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Messages - a.k.a.-tom
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« on: October 24, 2007, 16:28 »
Gone are the days of submitting 30 images and all getting approved. Perhaps submitting in smaller batches is a good idea.
I never submit more than 5 at a time to SS (usually 3 a few times a week if i feel energetic)... and is it me or do rejection reasons come in waves... for a while, it's artifacting, then for a while it's something else.... I swear I never had a group of rejections where each rejection was different... LOL speaking of "composition, not a good seller" (or whatever the exact wording) came up a couple times this week for me at SS. Haven't seen that one in probably over a year. Maybe theres a new sheriff in town and that was the rejection button of the week??? LOL And in support of what has been already said here... those exact pix were accepted the same day on IS. who knows what evil lurks in the minds of reviewers?? only the shadow knows..... (insert maniacal laughter here)  -tom p.s. and if SS reads this... I'm not complaining. SS is still my No. 1 or 2 seller, flip-flopping with IS. sorry one more point. I have on more than one site and on more than one occassion, resubmitted pix rejected as "not stock material/not deemed a good seller/ and compostion" .... resubmitted some 5-6 months later............ and they are accepted. Just because a pic might not be considered a good seller today, doesn't mean that will be the case in six months.
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« on: October 22, 2007, 21:51 »
Indeed!!! As Darth Vadar once said, "Most Impressive!!" -tom
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« on: October 21, 2007, 09:06 »
Leaf makes a great point too! I'd be interested in hearing others numbers on that. Wife and I were talking about it this weekend.. How much time do you spend actual shooting versus post-work (including uploading)? I rough guessed almost 2 to 1... every two hours shooting I spend at least an hour in post-work.. Some of the uploads are a real pain in the sitting area, some like LO are a snap. Hey, I'm going to start a new thread on this question.. sorry to go off on a tangent here.. now back to polls!! -tomp.s. consistency still irks me more than ease of upload... LOL
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« on: October 21, 2007, 08:54 »
Ok :-)
I think the ease of upload should be rated heavier (x3?).
Don't care about the web-interface so much (x.5?).
Opla... makes my exact point right here. Now we are debating how heavy to weigh each category... example, I agree with ... her (?? taking a leap here because of the avatar, which then again really means nothing either as far as gender goes...) okay I agree with Opla (that'll keep me out of trouble) ... I agree with Opla that web-interface is not as big a deal to me... but I wouldn't say ease of upload, I would say consistency...that irks the poop out of me. Point... these polls are going to be great reading!! LOL -tom
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« on: October 21, 2007, 08:52 »
Shot the sky with a very high f number
oh yeah... especially a dark, deep blue sky (if you can find days like that anymore) ..... My wife said I sounded like a madman last night as I 'shopped' them out... the spotting was horrible and very very time consuming... and when you deal with sky, it is usually gradient, changing ever so slightly from top to bottom side to side.. then, sometimes... you just can't ' paint' the spot out, you just create a different looking spot! LOL ... repeat after me, "sensor dust sux, senso dust sux..." -tom
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« on: October 21, 2007, 08:46 »
I don't know how the StockXpert upload is behind the SS one, I find it much easier.
Sharpshot... that's one of the things I enjoy and find interesting about polls and opinion surveys. Quite often I find the overall results far different than what I thought they'd easily be... LOL I'm going to like this feature. It should spark some interesting discussion . -tom
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« on: October 21, 2007, 01:31 »
HA HA HA..... I was just complaining about this all night. I'm working on about 600 pix I just shot down in the Smoky Mountains and the North Carolina and Tennessee countryside last week... I swear, 98% of the work I did tonight was removing sensor spots from dark blue skies.....
I gotta get this thing cleaned!! Canon Rebel.... I'm very leary about cleaning it myself... it hasn't been cleaned in over 2 years...and I've had this thing open in some pretty dirty/dusty locations (arizona desert, jersey beaches, appalachian trail,... LOL). Man, I beat this camera to death, Canon should take it back and put it in their "believe it or not' museum!
My last Canon went swimming. I was shooting white water, standing in it up to my knees... and the next thing I knew, me and Canny were * in h2o. The Canon folks fixed it for only $99. That was sweet!
But I'm motivated to get the Rebel cleaned.. my wife won't let me buy a 5D until I get this one cleaned for her....LOL.. Monday, I'll get my nose in the phone book and find a shop that'll clean it. -tom
P.S. I'm thinking I won't be standing in any water once I get the 5D.... LOL
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« on: October 21, 2007, 01:08 »
I echo dbvirago.... accepted by SS on the first batch??? 'fraid I can't help you either. Took me 3 batches to get in!! LOL Congrats!!!!! -tom
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« on: October 21, 2007, 00:32 »
Done .... Interesting results... thank you, sir!! -tom
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« on: October 21, 2007, 00:20 »
ha!! I don't think I have one shot of healthy food!! LOL.. guess I better start!! -tom
I'd say this looks pretty healthy...
