Competition entries declining?

That rather suggests that you expect to win it, if you enter again

I choose topics I like, or can see the challenge of.

For me, there's no difference between the fortnightly comp and the weekly comp, except I've less time in the weekly. That's because I don't have much of an archive only having taken up photography recently and having a Pentax even more recently.

But if the subject is not of interest, I'll not enter. Besides, I live out in the middle of nowhere in France, and that limits my subject matter.

What's she supposed to do, enter shots she knows won't win?

I do think the expectation of a full detailed judging is a bit off-putting for some, and it would be nice if was considered a courtesy rather than a requirement for entering. Of course there needs to be detailed comments on the top 3 shots to justify the choice of winner.

But I'm sure low entries are a product of challenging subjects, and times of year when most regulars are busy/on holiday etc. I don't see it as a big problem, and it opens the field for new people to have a go at running their own competition.

I would enter, but that would involve taking a picture with the spotmatic, processing and scanning the film. By which point I've usually forgotten what pictures I took!

(My digital kit is banned from competitions)

Why enter if you don't want to win?
You could just post the photo in the gallery or here otherwise.

For competitions to have a large number of entries, it's essential for the subject to be accessible. Obscure subjects will have fewer entries.

I have not said that that people don't want to win. You are missing the point - you don't enter, because you would have to judge if you did win.

You could take the more realistic view that the judging is so subjective that you only have a 1 in 20 or 1 in 30 (whatever the number of entries is) chance of the judge deciding that he / she likes your entry the most, Therefore why not enter ?

I know that there is the Gallery and Your Photos but so much stuff is uploaded that it is very easy of a good photo to 'disappear over the horizon' before many people see that is is there.

The rules specify pentax cameras only, mine is a samsung so I'm not sure I'm eligible.

I think you are, I entered when I had the GX10 and GX20.

Oh, thanks for that, maybe I'll have a go sometime.

Judging from the Gallery the last few months I'd dare someone to choose 'Macros'

I don't look at Photography as being a competition. It's such a subjective thing.

I guessing winning a competition means that more people liked your photo better than the others.

But as long as one person likes my photos then I am happy.

Is the competition thing important?

No it's a bit of fun... But fun is important I guess.

And you post loads of images to the gallery anyw ..... ah, nevermind.

Absolutely!

No, winning the comp means only one person liked your image. There is only one judge. ( hence Stefan's good idea for the voting comp) I know people who change images to suit the judge!