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Have you submitted one of these entries before?

Yes

10%

10%

[ 3 ]

No

57%

57%

[ 16 ]

Yes, and it got tons of votes! I'm doing it again!

17%

17%

[ 5 ]

Yes, and it sucked so bad no body voted for it.

14%

14%

[ 4 ]

Total Votes: 28

Post Tue May 20, 2008 11:33 am   Reply with quote         


Ok. For the most part, PSC is the same good ol', way better than worth1000, awesome, photoshopping, picture chopping, Marco's still winning, website.
Then I noticed a trend in some recent entries.
What's up with people using pathetic filters like emboss and sketch to cover up their bad chops?
Even more: What's with everyone giving them so many votes. I've seen several images that would have received next to zero votes had it been in full color with all bad edges and seams evident. But with it B&W, "sketched", or embossed, it gets more votes than many more deserving pieces.
I for one am boycotting these entries.
I have seen plenty of great images that were B&W, emobossed, or , yes, even sketched but there was talent evolved. You could see the efforts put into these images.
Cookie cutting the subject out and (badly) slipping it into another picture isn't impressive. Adding filters shouldn't change that.

Anyone like to explain this to me?

(BTW, Good to be back.)




vokaris
Site Moderator

Post Tue May 20, 2008 11:37 am   Reply with quote         


Isn't this the oh-so-popular "vote exchange" feature?




Post Tue May 20, 2008 11:38 am   Reply with quote         


A. Welcome back

B. I gots no explanation other than the one that was posted above.




Oscar

Location: Northern California

Post Tue May 20, 2008 11:44 am   Reply with quote         


digitalpharaoh wrote:
A. Welcome back

B. I gots no explanation other than the one that was posted above.


C. STFUAC




Stevster

Location: Jacksonville FL

Post Tue May 20, 2008 11:44 am   Reply with quote         


D. Where is the bitter button?




Post Tue May 20, 2008 11:46 am   Reply with quote         


People have always exchanged votes. (Something I've always loathed) but why the sudden influx of people applying last minute filters?
It seems like these and gifs are given more votes than most others. Even those in the "Vote Exchange".




yello_piggy

Location: Vienna/Austria/Europe

Post Tue May 20, 2008 11:53 am   Reply with quote         


Can you give us examples? I am sure, there is an answer in everything.




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Oscar

Location: Northern California

Post Tue May 20, 2008 11:55 am   Reply with quote         


E. STFUAC... wait just STFU no AC




Stevster

Location: Jacksonville FL

Post Tue May 20, 2008 11:55 am   Reply with quote         


yello_piggy wrote:
Can you give us examples? I am sure, there is an answer in everything.


Sorry I used the bevel filter:
http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/95101/good-boy.html
Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed




vokaris
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Post Tue May 20, 2008 11:56 am   Reply with quote         


"There is no greater impotence in all the world like knowing you are right and that the wave of the world is wrong, yet the wave crashes upon you." - Norman Mailer

Or, never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.




Oscar

Location: Northern California

Post Tue May 20, 2008 12:04 pm   Reply with quote         


Stevster wrote:
yello_piggy wrote:
Can you give us examples? I am sure, there is an answer in everything.


Sorry I used the bevel filter:
http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/95101/good-boy.html
Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed


Probably talking about me, B&W and embossed.

http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/138066/ohh-happy-day-update.html




TheShaman

Location: Peaksville, Southeast of Disorder

Post Tue May 20, 2008 12:05 pm   Reply with quote         


I used Gaussian & motion blur Doh!
I sorries

http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/139355/be-not-afraid.html


w/b RG




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Post Tue May 20, 2008 12:08 pm   Reply with quote         


Stevster, FILTERS aren't wrong. Giving somebody lots of votes because they spent 5 minutes on a chop and then ran it through the emboss filter is.
In your case, it looks good.
I use filters all the time. Mostly Gaussian Blur, Motion Blur and Bump Map. (I use Gimp) I don't slap the target onto a background and run it through the computer and call it art though. 0 creativity, 0 effort, should be 0 votes.

Here are some examples.

Piece of Art: http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/101576/black-and-white-iris.html

There are plenty of entries that exemplify the afore mentioned problem. I don't need to show you them.




Post Tue May 20, 2008 12:09 pm   Reply with quote         


Oscar, your stuff it filled with B&W, but it's used tastefully and as an element of art. I like your stuff.
I don't see any of your stuff being slapped through an assembly line consisting of (Cut), (Paste), and (Run through the Edge Detect Filter)




annajon

Location: DEAD THREAD DUMPINGGROUND NEAR YOU

Post Tue May 20, 2008 12:13 pm   Reply with quote         


I am so glad that the resident geek is not the only person who tells us what the standard is. Because in that case we would only be making chops with the shadows all messed up, and simple alterations of details in the original. This may seem like something out of a book, but in fact is is lack of originality.

And before you go look at my portfolio and have something to say about my entry, I can tell you that it was perfect in original, but in original it would not have looked like a cartoon, hence the use of the filter. It saves having to draw the entire image with pencil and paper.




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