Had a quick view through the thumbnails. It looks more like a Mess challenge than a Chaos one. It was a really hard subject for me ... And I did submit a "Messy" picture :( Good luck everyone!
Mine started at a 10! Thank you to that first voter. Now it's barely hanging on to 5, which is more what I expected. Still....it's a thrill seeing your average post as a 10.
Mine started at a 10! Thank you to that first voter. Now it's barely hanging on to 5, which is more what I expected. Still....it's a thrill seeing your average post as a 10.
Can't say I have ever seen that ...YET.
I got a pretty good start, actually, my best start yet! Just sitting under a 6.
i believe the first score i handed out tonight on chaos was a 10. it reminded me of what i had tried to do, but was surpased in every way by this very photo. i had no choice but to bow down and issue the 10, not just because it showed me what's what, but because it really was a highly creative and interesting example of chaos illustrated through the control of the photographer of their subject... and i don't just give 10's away.
could it have been yours? time will tell i guess...
I thought there were a few really excellent shots in the chaos challenge. It was fun to see different peoples takes on the challenge. It was also nice to have a challenge that I could vote on in one sitting! :)
My photo is doing much better than I anticipated. I liked it a lot but I never would have guessed that it would be above 6. Mine is very messy and I guess people are actually viewing it as chaotic. I doubted they would.
edit. sigh. down to 5.6 now. hope it lingers there a while before plummeting further down. :)
I just ran through the first few and thought " slightly messy, but not chaos" on each one! I don't think anything I have seen comes close ( including my own) to true chaos. I was hoping I would see one and think "Ah yes this is the line I should have been thinking along, here is a good solution." So far all I have seen is untidyness.
How are we supposed to judge these pictures when the subject matter so nebulous? If it is a pretty, well odered and crisp shot, dosen't it by definition miss the challenge?
I agree with all that I`ve read here. It is a hard subject to define..especially when the challenge reading says "Creatively photograph chaos..in whichever way you see fit".
I`ve had only two comments and both are slamming me for not meeting the challenge..from what I`ve seen that`s going to get repeated many times with many images.
Chaos = disorderly = untidy = irregular= confusing and I could probably go on.
My image was based on a combination of the first two..however,in my image you have to think about what`s happening to work that out, and I assume that not too many people are taking the time. :(
Chaos, simply put, is a state which is impossible to predict changes in or the outcome of, typically due to an incalculable amount of variables within the situation.
A messy closet is not really a good example of chaos.
A hand dropping a fist-full of marbles is an example of chaos, since it would be impossible to predict just how those marbles will fall/position themsleves once they've expended all their kinetic energy.
Chaos is not trouble. It is not a dire situation. It is not clutter.
*edited due to content cited by other members as being descriptive of photos currently running in the Chaos challenge*
Stupid me!!! where whas my head? I now have the greatest ideea for chaos guranteed 100% ribbon. A picture with all the stuff DPC'rs learned to espect every challenge. Cat, dog, fish, child, some flowers with huge insects in them, a guitar, and a flying bike above all. I'm thinking this whas the perfect chaotic composition for this.
Edit: I forgot to add 2 birds, a wild one in some sort of action and another one domestic, possibly a big a$$ duck. :)
Chaos, simply put, is a state which is impossible to predict changes in or the outcome of, typically due to an incalculable amount of variables within the situation.
A messy room is not really a good example of chaos.
Live with a baby for an hour and you'll change your mind...
If you think of chaos as in the word chaotic and its common usage however, it does carry a connotation of confusion and disorder.
darcy: you should edit your post BTW
oh, and I wonder if the winning images are going to have relatively low scores for the challenge. Anyone think they're in the running for a ribbon?
No ribbon here. 4.9 Only two comments - one gave a 10, the other a 1! The one was based on an incorrect assumption, so I asked for a validation of my photo which I hope comes through soon. *standing on my soapbox* Please remember to vote things as if they are legal! *stepping down off of soap box*
Stupid me!!! where whas my head? I now have the greatest ideea for chaos guranteed 100% ribbon. A picture with all the stuff DPC'rs learned to espect every challenge. Cat, dog, fish, child, some flowers with huge insects in them, a guitar, and a flying bike above all. I'm thinking this whas the perfect chaotic composition for this.
Edit: I forgot to add 2 birds, a wild one in some sort of action and another one domestic, possibly a big a$$ duck. :)
Congrats on the high score frumoaznicul. Your photos are excellent. I'm surprised you haven't been scoring higher with most of them. It's about time. I guessing that 6.6 will be a very very good score in this challenge. Top 5 at least.
Congrats on the high score frumoaznicul. Your photos are excellent. I'm surprised you haven't been scoring higher with most of them. It's about time. I guessing that 6.6 will be a very very good score in this challenge. Top 5 at least.
Thank you Jason for the appreciation, I still have to learn alot, also I belive there is a big deal of lottery in these challenges. So many people vote each with theyr own criterias. I'm not really surprised about anything, but I'd like it if you were right :) I mean who doesn't want to win the lottery? If I win I'd have to thank my girlfriend because I whas going to submit another, but she insisted this will do better. I think Ill use her for picking the submissions for future challenges again. I actualy did for the wheels :)
Edit: If she's right again I hire her, and to everyone interested she sais she will pick one for anyone (5$ a piece) hehe kidding.
erm... why do i have to edit my post? who says i've even looked at the photos in the chaos challenge? did i explicitely say that the examples i was giving for chaos were taken from the photos in the challenge?
