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  • A_M
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    I had a few minutes and started scanning some of the entries... Some people have a knack and others just put it out there...

    Loved your where there is fire there is smoke...

    Would like to have seen you get your lens however you got to the finals and just like making coffee... It is the Journey and taking the time to take in what else is around you...

    Great job...

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  • Thundergod
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    Yeah, too bad.
    Stupid judges. >

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  • flynnaus
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    Bad luck Sanchia and congrats on getting that far. Youre the winner if you go by CS vote!! (can we still get a cup of Sanchs Silvia espresso   )

    Its ironic that Canon are looking for promo material for their camera gear but PS is doing the work, not the camera. Whats to stop some competitors handing their amateur shot off to someone else to do the professional editing and then passing it off as their own.

    They should have one at a set location where the competitors have only their camera gear and subject material and they load the result straight up on a computer with only cropping/resizing allowed.

    Better luck next year!

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  • sanch
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    Hey Guys,

    Thanks for the votes and comments, but I didnt win

    Damn, I was really hoping to get a new lens

    Oh well, maybe next year. I guess it was pretty cool to get in the finals so i should be happy with that!

    Cheers
    -Sanch

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  • Thundergod
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    Dont go knocking my Brownie.

    Sanchs ribbon one was my favourite.

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  • Stan
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    "Same here.
    Last photo competition I entered I didnt win either.
    Even though my pictures were the best.

    The judging is soooo subjective. " Quote from TG>

    I didnt know they ran competitions when Box Brownies were around or I would have entered. ;D ;D ;D

    Sanch, I thought the bottle and ribbon was pretty dam good and I would also have picked it as a finalist. But then again from my results in competitions I am no judge, and never likely to be.

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  • sanch
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    Thanks for the comments and votes!!! I really appreciate it! I dont like my chances (the green crayon/tree one seems to be pretty popular as far as I can gather) but im still hoping!

    Hey Andy! They allow as much photoshopping as you want, as long as its not totally cgi. There has been a bit of an online debate about that! I didnt do too much photoshopping really. The red wine photo was mostly original and I photoshopped the string out (which was holding the ribbon in place) and the balloon which was in the neck of the bottle (stopping the wine pouring out) and some minor retouching. Yeah I was a bit bummed that the ribbon one didnt make it, but it mustnt have been what they were after. I thought my ribbon one had a better chance than my crayon one (which wasnt really my style especially with the post-processing but I thought Id give it a go).

    Yep the judging is really subjective! Theres alot of online whinging about what the judges picked but at the end of the day, 1) art is pretty subjective and 2) its canons competition and theyre going to use the finalists for promo stuff so they call the shots. I think they chose the ones that they did because they are using the images to sell their cameras so if the photos are really photoshopped or look really set-up and dont look like something a mere mortal (!) could take, then it might inhibit them selling e.g. their 450D line to people transitioning from point and shoot to DSLR. That was my thoughts anyway.

    This year the competition has been split into an amateur and professional section. Last year there were the same amount of prizes but 10 finalists for each category and then 2 winners. There werent many entrants in the professional category and so the quality of the amateur finalists is sometimes better than the pros (have a look in the pro bubble section; theres a photo of a blue sky with bubbles in it! )

    Cheers
    -Sanchia

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  • cuppacoffee
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    Originally posted by Thundergod link=1224734129/20#24 date=1225881958

    The judging is soooo subjective.
    Isnt it meant to be?

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  • Thundergod
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    Originally posted by Stan link=1224734129/20#23 date=1225871795
    I have made the finals in a few and never got the top prize.
    Same here.
    Last photo competition I entered I didnt win either.
    Even though my pictures were the best.

    The judging is soooo subjective.

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  • Stan
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    I am very much an amateur Photographer and I am jealous - but voted for you anyway. ;D ;D

    I have never worked out how they select winners in these competitions. I have made the finals in a few and never got the top prize. That is life I only take photos between coffees anyway. Best of luck

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  • andy
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    Go Sanch!

    ...still think your ribbon was better than the 10 that made it.


    What is the accepted amount of post digital edit? I notice some of the finalists are far more photoshop than photography.

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  • ajayro57
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    Fantastic photos Sanch! Ive just voted for your crayon photo. Hope you win.

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  • greenman
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    Congrats on reaching the final 5, Ive just registered my vote for you....good luck....................gm

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  • sanch
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    Thanks Dennis!!!

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  • Dennis
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    Just voted Sanch - we loved this photo!

    Good luck and congratulations on making the finals!!!

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