To those of us lesser mortals it would be a real encouragement if apart from the winners the judges gave out some commended/highly commended awards as I am sure there were other photos which impressed the judges?
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HTHI think I should also have said that there are many excellent images that didn't "make the cut". When I get some "down time" I hope to provide my own comments on these. In the meantime, I would encourage other visitors to share their own thoughts. Simply start at the 2011 competition album here: gallery/album.php?album_id=2109
... go into each album and, associated with each image, is a link next to the "Comment:" field. Just click on that and provide some feedback!
I quite understand this but the Royal Photographic Society Natural History group does have commended and hightly commended awards in their annual competition, so they must think there is some point in doing that!Gruditch wrote:Since the Annual Competition started back in 2006, we have only ever listed a top three in each category. 18 pictures on the podium, surely that's enough.![]()
Yes there are some very good shots that don't get on the podium. But we decided not to do highly commended awards. When you start down that road, it becomes difficult to know when to stop. The next thing you know, someone who didn't get a top three place, or a highly commended, will be asking if we could do a critique for all 207 entries. I think not.![]()
Regards Gruditch
Thanks for that down to earth reminder. It should be fun and we should all be proud of what we produce. Thanks for making me laugh!Reverdin wrote:unless you've an amazing memory, you won't have seen me in the winner's enclosure at all!... should be encouragement to all of us, I knew my shot was special (for me), as soon as I saw it on the PC
, but even then, there are so many superb images I didn't think that would be enough
. We all are, and should be, proud of what we produce, and not give up, just because we don't get mentioned in despatches, I love many of those in all competitions, they are great.
Maybe we should all be more open, as Pete has suggested, with our comments and hopefully praise.
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How about producing a league table, with everyone from the Man City to the Fleetwood Town of photographers together.... would everyone continue to contribute?Apart from being apallingly time consuming and complicated to keep going, I think that would put yet more people off!
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Another way would be to judge the DSLR separate from the "bridge" and separate from the compacts, then the amount we spend on our hobbies would be accounted for somewhat. Again, more work for those who spend their precious time sorting/ judging etc.
Whatever, the whole business doesn't cost to enter, doesn't provide dramatic prizes, and should remain just a bit of fun and interest IMHO.![]()
All photography judging, including that done by Royal Photographic Society Natural History group, is going to be subjective.Ian Pratt wrote:as judging photographs is of necessity somewhat subjective
That has been suggested before, but you only have to attach a close up lens to a bridge camera, and you will get the same results as a DSLR & macro set up. Plus I'm not sure what equipment that the under 16 winner used, but that one won because the trees in the background gave a nice sense of environment.Reverdin wrote:Another way would be to judge the DSLR separate from the "bridge" and separate from the compacts
An old, 6 megapixel, Canon Digital Ixus 65 compact!Gruditch wrote:I'm not sure what equipment that the under 16 winner used, but that one won because the trees in the background gave a nice sense of environment.
Cheers Mark, proves my point.Mark Colvin wrote:An old, 6 megapixel, Canon Digital Ixus 65 compact!