Top ten finalists for Spring photo competition

[John Perriment]

Originally Posted by Geldieii

Not seeking to be troublesome but under such circumstances would it not logically be most ethical to suspend all rating pre-vote. This seems particularly relevant given that votes = front page position and presumably bias due to prolonged exposure on the start page of the gallery. Just the scientist in me speaking you understand...

Either way, some pretty tasty pics in the final 10 - very nice work finalists

On the other hand, I'm sure many entrants found it useful to get a feel of how well their entry was perceived by their peers. This could be useful in helping decide which of several potential images to use as the final submission. Also, it added interest to the competition and gave all members of the forum the opportunity to participate, even if they did not wish to enter the competition themselves. On the whole ratings and comments posted were constructive and well intentioned, despite a few minor initial misunderstandings.

The position of an image within the Gallery was determined purely by the date on which it was uploaded, the first page always featuring the most recent submissions.

I appreciate that everyone will have their own opinion on what would be the best format for the competition, but there are almost as many permutations as there were entrants! Whatever system was chosen, it would never suit everyone and someone has to make the decision on exactly what the format will be. This is certainly no easy task and I feel Ian and the admin team should be congratulated on the way they have handled this. Having said that, I'm sure they will analyse every aspect of the system before the next major competition and carefully consider the advantages of any potential changes.

As a neutral non-participant with no vested interest I must say I thought the competition was very well managed. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching how it has developed and viewing many fantastic entries of an extremely high standard. I consider it has been a huge success in terms of the quality of entries, the interest it has created in this site and the promotion of the Four Thirds system. Let's have another one next year!

[Snibbo]

Congratulations to the finalists - ten great images. Barry Lategan has his work cut out judging the winner!

[Blu-by-u]

Congratulations to the top 10 finalist. To the rest, Keep shooting.

[Snibbo]

Originally Posted by John Perriment

...it has been a huge success in terms of the quality of entries, the interest it has created in this site and the promotion of the Four Thirds system...

Once the competition is finished, perhaps we should encourage the winner to submit their image, or even all ten finalists to submit the shortlisted images as a portfolio to magazines such as AP as a demonstration of the capabilities of the 4/3rds system.

[RogerMac]

Ian,

I know you have checked the exif information on all the finalists - presumably that's why there was a delay - but it would be very educational if you could publish this information for all to see. With 10 such great images I would really like to know which E camera was used and also the exposure information.


Thanks

Roger

[SavageAir]

Great top ten selection
and gongrats to them

I had fun and learned a thing or two during this all
and gained some inspiration

Regards
Richard

[Ian]

Originally Posted by RogerMac

Ian,

I know you have checked the exif information on all the finalists - presumably that's why there was a delay - but it would be very educational if you could publish this information for all to see. With 10 such great images I would really like to know which E camera was used and also the exposure information.


Thanks

Roger

Hi Roger,

In fact all but two of the ten finalists successfully included the exif data in their shots. I'm seeking this information from them, but you can see the shooting details already in the gallery for the other 8.

Ian

[Rick Waldroup]

My wife and I both sat down and looked at all of the entries and we both picked our top three. All three of her's made the final 10. None of mine did.

What the heck is up with that??

Congratulations to those that made the final cut. There are some splendid photos there. Good luck to everyone.

[Rob]

Huge congratulations to the ten finalists, ten worthy images indeed. I'd hate to be the one to have to choose a winner from among them. Quality work...

Rob.

[maccabeej]

Congratulations to the finalists. All well deserved. With such a high standard of entry one could chose another 10 with hardly any drop in quality.