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SO Photography Contest Discussion!!

i think that people choose the criteria themselves. for me, if a photo doesn't evoke in me the feeling of the theme, it doesn't even get consideration.

if somebody else wants to vote for a stunning photo which seems to have no connection to the theme whatsoever, that's their prerogative.

alasdair
 
mcwally said:
your favourite photo, the best technically proficient image, the one that best reflects the weeks theme, the most effort or skill that would have been required to take the shot etc
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i thought you were gonna propose that as new themes for future weeks
 
alasdairm said:
for me, if a photo doesn't evoke in me the feeling of the theme, it doesn't even get consideration.
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Totally agree.

In keeping with that, I tend to vote for the photo that makes me stop & stare, while scrolling down the final list. It's normally the one that makes me go "woah there, that's a great pic". I have never looked to see how the voting has gone before I pick my favourite. This is a photo comp, not a popularity contest IMO.
 
hehe, yah im just looking at this weeks sky ones and some of them are just like, the sun which clearly isnt the sky at all - can be nice shots but no sky = irrelevant :)

kinda tongue in cheek just throwing that out there
 
well I was trying to stick to the sky theme as closely as possible and as such overlooked my totally awesome shots that were more of the sun than the sky hehe 8) like if the theme was beautiful people and someone put up a shot of a kidney - thats in a person as the sun is in the sky ;)

anyway its all in the right spirit just a cheeky point :)
 
i don't think a damn thing needs to be changed about these photo contests, they work just perfectly. as lefty says - that's why they've lasted so long, right?

remember this thread is also for suggesting new themes for future contests. anyone can chip in with ideas. :)
 
so whats up after bridges fellas we looking for ideas or is there a schedule already in moderator land 8o
 
post # 2 in the bridges thread:

SA said:
Submissions: May May 18 - May 24
Voting: May 25 - May 26

Next theme: Games [May25 - May 31]
followed by : The Beach [June 01 - June 07]
followed by: TBA
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this is the traditional place to suggest ideas, so go for it!

have a look through the index here to see what's been done:

http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/showthread.php?t=365179

coincidentally i thought of a few myself over the weekend, which i will post here soon. :)

bricks
castles
the sea/ocean
chimneys
gardens
insects
fruit/vegetables
graveyards
a room in your house!
favourite holiday photo (open round)
 
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fk many ones already been done, but Im sure heaps of people have other shots they would like to enter on themes we already done!

particularly ones like architecture, portrait/people, wild animals, landscapes, sunsets sunrises and other timeless themes, these types they never fail to excite keen photographers
 
^I was actually thinking of another architecture round too, I have a picture I've wanted to enter that doesnt really work for anything else, except maybe 'carousels' or something, that could work too.
 
I think a Humour round would be fun as well!

Yes I have a good picture for it.
 
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