Hi Brian,
Don´t feel like this. I also was very disappointed with National Geographic
Photo Contest. The "Nature" winner seems to be ok for me but the rest I
think is bullshit! I apologize for that but it´s the real truth. There were
hundreds of much better pictures than the ones they chose. I simply cannot
believe it! http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/
David
2011/12/20 Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> My personal favorite was Dawning. Peter second. And I really liked the
> Matterhorn reflection, but that's probably just me. In the landscape arena,
> I probably would have given Mornington an edge. At any rate, I need an "I
> Agree With Andrew" t-shirt. I thought the winner one of the least of the
> lot.
>
> As for Brian's competition, a whole different level. After cursory
> examination, I would have picked the three women looking back over their
> shoulders, heels in hands. I did note the Sunset Cliche has upped the odds
> a bit on such shots willing competitions. <g>
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On Dec 20, 2011, at 5:28 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> > I can assure that none of the 'winners' have any merit whatsoever and I
> can't imagine that a pro-photog had any input to the judging. Two very
> poorly realised 'arty' images and a snapshot. Dreadful. Was there any
> rationale published?
> >
> > My magazine's latest comp is here -
> >
> http://www.australianphotography.com/news/black-and-white-photo-comp-winner-and-runners-up
> > - and I was just having a go at the editor for picking the wrong winner.
> The judge (who happens to be a Kiwi pro) always goes for that sort of image
> and there at least three better ones, I think.
> >
> > Andrew Fildes
> > afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > On 20/12/2011, at 8:24 PM, Brian Swale wrote:
> >
> >> You might remember that a week or two ago I was preparing an image for a
> >> photo competition.
> >>
> >> Well, the results have just been announced, and you could push me over
> >> with a feather.. I find impossible to fathom how professional
> photographers
> >> could arrive at the decisions they did.
> >>
> >> Go to the bottom of
> >> http://www.brianswale.com/zuikoholics/October-2011/Oct-2011.htm
> >> to see their choices, and there are links to the whole set of submitted
> >> images, and the rules.
> >>
> >> 1st prize? A Panasonic - lumix GF2 with 14-42mm lens.
> >>
> >> Second and third prizes $200 and $100 respectively.
> >>
> >> I wonder if it's worth me taking the time and energy to enter these
> >> competitions.
> >>
> >> Brian Swale.
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