recently started to stretch my votes to fit in the 1-10 scale.
To clarify: Instead of sticking with 7 or 8 as the highest votes and 3 as the lowest I try to let the votes reach from 1 to 10. Is this better or worse method? I mean, a photograph that gets 10 in current challenge would only have got maybe 7 in previous challenge.
What do you do? Which method do you think is more fair? I hope that I am making my self clear here, I'm too tired to think straight. :)
Happy shootin'
J.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
09/16/2002 06:31:57 PM · #2
I guess I try to do something like this. I vote once, and then review, and I try to make sure I have a few tens, and few more nines and so on.

Originally posted by jonr:
I have noticed that I have recently started to stretch my votes to fit in the 1-10 scale.
To clarify: Instead of sticking with 7 or 8 as the highest votes and 3 as the lowest I try to let the votes reach from 1 to 10. Is this better or worse method? I mean, a photograph that gets 10 in current challenge would only have got maybe 7 in previous challenge.
What do you do? Which method do you think is more fair? I hope that I am making my self clear here, I'm too tired to think straight. :)
Happy shootin'
J.



Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
09/16/2002 09:30:47 PM · #3
I try to vote basically on a bell-curve. I give roughly has many 10s as I do 1s. There's no mathematical reason to not use the entire available scoring resolution. From me, a 1 doesn't mean the shot is necessarily terrible, it just means it's not as good as the 2s.
Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
09/18/2002 12:23:07 PM · #4
Ive found that in the last few weeks, overall quality has improved so much that Ive started reserving 8+ for shots I'd be happy to see on my wall, and 2- for shots that I'd normally throw away (let alone submit!).

I always reserve 10 for shots I think would be strong contenders in professional competitions, and 1 for people who submit blurred photos of their feet.

In between is my usual hunting ground of the average, the inane, and the technically imperfect.
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