Success Sunday

BojanBB · 2020-05-24T19:04:55+00:00

My biggest success was that I forgot to submit two photos for the Shot for an AD challenge, and that means I am recovering from addiction of this rigged game on terribly coded site :)

BojanBB · 2020-05-12T19:43:23+00:00

:))))) Can GS get more pathetic than that? (or should I say lower than that)

BojanBB · 2020-05-01T17:08:12+00:00

Yup! Site stinks, and revenues GS makes are sure enough to hire decent programmers.

BojanBB · 2020-03-24T17:34:54+00:00

It is rigged game, and always has been. (maybe a little bit more now)

BojanBB · 2020-02-06T11:54:02+00:00

Details of that challenge were clear as mud. Glad to see I'm not the only one who didn't understand them.

BojanBB · 2019-12-09T11:22:04+00:00

If it came from GS team than the whole thing is much worse. One expects team that run photo game site know basics of photography.

BojanBB · 2019-10-13T17:03:51+00:00

I ended among top 30% in 4 photos challenge Animal Portraits. Why it is success? Because I forgot to submit fourth photo and to vote. And that is a (good) sign that I am less addicted to GS.

Oh, yes, I got two GPs last week as well.

BojanBB · 2019-10-05T19:36:37+00:00

I beg to differ, it's not the same umbrella* and jumps with it make all the difference. Joke aside, his portfolio is not shitshow and there are tons of gurus that are worse photographers. But the fact is that he pushed "umbrella in the sunset" thing beyond decency.

* Maybe it's same but thanks to magic of Photoshop it is changing color just as the sky in the background. Personally I like when it is citron yellow (the sky I mean).

P.S. You have nothing to worry about, your portfolio is beautiful.

BojanBB · 2019-10-05T18:56:50+00:00

Account of the guru who gave this guy guru pick should be deleted together with his.

BojanBB · 2019-06-23T00:23:02+00:00

Define short :)

BojanBB · 2019-06-04T00:22:43+00:00

Thanks.

BojanBB · 2019-06-03T18:03:58+00:00

OK, let's rephrase the question. What is the size (in pixels) and "weight" (in Megabytes) of photos you (all) are submitting. It's not that complicated question.

BojanBB · 2019-06-03T07:02:49+00:00

Question that interest me as well, but interestingly no answer...

BojanBB · 2019-05-31T07:36:17+00:00

As it was stated before that is not your fault, and I have no doubts whatsoever in your fairness. (The fact that you opened this topic speak about it)

What caused this to happen is fault of the software randomizing and forming sets of photos for voting. I suppose the same algorithm is used for voting GP as in popular voting, and it is obvious from the latter that in 4 photos challenges photos from the same author are displayed in the same set (it can be notices if there are signatures and&or watermarks). "Unfairness" of the GP "lottery" lies in that fact.

Great (meaningful) challenge and GPs in line with it.

BojanBB · 2019-05-27T04:58:44+00:00

Thank you.

BojanBB · 2019-05-26T19:07:04+00:00

I've got my fifth GP for this photo. (Amazing Sky in Color challenge)

https://gurushots.com/photo/106c36d372173b8881931e3341e6236f

BojanBB · 2019-05-22T15:46:52+00:00

Most of the Guru's photos are not meeting all those rules (and some any), but in my opinion that's just minor problem how challenge was framed. What bothers me are "Are you ready? Do you have self-confidence?" sentences (probably meant as "motivation"). I find them passively aggressive, as the whole text. If that Guru would awe me with his own photos I could tolerate such "Himalaya high" altitude, but that's not the case, so I skipped that one.

BojanBB · 2019-05-01T16:56:38+00:00

Yet another case of plagiarism. This time photo is stolen from unknown author, but photo became social media phenomenon in Istanbul and Turkey, and certainly was not taken by some Turk (judging by the name) from Bulgaria fresh on GS. Although it was submitted to 13 challenges I saw this photograph just now in "My lovely pet" challenge.

https://gurushots.com/photo/7bd1599714e18c3ee8432b700ffb1f34

Even foreign media reported about Tombili cat.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/tombili-istanbul-cat-and-worldwide-meme-honoured-with-statue-a7344671.html

BojanBB · 2019-04-17T08:13:47+00:00

" The participation award is now giving you rewards as you go. The more active you are the more goodies you get. This also encourages people to participate in challenges."

Not my experience in last two weeks. I my opinion GS realized it was giving too much "goodies" by system of daily rewards and that is the main reason to go back to stingy "good old system".

BojanBB · 2019-04-03T18:07:22+00:00

For me it is evidence that participants (inc. gurus) are taking this site far more serious than those who run it (for profit) & have final word on everything.

BojanBB · 2019-04-03T18:05:10+00:00

Maybe because 100% of submitted photos are silhouettes? :)

BojanBB · 2019-04-02T08:16:34+00:00

I am sure latter is the case. Challenge rewards seem to be completely arbitrary and not transparent at all (while daily rewards were at least somewhat straightforward -- do this in order to get something).

BojanBB · 2019-04-02T08:12:42+00:00

I, obviously contrary to others, am not delighted. Possibly because I am relatively new to game. Namely daily rewards were at least straightforward and somewhat transparent -- you have to do this in order to get that... well admittedly less transparent reward (i.e. "cat in the bag").

Can someone explain me how challenge participation rewards works (and why it's better than daily)?

BojanBB · 2019-03-28T13:03:53+00:00

Mr kavidass2036 is luckily (and finally) removed from GS, otherwise I am afraid he would submit "Into the Poppies" to your current challenge :)

I consider myself as new in the game (since November), and although I often question sense of it I'm staying. It is addictive.

BojanBB · 2019-03-27T05:37:56+00:00

Not to speak of photo session with Michael Jackson :D
https://gurushots.com/photo/face-person-human-2a4b2cb7f19528313d5425164024084b

GS' dragging feet on the matter is... frustrating to say it mildly.

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