April Photography Competition Voting Thread

[The Boosh!]

For this month NickMelson has picked the following theme:

Shadows

Please pick the picture you find the best BASED ON THIS THEME! Voting closes in 3 days. (5th May)

It's all to play for this month, with a bag of Haribo up for grabs to the winner, so chose your winner carefully!

If your picture isn't below, it is because it wasn't clearly marked as an entry in the original thread.

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[Kane.]

10, just for the thought that's been put into it.

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

8- Carcking shot.

Some other good entries but this does it for me..

 

[Nick_P]

Buggers, forgot to write entry. Meh

 

[Scott™]

Some good entries yet again this month people No.7 for me.

 

[NickMelson]

Buggers, forgot to write entry. Meh

+1 =/

 

[Revels]

If 10 wins, then there should never be a photography competition on here again.

 

[The Boosh!]

Im going to run it differently next month if you/Jenic don't mind.

 

[Revels]

PM me what you want to do.

 

[jenic]

PM me what you want to do.

And me, just because I'm really nosey :rasp:

Erm, I really liked 10 too, which is why I chose it. Oh and public poll Luke? :S

 

[NATHAN182]

1 is pretty cool, i like 8 alot but sorry had to vote for 10 :hail:

 

[SamP]

Lols, I have 0 votes

 

[Nick_P]

tbh 8 is the only decent photo that conforms to the theme (in my opinion)

 

[DB.]

Where is the shadow on the one in the kayak?

 

[sbridgey]

at the bottom of the white water, i posted it before i read the theme. lol. was suprised it was allowed

 

[DB.]

Ahhh I see! Good pic

 

[sbridgey]

put the camera in sport mode and held the button in

 

[rio172]

If 10 wins, then there should never be a photography competition on here again.

:approve::approve::approve:

 

[.Adam.]

8 is a great shot to be fair, was a tough month in comparison to March where there was over double the entries to this month!

 

[rio172]

Well my shadow of me tiger wasnt placed in here and b4 u say it other ones that r here didnt place ENTRY on there photos only 5 or so i have counted .......

 

[Scott™]

Well my shadow of me tiger wasnt placed in here and b4 u say it other ones that r here didnt place ENTRY on there photos only 5 or so i have counted .......

Hactually I've just looked and all the photos entered above have stated that their specific photo is their entry. Yours did not and the rules clearly state you must state which is your entry.

 

[mace¬]

10 is so clever and that definelty an iPhone 5 pic!

 

[rio172]

Hactually I've just looked and all the photos entered above have stated that their specific photo is their entry. Yours did not and the rules clearly state you must state which is your entry.

Well the entry rule is boll$$$$ why would i place it there else lol

 

[The Boosh!]

Well the entry rule is boll$$$$ why would i place it there else lol

In fairness it says in jenics post in the original thread in big bold letters you need to mark your photo as an entry.

Anyway lesson learnt so stop moaning

 

[Gally]

Very close for the lead with 8/10!

I went 8, just sometimes you capture a shot out of the blue like that, simply fantastic.

 

[Tigger]

C'mon 10!

 

[Gally]

If 10 wins, then there should never be a photography competition on here again.

C'mon 10!

I kinda agree with Dan.

And as mentioned in the thread some of the pictures were rather dubious to the theme.

 

[Tigger]

I had a few I would of chose from, probably a few better ones than I entered but had to throw one on at the last minute as I got home from Malta on Friday morning and went camping on Friday evening lol

I just went with mine with it being Easter

 

[Birdie*]

8 for me, great shot

 

[Revels]

C'mon 10!

Honest question. Why are you voting for that in a photography competition? This isn't for funny pictures. Comedy drawings. This isn't general chat. It's for quality photography.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Well at least 10 does use the theme, the majority of the others don't have any real connection to 'shadow', just that they have a shadow somewhere in them. But most photos will have a shadow in them due to the nature of photography!

 

[capturedbyjames]

Again, I forgot to actually enter a shot... Next month, maybe I'll remember!

 

[Tigger]

Revels - what Dan said really TBH, I think it's more along the theme even than my own

 

[Tigger]

DELETE post!

 

[Scott™]

TBF I'd like to think the photography competition is open to all people whether they have a 3k DSLR or a phone camera.

If it's always judged on the quality photography and not the image in regards to the competition and the thought/effort put in by someone, then someone with a camera phone will never beat someone with an expensive DSLR.

People can have an interest in photography but not the budget to support it. I know that's not the case with myself and I agree it was hardly the hardest shot in the world but this isn't a competition for the worlds best picture, it's a photo competition on a Clio forum.

I'm not that concerned if it wins or not, in fact it can be removed if need be. I just do photography for the enjoyment.

 

[Revels]

If it's always judged on the quality photography and not the image in regards to the competition and the thought/effort put in by someone, then someone with a camera phone will never beat someone with an expensive DSLR.

That's where you are completely wrong. Equipment does come into it to a certain degree but this is a photography competition so that's to be expected. If I gave BillyBob from the street £10k's worth of SLR/lens, would he take a better shot than Dan with a D40 and a kit lens? Of course not. It comes down to talent.

You aren't a bad photographer, I remember your Cup shots at night etc etc. But this shot is not one of your best and I'd have been massively embarrassed to put that into a competition, regardless of theme.

People should vote based on the best picture that fits the theme. I'm sorry if you feel like I'm singling you out, but I've held off saying something for a few months now but this was kinda the straw that broke the camels back. This competition used to be a decent standard but now it feels like a free-for-all.

 

[The Boosh!]

We were wanting to produce a yearly calendar with some really good quality images in there from this competition but the standard as of late has been piss poor. This is one of the reasons we can't do POTM like other clubs.

 

[Scott™]

That's where you are completely wrong. Equipment does come into it to a certain degree but this is a photography competition. If I gave BillyBob from the street £10k's worth of SLR/lens, would he take a better shot than Dan with a D40 and a kit lens? Of course not. It comes down to talent.

You aren't a bad photographer, I remember your Cup shots at night etc etc. But this shot is not one of your best and I'd have been massively embarrassed to put that into a competition, regardless of theme.

People should vote based on the best picture that fits the theme. I'm sorry if you feel like I'm singling you out, but I've held off saying something for a few months now but this was kinda the straw that broke the camels back. This competition used to be a decent standard but now it feels like a free-for-all.

I'm not embarrassed to place it in the competition as it was a laugh and I know I can take better shots. I also have no problem at the bar being raised for entries as I will strive to improve my photography. But if that's the way the competitions are to be run I think it should be stipulated in the rules for future competitions or maybe some sort of vetting set in place so only quality images get considered?

I for one enjoy my photography and would have no problem meeting certain set criteria.

 

[Revels]

If I vetted them, it would cause a boat load of moaning. 'Where's my pic?' 'Why aren't I included?' People can't read the simple rules as it is.

I'd let 2, possibly 3 of those into the comp. The rest would be filed under 'bin'

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Tbh...this was a bit of a vague theme, which hasn't helped this situation.

Maybe more thought should go into the themes, so that they encourage creativity, originality etc.