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Comment by Hyram posted on Weekly competition #117 - Street photography - Comments at 05/10/2009 - 16:46
While we are considering changes, maybe we could lower the time to 10pm so the judge can get to bed at a reasonable time ready for work
I have proposed a time change before but to no avail
Comment by Hyram posted on Weekly competition #117 - Street photography - Comments at 05/10/2009 - 14:47
Just to recap for newer members, the competition was the idea of a member with others contributing to that and the format grew quite organically and the idea always has been to have as few rules as possible. John Riley's sticky immediately above this thread succinctly oulines the idea.
Is there a general desire to include 'judge's obligations' to this?
Comment by Hyram posted on Weekly competition #117 - Street photography - Comments at 05/10/2009 - 13:49
I went out for a walk this afternoon and decided for a change I would take my ME-F with MEII powerwinder, and my SMC-A 28mm, SMC-K 55 and 135mm and my SMC-M 200mm. Sadly, I tried to change lenses whilst walking, talking and admiring the view. The 200mm lens is no more. I dropped it on the tarmac and although it focuses OK, the aperture is jammed and the filter ring has a dent in it. B@@@@r.
Oh well. K.
Comment by Hyram posted on RIP SMC-M 200mm at 05/10/2009 - 13:47
I do see your point of view Mecrox. However, this is an English language forum - and the comp is part of the forum (or is it viewed as completely seperate now?). I can understand if, in the case of someone not having good English, then the comments might be rather basic. Ditto if there are a huge number of entries (not sure there has ever been 75 entries though?!). But I do think the judge owes some sort of feedback to entrants. And as I said earlier, it seems to me that this is a perfectly reasonable qualification for participation.
Moreover, when - as has been the case for the past two weeks - apparently little effort appears to go into the judging, then I view that as mildly insulting to those who have made the effort - such as you did when there was a quite large field of entrants a few weeks back.
If a judge is concerned about having to comment on a huge entry, then he / she can always set a fairly 'tight' topic.
This week's was very loose - anything you can see standing in a street and produced a record entry
Comment by Hyram posted on Weekly competition #117 - Street photography - Comments at 05/10/2009 - 13:23
Comment by Hyram posted on Weekly competition #117 - Street photography - Comments at 05/10/2009 - 08:39
I tried uploading a larger version of mine from Photobucket and it ended up too large (overlapping the edge) - no resizing had taken place
So I am not sure what Martin or Matt may have done differently.
Comment by Hyram posted on Fortnightly competition #26 - Comments on half and half at 05/10/2009 - 08:36
So I am not sure what Martin or Matt may have done differently.
At the moment I cannot submit a larger version
Comment by Hyram posted on Fortnightly competition #26 - Comments on half and half at 04/10/2009 - 18:22
[IMG]http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s30/Hyram_Hare/IMGP2025-1.jpg[/IMG]
Taken today.
K20D
DA 35 Macro Ltd
ISO 800
1/4 sec
f11
Unusual lighting
Abstract tweaking
Comment by Hyram posted on Fortnightly competition #26 - Half and half at 03/10/2009 - 16:39
That's amazing, thanks for posting.
I love the idea that there are still places where the HSE can't ruin all the fun
Whilst I agree that the Health & Safety culture has run riot and you don't get out of bed without doing a risk assessment which 'passes the buck' to someone else, in the construction industry the HSE has achieved a lot in the past 15 years.
Sorry for going off-topic
Comment by Hyram posted on Meskel Square, early morning at 03/10/2009 - 11:40
I am pretty sure I posted a comment here. Has it been removed or is it one of my famous grey moments, that is playing tricks with me?