{
  "id": 666809,
  "title": "Is this competition good starting point someone from beginner in computer vision",
  "url": "/competitions/csiro-biomass/discussion/666809",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2026-01-09T09:00:23.457687700Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 8,
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  "content": "<p>over the last four months, I have been coding and experimenting on NLP side.</p>\n<p>Now, I want to grow my knowledge on computer vision and this is my first competition in computer vision.</p>\n<p>Should I take part in this competition or find something easier.</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "3388622",
      "postDate": "01/09/2026 09:00:23",
      "content": "<p>over the last four months, I have been coding and experimenting on NLP side.</p>\n<p>Now, I want to grow my knowledge on computer vision and this is my first competition in computer vision.</p>\n<p>Should I take part in this competition or find something easier.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "over the last four months, I have been coding and experimenting on NLP side.\n\nNow, I want to grow my knowledge on computer vision and this is my first competition in computer vision.\n\nShould I take part in this competition or find something easier.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3388626",
      "postDate": "01/09/2026 09:06:23",
      "content": "<p>I am a beginner too. In fact, a 2nd year bachelor degree student. And doing, maybe not good but descent, currently in top 100. So I would say, yes. Go for it.\nThe good thing is (which you will later regret a lot) is that the dataset is too small. 357 images only. Which will make your experimentation a lot faster. More experimentation means more learning.  </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am a beginner too. In fact, a 2nd year bachelor degree student. And doing, maybe not good but descent, currently in top 100. So I would say, yes. Go for it.\nThe good thing is (which you will later regret a lot) is that the dataset is too small. 357 images only. Which will make your experimentation a lot faster. More experimentation means more learning.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3388735",
      "postDate": "01/09/2026 13:45:16",
      "content": "<p>It's great for beginners. Because the dataset is small, it's very easy to learn how to train many models and try different pre-processing.</p>\n<p>The only down side I see is that the competition is close to over.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "It's great for beginners. Because the dataset is small, it's very easy to learn how to train many models and try different pre-processing.\n\nThe only down side I see is that the competition is close to over.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3388746",
      "postDate": "01/09/2026 14:17:50",
      "content": "<p>Yes, for me too this is my first computer vision competition, but as chemdatafarmer said the downside is the competition is close to over and you might not be able to try as many experimentations.</p>\n<p>Moreover, I have started to notice queues for GPUs too. So, might not be the right time for this competition.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes, for me too this is my first computer vision competition, but as chemdatafarmer said the downside is the competition is close to over and you might not be able to try as many experimentations.\n\nMoreover, I have started to notice queues for GPUs too. So, might not be the right time for this competition.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3388777",
      "postDate": "01/09/2026 15:15:24",
      "content": "<p>yes it is good start  I am also a beginer in this area .. as it is not heavy on my 24 gb gpu machine so I thought to give a shot for learning purposes anyways I am too late for the party :D</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "yes it is good start  I am also a beginer in this area .. as it is not heavy on my 24 gb gpu machine so I thought to give a shot for learning purposes anyways I am too late for the party :D",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3388793",
      "postDate": "01/09/2026 15:50:36",
      "content": "<p>Thank you for the motivation</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for the motivation",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3388794",
      "postDate": "01/09/2026 15:51:48",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for lending me your GPU</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for lending me your GPU",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3388795",
      "postDate": "01/09/2026 15:53:12",
      "content": "<p>As George Eliot said 'It is never too late to be what you might have been'</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "As George Eliot said 'It is never too late to be what you might have been'",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3388796",
      "postDate": "01/09/2026 15:53:42",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for mentioning the deadline. Double Motivated.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for mentioning the deadline. Double Motivated.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3388626,
      "author_name": "komilparmar",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/09/2026 09:06:23",
      "content": "<p>I am a beginner too. In fact, a 2nd year bachelor degree student. And doing, maybe not good but descent, currently in top 100. So I would say, yes. Go for it.\nThe good thing is (which you will later regret a lot) is that the dataset is too small. 357 images only. Which will make your experimentation a lot faster. More experimentation means more learning.  </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3388793,
          "author_name": "harsh2035",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "01/09/2026 15:50:36",
          "content": "<p>Thank you for the motivation</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 3388735,
      "author_name": "chemdatafarmer",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/09/2026 13:45:16",
      "content": "<p>It's great for beginners. Because the dataset is small, it's very easy to learn how to train many models and try different pre-processing.</p>\n<p>The only down side I see is that the competition is close to over.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3388796,
          "author_name": "harsh2035",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "01/09/2026 15:53:42",
          "content": "<p>Thanks for mentioning the deadline. Double Motivated.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 3388746,
      "author_name": "paritoshtripathi5",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/09/2026 14:17:50",
      "content": "<p>Yes, for me too this is my first computer vision competition, but as chemdatafarmer said the downside is the competition is close to over and you might not be able to try as many experimentations.</p>\n<p>Moreover, I have started to notice queues for GPUs too. So, might not be the right time for this competition.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3388795,
          "author_name": "harsh2035",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "01/09/2026 15:53:12",
          "content": "<p>As George Eliot said 'It is never too late to be what you might have been'</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 3388777,
      "author_name": "aman1391",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/09/2026 15:15:24",
      "content": "<p>yes it is good start  I am also a beginer in this area .. as it is not heavy on my 24 gb gpu machine so I thought to give a shot for learning purposes anyways I am too late for the party :D</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3388794,
          "author_name": "harsh2035",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "01/09/2026 15:51:48",
          "content": "<p>Thanks for lending me your GPU</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
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    "3388622": "over the last four months, I have been coding and experimenting on NLP side.\n\nNow, I want to grow my knowledge on computer vision and this is my first competition in computer vision.\n\nShould I take part in this competition or find something easier.",
    "3388626": "I am a beginner too. In fact, a 2nd year bachelor degree student. And doing, maybe not good but descent, currently in top 100. So I would say, yes. Go for it.\nThe good thing is (which you will later regret a lot) is that the dataset is too small. 357 images only. Which will make your experimentation a lot faster. More experimentation means more learning.",
    "3388735": "It's great for beginners. Because the dataset is small, it's very easy to learn how to train many models and try different pre-processing.\n\nThe only down side I see is that the competition is close to over.",
    "3388746": "Yes, for me too this is my first computer vision competition, but as chemdatafarmer said the downside is the competition is close to over and you might not be able to try as many experimentations.\n\nMoreover, I have started to notice queues for GPUs too. So, might not be the right time for this competition.",
    "3388777": "yes it is good start  I am also a beginer in this area .. as it is not heavy on my 24 gb gpu machine so I thought to give a shot for learning purposes anyways I am too late for the party :D",
    "3388793": "Thank you for the motivation",
    "3388794": "Thanks for lending me your GPU",
    "3388795": "As George Eliot said 'It is never too late to be what you might have been'",
    "3388796": "Thanks for mentioning the deadline. Double Motivated."
  },
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}