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/object/3852598_summer_garden.php?id=3852598
Whoa!! Hey, thanks, Lora!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't even think of that!! Too many drugs in the late 60's... I knew I shouldn't have gone to Woodstock!! It's catching up to me now, LOL LOL. Proof this is a family here at MSG!! Thank you very much again, Lora!! -tom
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« on: October 18, 2007, 18:48 »
ha!! I don't think I have one shot of healthy food!! LOL.. guess I better start!! -tom
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« on: October 18, 2007, 18:46 »
I've been trying to do some commenting on the other thread (commenting on each others StockXpert images).... can't get into StockXpert and when I finally do, can't navigate anywhere.. Sorry, I'll try to catch up on my comments this weekend, hopefully things will be back to normal. -tom
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« on: October 18, 2007, 18:21 »
Tom, no link (?)
Here's one of mine or feel free to pick something else.
http://www.luckyoliver.com/photo/4031265/looking_at_a_pda_phone_during_a_business_
Nah....no link. I'd rather, if you guys would, when you find my comments on your work, just click back into my port' and comment on whatever strikes you (if anything LOL). I'd rather see what you pick out, what might catch your eye. Much appreciated. I don't know if this commenting had anything to do with it, but my sales at LO have increased a bit, in fact, just got my first EL there. Who knows? Even so, I enjoy commenting on all your work. We have some really fine photogs here in the MSG gang! -tom
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« on: October 17, 2007, 19:39 »
^ Commented!
This is only my second post here, so I hope I'm doing everything right. Anyway, I'm new to LO. I would welcome a comment on anything in my portfolio. http://www.luckyoliver.com/portfolio/nickp37 Thanks!
Just covered you, Nick!! Nice collection of butterfly shots!! Great nature shots too! ...and welcome to the gang! -tom
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« on: October 15, 2007, 14:46 »
LOL LOL and they actually shot me down for "keyword spamming-keyword not relevant" for having the keywords "Half Dome" listed for the mountain out in Yosemite that is named... ah, "Half Dome".... LOL LOL
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« on: October 15, 2007, 14:41 »
AMEN!!! Very well stated dbvirago!!!
Double Amen to that!! Just one big fat coincidence??? What'er the odds?
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« on: October 14, 2007, 22:11 »
not a one......................... not even good views. -tom
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« on: October 14, 2007, 22:09 »
Lately I have been crying the blues about my very, very limited sales versus high views at LO. I've been away this past week on a shoot down in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tenn & NC).... returned tonight, checked out all my sales and low & behold... not only did I have a few sales on LO this past week, I also got my first EL there. So today, I'm a happy carny!! I sure would like to see LO generate the same sales I experience especially on IS & SS. I've got over a year into LO now, I'm still hanging in there. I sure would like to get some sideshow action going there! -tom
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« on: October 07, 2007, 18:00 »
Man, I'm way behind!! But working on it... I hit many of you today. And will do more. Please feel free to comment on anything low-viewed that you feel you can comment on in my port. thanks much.... and again, I am humbled! I'm rubbing elbows with some really great shooters here!! -tom
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« on: October 07, 2007, 08:43 »
My "dont need this" rejections have skyrockected at StockXpert. I used to have a decent low rejection rate there, not anymore. I guess StockXpert is loaded up. oh well .... IS takes them.
Funny how that flip/flops... now, IS has my second lowest rejection rate. BigStock is still the lowest. -tom
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« on: October 06, 2007, 18:15 »
? ? they rejected 7 to 8 HUNDRED photos??
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« on: October 05, 2007, 16:36 »
So many avatars, so little time to look at them all! Just an off topic point of curiosity if you have a minute or two. Avatars! I find them interesting and I wonder ..... how'd you come to use the one you do? Does it tell us something about you? Does it relate to your craft, photography/graphic art? Is it just a picture you liked? Are the photo avatars really you? Or is it .... "yeah this'll work better than the generic" some random thing you uploaded ? Also... do you use the same one on all sites or do you change up? Some are pretty obvious, like Hatman's... others, make ya wonder..... like, what's that all about? Any one else have an interest in this? If so, why is yours what it is? What sparked me to ask was Leaf. He just recently changed his to the cow! Curious! Got a minute, fill us in on yours! - tom
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« on: October 05, 2007, 16:15 »
Congrats FP !!!! and welcome to the gang, youll find it's a great bunch of folks here! -tom
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