There is an option to have a fully "public" voting poll, wherein every voter and their choice would be displayed. Not only do I think this would make for a ridiculously messy thread (imagine a list of 200 votes and usernames, blech!), but it would also do nothing but (1) hurt feelings and (2) discourage shy voters. Bad on both accounts. So yes, this is by design. Only I and other administrators can see the votes.
As for screening: no, we don't do any. Voting is open to all DGrin members, regardless of post count, disposition, color, political views, and shoe size.
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the number 31 would be a link leading to a list of who voted for who, but yeah, I wouldn't vote unless I was a judge.
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I must be obsessed. I had a dream last night brought on by Dgrin…
A friend of mine has got a lot of snakes, I have been thinking about photographing one of his snakes for this challenge. But have been hesitant about it because I feel it may lack creativity.
Anyhow, last night I had a dream that he called me and told me his snakes got loose. By the time I got to his house the snakes were all over the place. The most venomous snake went next door into a pool. The snake was swimming around in the pool when I noticed that the bottom of the pool was full of leaves. The leaves had settled at the bottom in a feathered pattern. The snake had curled up at the bottom of the pool on top of the leaves. I thought O wow! Scales and feathered together in one shot. So I was looking at the scene and I was thinking about how I was going to expose the photo and I thought man, I really need a polarizer to cut through the water reflection. Then my friend came up to me and asked what I was doing. I told him about the challenge and what I saw in front of me. Then he told me he didn’t know if I could do it because it would take a professional. I was thinking to myself…I can do this, what is he talking about…
That is all I remember…so docs… what do you think…obsessed???
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I must be obsessed. I had a dream last night brought on by Dgrin…
A friend of mine has got a lot of snakes, I have been thinking about photographing one of his snakes for this challenge. But have been hesitant about it because I feel it may lack creativity.
Anyhow, last night I had a dream that he called me and told me his snakes got loose. By the time I got to his house the snakes were all over the place. The most venomous snake went next door into a pool. The snake was swimming around in the pool when I noticed that the bottom of the pool was full of leaves. The leaves had settled at the bottom in a feathered pattern. The snake had curled up at the bottom of the pool on top of the leaves. I thought O wow! Scales and feathered together in one shot. So I was looking at the scene and I was thinking about how I was going to expose the photo and I thought man, I really need a polarizer to cut through the water reflection. Then my friend came up to me and asked what I was doing. I told him about the challenge and what I saw in front of me. Then he told me he didn’t know if I could do it because it would take a professional. I was thinking to myself…I can do this, what is he talking about…
That is all I remember…so docs… what do you think…obsessed???
Not at all - the bream just proves that you are a normal DGrin Challenge participant. Believe me you have nothing to worry about, welcome to the club
Oh man, I can't wait to see what you all came up with for this one. I'm expecting some awesome shots (as always!).
Remember to try and not use the theme as your title. Be creative with it, as it can really help push your shot further. Personally, I don't read any other supporting text, so if the image doesn't speak the theme on its own (with minor help from a title if necessary), then I'm not likely to "get it".
Best of luck to you all...I'm SO looking forward to Monday.
Some filters are more subtle than others. Do you need us to mention in our entry the type of filter that we used?
Hi Linda,
I say sure, go for it. I'm even willing to see a link attached to a "without filter" image (but please don't post it in the entry thread). I'll be following threads and reading supporting details from now on, there's no good way to avoid it. You guys are just going to have to trust me to make good, honest, unbiased judgments.
Rather than posting a link to the original, perhaps a better idea would be to have a post-challenge thread showing the original with a link to the entry. That in and of itself ought to be an interesting thread. Folks whose pics do not get selected for the final should not shy away from that. (I wanna see 'em all. ) This is going to be a fun and interesting challenge.
Rather than posting a link to the original, perhaps a better idea would be to have a post-challenge thread showing the original with a link to the entry. That in and of itself ought to be an interesting thread. Folks whose pics do not get selected for the final should not shy away from that. (I wanna see 'em all. ) This is going to be a fun and interesting challenge.
Rather than posting a link to the original, perhaps a better idea would be to have a post-challenge thread showing the original with a link to the entry. That in and of itself ought to be an interesting thread. Folks whose pics do not get selected for the final should not shy away from that. (I wanna see 'em all. ) This is going to be a fun and interesting challenge.
to my understanding this wouldn't work for all the entries though because the challenge is for all filters and with on camera ones the original image capture would include the filtered results
to my understanding this wouldn't work for all the entries though because the challenge is for all filters and with on camera ones the original image capture would include the filtered results
Can't you just compose one photo without a filter and then screw on a filter or switch on an in-camera one for the rest of your attempts?
That would work for the stationary subjects, have to be awful quick for the moving targets!
Not to mention that it would be very time consuming to do that between every shot you make, plus I would need a place to put the holder/square filters I use which isn't always available
A word about judging
For any of you who might shy away from the new Dgrin Challenges because you don't want to judge, I want to make a couple of points:
1) Anyone who has ever done it will tell you it is not as easy as you might think, however, they learn and grow tremendously from it.
