PalmWarbler Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 5 stars?? https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/356607051 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) On 7/11/2021 at 10:56 PM, IKLland said: These might not be “ bombed”, bust I’m curious why these got three stars. thanks! just trying to make better pictures. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/353600621 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/353601721 The Mallard is a serviceable photo but there's nothing noteworthy about it, good or bad. The grackle makes me cringe. The composition makes the bird look uncomfortable. Its head is bowed at an awkward angle, left leg pulled up so it looks like the foot is protruding from its chest. Another comp issue is most of the tail is obscured by the branches. If this was cropped, I'd have given the bird a bit more room. There's also the underexposed neck and chest. I realize most of my comments are subjective and I don't want to come across as brutal, but if I were to rate this one I'd give it a two. Edited July 26, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) This is an interesting topic for me, since I'm not much of an editor. I rarely check if my photos are rated or what ratings they draw; they're just out there as a side effect of my adding them to checklists. I have one run of photos from the same checklist that have one rating each, and they're all rated two stars. Obviously it was done by someone who didn't give them any thought. I've never searched for photos taken by particular individuals, or go to Macaulay with the intent of rating photos. I usually take photos for documentation or identification purposes, and rarely take artistic considerations into account when I'm in the field. When I select ones to post, my primary consideration is how useful the photo may be as an ID tool for others. I focus on getting ANY photo before losing the bird. Part of that comes from not being comfortable with the camera settings themselves, so art takes a back seat even for birds that are slow moving or remain stationary for long periods. I leave everything on auto other than adjusting the exposure, but at least I've learned to do that. Edited July 26, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed hogg Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 5 Stars!!??! Macaulay Library ML331983441 4 Stars? Macaulay Library ML331983181 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed hogg Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) Curious what you would rate these: Macaulay Library ML356799841 Macaulay Library ML356799851 Edited July 26, 2021 by Ed hogg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Ed hogg said: Curious what you would rate these: Macaulay Library ML356799841 Macaulay Library ML356799851 Probably a low 3 or a 2, there is quite a bit of background noise. Edited July 26, 2021 by Birding Boy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed hogg Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) That's what I thought, not sure how the first one was in the best audio for the world for today. By the way they weren't my audios. Edited July 26, 2021 by Ed hogg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 28 minutes ago, Ed hogg said: That's what I thought, not sure how the first one was in the best audio for the world for today. By the way they weren't my audios. Yeah, it doesn’t take much to get into the best of the day, very easy for a user to rate his own media and it’ll go up. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Yeah, it doesn’t take much to get into the best of the day, very easy for a user to rate his own media and it’ll go up. Is there even a way to rate photos outside of the photo quiz on ebird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Is there even a way to rate photos outside of the photo quiz on ebird? Sure, there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Seanbirds said: Sure, there is. Whoops, just realized that. Of course it was because I was looking at Nick Lund's recent photos... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Is there even a way to rate photos outside of the photo quiz on ebird? I didn't know there was any way to rate them other than going to Macaulay. What's a photo quiz? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 25 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: I didn't know there was any way to rate them other than going to Macaulay. What's a photo quiz? https://ebird.org/quiz/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 1 hour ago, The Bird Nuts said: https://ebird.org/quiz/ Also a good way to see how many photos one has rated. Apparently, I’ve rated over 66 Thousand ? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: https://ebird.org/quiz/ Thanks. I like the quiz, but I don't know if I like having to rate each photo before I can see the next one. Edited July 26, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Two?? Really?!? Just two? https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/274320791 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Two?? Really?!? Just two? https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/274320791 I would give that a four or three, though you definitely have better photos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 20 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: Thanks. I like the quiz, but I don't know if I like having to rate each photo before I can see the next one. I'm not a big fan of the birding quiz and rating system either. I thought this quiz is excellent if you don't like the other one. http://birdingquiz.com/birdtest/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 The quiz makes you rate photos so it can sort them in the macauly library, because most photos don't get rated. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJay Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 4 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: I'm not a big fan of the birding quiz and rating system either. I thought this quiz is excellent if you don't like the other one. http://birdingquiz.com/birdtest/ I gave it a try and it seems good. I did find something funny though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: I'm not a big fan of the birding quiz and rating system either. I thought this quiz is excellent if you don't like the other one. http://birdingquiz.com/birdtest/ I tried it but it never loads any photos for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 9 hours ago, HamRHead said: I tried it but it never loads any photos for me. It was probably trying to find one you don't already know, and gave up in frustration. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 13 hours ago, HamRHead said: I tried it but it never loads any photos for me. Occasionally it freezes for me as well, then you just have to try again later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 14 hours ago, BlueJay said: I gave it a try and it seems good. I did find something funny though. The quiz pulls random photos from the internet, and so I guess it wasn't checked for stamps. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) 5 stars??: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/356599161 4 stars??: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/356599651 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/356830671 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/356832031 I think someone went through all of my photos and rated them way higher than theyre supposed to be Edited July 31, 2021 by PalmWarbler Not related to the topic but how does ebird know what kind of camera I have and all of that camera-related stuff? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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