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My cow entry took last place :(

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Who knew it was so vicious in the Cow Portrait world!!

Clearly somebody went through and sucker-punched everybody with 0.5 votes - which is ridiculous. All you needed was 1600:900 and a cow - not a lot of rules to be broken there.

My only critique would be that it has an overall darkness, making it feel flat. The image quality is good - clear focus, cute cow :-)

I mostly use the challenges to look for what others have done that I like , and then use that to find other options when I'm taking photos of the things I like to photograph.

Good Luck!!

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dkb
 
Thanks for the comment. My intent was to have the cow face darkened to emphasize the shadows on the cow's body. Maybe most people who take pictures of cows are more traditional and less artistic?
 
Well, for me a portrait is when the face is dominant and good expressed in the picture. You have a shadow as the dominant element. The whole seems to me just not really what it should be.

possible improvements (imho):
  • Beautiful shadows on a cow's face, that would have been much better and artistic in a sense that fits to the category portrait.
  • Your cow has dominant wrinkles. That alone makes expressive shadows if the face gets enough sunlight (sunlight coming from the side).
I didn't vote in this challenge.
 
You bring up a valid point, the challenge intent was perhaps compromised.
I feel it is a strong photo, but maybe didn't get the votes because of this.
Maybe I will use it for an example in my upcoming "shadow" challenge....
 
You do yourself an inijustice..I wasnt last place
 
There's only two places worth coming, when you really look at it: first or last; and last is definitely better.

Coming first means you took a good photo, fairly mainstream, that appealed to the masses: ho hum... But coming last means you are probably an unrecognized artistic genius with an aesthetic sense so incredibly advanced that no one else comes even close to understanding you, like, it gives you a headache just trying to think down to their level., man...

Joe
 
Love it!!
That's a great way to look at the whole voting mess ~

I found this to also work for me:

Rather than sink to their level, I've decided to try and counter balance the results (a least a little bit) by voting "UP" the pics I think show both superior photographic skill (focus, exposure) and artistic composition (balance, flow, unique viewpoint).

It's rewarding when the entries I vote as the best place high in the rankings, even if my entry doesn't. Either way, I prefer the 'good Karma' way of participating.

Thanks for sharing something positive!
Greatly appreciated. ;)

~ DK

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dkb
 
Badge of honor my a$$. You didn't come in last place. Just another epic fail on an attempt at notoriety. "JOINT 48th place", JOINT!

Think about it this way. If the prize for last place was a 2 dollar bill, a used Pentax, a Stephen King novel or a puppy that had to be split in two. Yeah you get the point.

Personally I think your cow should have been rated higher, but hey, dark and disturbed cows that are destined for Ruth's Chris don't catch your eye as much on screen amongst all the bright and happy dairy's.
 
RaptorUK said:
Want to hear something really funny ? your picture deserved to be placed higher than the winner. Why ? I don't think you cheated . . . look at the winning entry at 100% . . .
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RaptorUK said:
chrisby said:
I love your post because I am such an unrecognized artistic genius and I can easily prove it :-)

http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=347097

I bet that nobody will beat me!
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Well - the rules only stated that they ' try not to be a photoshop-er'!

So, are those Photoshop clip-art Rhinos pasted into the window?
And, apparently, poorly cut to fit.
lol

Nice catch!

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dkb
 
RaptorUK said:
Want to hear something really funny ? your picture deserved to be placed higher than the winner. Why ? I don't think you cheated . . . look at the winning entry at 100% . . .
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Hmm..either they cut the grass in that theme park with a computer-controlled laser, or something funny is going on!

Hilarious! Well-spotted, raptor-dude!

Joe
 
I am only a photographer genius, not a photoshoper genius; I would never realize
this.

Thank you!
RaptorUK said:
Want to hear something really funny ? your picture deserved to be placed higher than the winner. Why ? I don't think you cheated . . . look at the winning entry at 100% . . .
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chrisby wrote:

I love your post because I am such an unrecognized artistic genius and I can easily prove it emoticon - smile

http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=347097

I bet that nobody will beat me!
 
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