2) You will better understand how the judging system works and will be left with fewer thoughts such as "how in the heck did that get through when mine didn't?". You realize more how subjective it is, and how the judge's decisions have less to do with you personally than you might have thought.
3) It's a great service to give back to this awesome community!
Emily, for the Mega Final Challenge's, will those have a theme?
Yep! No one gets to plan two months ahead here.
From the Rules:
"Once, roughly every quarter, the top 5 winners from each round will be eligible to play in a themed Mega-Challenge. This Mega-Challenge will be judged by a panel to determine the winner. At the same time, the first round for the next quarter will begin, and ONLY non-Mega-Challenge players may compete in this round."
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There is an option to have a fully "public" voting poll, wherein every voter and their choice would be displayed. Not only do I think this would make for a ridiculously messy thread (imagine a list of 200 votes and usernames, blech!), but it would also do nothing but (1) hurt feelings and (2) discourage shy voters. Bad on both accounts. So yes, this is by design. Only I and other administrators can see the votes.
As for screening: no, we don't do any. Voting is open to all DGrin members, regardless of post count, disposition, color, political views, and shoe size.
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the number 31 would be a link leading to a list of who voted for who, but yeah, I wouldn't vote unless I was a judge.
dak.smugmug.com
I must be obsessed. I had a dream last night brought on by Dgrin…
A friend of mine has got a lot of snakes, I have been thinking about photographing one of his snakes for this challenge. But have been hesitant about it because I feel it may lack creativity.
Anyhow, last night I had a dream that he called me and told me his snakes got loose. By the time I got to his house the snakes were all over the place. The most venomous snake went next door into a pool. The snake was swimming around in the pool when I noticed that the bottom of the pool was full of leaves. The leaves had settled at the bottom in a feathered pattern. The snake had curled up at the bottom of the pool on top of the leaves. I thought O wow! Scales and feathered together in one shot. So I was looking at the scene and I was thinking about how I was going to expose the photo and I thought man, I really need a polarizer to cut through the water reflection. Then my friend came up to me and asked what I was doing. I told him about the challenge and what I saw in front of me. Then he told me he didn’t know if I could do it because it would take a professional. I was thinking to myself…I can do this, what is he talking about…
That is all I remember…so docs… what do you think…obsessed???
I second that motion....
Not at all - the bream just proves that you are a normal DGrin Challenge participant. Believe me you have nothing to worry about, welcome to the club
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I can live with obsessed. At least it is a fun fun fun hobby to be obsessed with.
Looking forward to seeing all your entries...and figuring out what mine will be...:D
Hi guys!
Oh man, I can't wait to see what you all came up with for this one. I'm expecting some awesome shots (as always!).
Remember to try and not use the theme as your title. Be creative with it, as it can really help push your shot further. Personally, I don't read any other supporting text, so if the image doesn't speak the theme on its own (with minor help from a title if necessary), then I'm not likely to "get it".
Best of luck to you all...I'm SO looking forward to Monday.
Emily
moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]
Some filters are more subtle than others. Do you need us to mention in our entry the type of filter that we used?
http://lrichters.smugmug.com
Hi Linda,
I say sure, go for it. I'm even willing to see a link attached to a "without filter" image (but please don't post it in the entry thread). I'll be following threads and reading supporting details from now on, there's no good way to avoid it. You guys are just going to have to trust me to make good, honest, unbiased judgments.
Emily
Rather than posting a link to the original, perhaps a better idea would be to have a post-challenge thread showing the original with a link to the entry. That in and of itself ought to be an interesting thread. Folks whose pics do not get selected for the final should not shy away from that. (I wanna see 'em all.
http://lrichters.smugmug.com
Sounds good!
to my understanding this wouldn't work for all the entries though because the challenge is for all filters and with on camera ones the original image capture would include the filtered results
http://lrichters.smugmug.com
That would work for the stationary subjects, have to be awful quick for the moving targets!
Not to mention that it would be very time consuming to do that between every shot you make, plus I would need a place to put the holder/square filters I use which isn't always available
There's no requirement to post a "without filter" image. That part would be optional.
For any of you who might shy away from the new Dgrin Challenges because you don't want to judge, I want to make a couple of points:
1) Anyone who has ever done it will tell you it is not as easy as you might think, however, they learn and grow tremendously from it.
2) You will better understand how the judging system works and will be left with fewer thoughts such as "how in the heck did that get through when mine didn't?". You realize more how subjective it is, and how the judge's decisions have less to do with you personally than you might have thought.
3) It's a great service to give back to this awesome community!
Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
Yep! No one gets to plan two months ahead here.
From the Rules:
"Once, roughly every quarter, the top 5 winners from each round will be eligible to play in a themed Mega-Challenge. This Mega-Challenge will be judged by a panel to determine the winner. At the same time, the first round for the next quarter will begin, and ONLY non-Mega-Challenge players may compete in this round."
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to insist :heh
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