PHOTO COMPETITION — COMMENTS THREAD

Nomad

Look at nearly all photography competitions, and they tend to lean towards particular, straightforward subject matter, like wildlife, landscape, etc. With the comps here, the topics were so cryptic and open to interpretation that there was no overt subject, or even an idea that readily leant itself to something visual. They were more like abstract artistic conceptualisation competitions than photo comps. 

RaymondLin

Forgot to Enter, but probably would have gone for this.

skullfunkerry

Sorry to say this @RaymondLin, but that would have won my vote if you'd entered!

skullfunkerry

Going back to my post about taking over from @beed84 if people want to keep going, how does everyone feel about that? I'd keep the entry & voting rules the same, but the topics would be simpler, I think

YellowLedBetterMan

I'd carry on, it's something to do

ToneControl

keep going

stickyfiddle

Even as someone who has missed the last 3 or 4, I'd say keep going. Looks like many of us will have more time on our hands in the coming months

Fretwired

skullfunkerry said:

Going back to my post about taking over from @beed84 if people want to keep going, how does everyone feel about that? I'd keep the entry & voting rules the same, but the topics would be simpler, I think

I'd carry on ...

boogieman

stickyfiddle said:

Even as someone who has missed the last 3 or 4, I'd say keep going. Looks like many of us will have more time on our hands in the coming months

Agree with this. I’ve missed the last few too but it’d be sad to drop it. If we could make the topics simpler I’m sure there’d be more entries. 

Edit. I’m also wondering, could we do away with the rule about the picture needing to be taken during the contest period only? I don’t always have time to take photos and even if I do, the weather doesn’t always cooperate. I’ve had decent shots that I could’ve entered in some of the competitions but they were taken outside the time frame. What do others think? 

Jimbro66

I’d like to see it keep going. Yes, less cryptic subjects would help and perhaps encourage members who are not necessarily photography enthusiasts.

The idea of having to take photos during the competition month was a good one but in reality it is often difficult for folk to find time. During the coming months there will be plenty of time for many of us but probably not much opportunity to get out and about. The camera club I belong to holds monthly competitions but stipulates that entries should have been taken during the past 12 months, not the past month. That results in more entries than might otherwise be the case.

Big thanks to beed84 for setting up the comp and organising it. Thanks also to skullfunkerry for offering to keep it going.

skullfunkerry

I'm happy to do away with that rule; within the last 12 months sounds reasonable, is everyone happy with that?

ThePrettyDamned

Keep going.

Make theme more simple - I found some of this months entries hard to understand the dislike (doesn't really matter, but it does influence how I voted...perhaps wrongly!) 

boogieman

skullfunkerry said:

I'm happy to do away with that rule; within the last 12 months sounds reasonable, is everyone happy with that?

Yup, suits me. 

beed84

Good to hear you all want it to carry on with it. I totally get the issue with the abstract themes and entry restrictions. I suppose the intention was to encourage camera practice and make things fair. But if people would prefer a more straightforward competition, then it makes sense to abandon these drawbacks.

Thanks @skullfunkerry for stepping up. Let me know if you want me to send you the flyer. Alternatively, feel free to have a makeover 

Jonathangus

Only managed to enter a couple of times, but good to keep it going.  Some of the themes have been a bit tricky, coupled with the winter months where we've been effectively limited to the weekends.  But I liked the themes with a musical reference which could be interpreted in different ways.

Last 12 months is OK - especially in light of this evening's announcement.

stickyfiddle

I'd also be more than happy to help on the admin side if needed. It might give me more of an arse-kick to actually enter as well! 

beed84 said:

Good to hear you all want it to carry on with it. I totally get the issue with the abstract themes and entry restrictions. I suppose the intention was to encourage camera practice and make things fair. But if people would prefer a more straightforward competition, then it makes sense to abandon these drawbacks.

Thanks @skullfunkerry for stepping up. Let me know if you want me to send you the flyer. Alternatively, feel free to have a makeover 

If people are interested in "camera practice" specifically, is there any value in more technical challenges with some sort of physical constraint - low light, shallow depth f of field, high key/low key, etc etc? 

grappagreen

Only juts spotted this and given I've just got myself a lovely old 5D mk 2 and some lenses I'll be getting involved..

Fretwired

stickyfiddle said:

If people are interested in "camera practice" specifically, is there any value in more technical challenges with some sort of physical constraint - low light, shallow depth f of field, high key/low key, etc etc? 

I'd be up for that ...

skullfunkerry

Fretwired said:

stickyfiddle said:

If people are interested in "camera practice" specifically, is there any value in more technical challenges with some sort of physical constraint - low light, shallow depth f of field, high key/low key, etc etc? 

I'd be up for that ...

That sounds interesting

ThePrettyDamned

skullfunkerry said:

Fretwired said:

stickyfiddle said:

If people are interested in "camera practice" specifically, is there any value in more technical challenges with some sort of physical constraint - low light, shallow depth f of field, high key/low key, etc etc? 

I'd be up for that ...

That sounds interesting

No good for folks who don't have fast lenses. Also, "technical" seldom equals a strong image - so things like shallow depth of field are imo not needed. High key, low key, b+w, high contrast etc are all in for me, mind...