March competition
- Thread starter Jonathan
- Start date
When the competition first started I reported a couple of images that I did not feel met the definition of "abstract".
The response I got was this:
"Does not matter what photo or type of photo that was submitted. If it doesn't meet the qualification requirements it will not be considered by the judges"
So when a member submits a photo, that was not taken during the month of the competition, it has already disqualified itself. So it is not a threat to anyone who is in the running.
The response I got was this:
"Does not matter what photo or type of photo that was submitted. If it doesn't meet the qualification requirements it will not be considered by the judges"
So when a member submits a photo, that was not taken during the month of the competition, it has already disqualified itself. So it is not a threat to anyone who is in the running.
I see your point but I don't think it would take the judges long to figure out if they meet the requirements though. What aggravates me more is that there are pictures posted that show no EXIF at all. Those are allowed to stay in the competition on the honor system. I just checked every image posted and 90% show EXIF as N/A.
pictaker64
Senior Member
I think the exif thing just started today,so pics that were posted before wont have exif show up,at least thats my understanding....I could be wrong,I often am
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
I have removed a couple of them and there are a couple more that are a few days off. I have sent PMs to them asking them to remove them. The system could be off a day or so with all this server moving that has gone on. I will see what the response is.
Also all photos need to be uploaded to this site and not linked from photobucket or any of the other photo storage sites. If you have linked them then delete the photo and upload it to this site and repost. Also it is important that photos get resized to 1000px on the long side. It give you better quality than allowing the server to resize them for you. Better that you control the quality then rely on a server.
Also all photos need to be uploaded to this site and not linked from photobucket or any of the other photo storage sites. If you have linked them then delete the photo and upload it to this site and repost. Also it is important that photos get resized to 1000px on the long side. It give you better quality than allowing the server to resize them for you. Better that you control the quality then rely on a server.
Michael J.
Senior Member
I posted my photo on 03-06-2014, 07:07 PM http://nikonites.com/monthly-assign...ies-only-no-comments-please-6.html#post273841
and you can see the exif
I mean, and. What's your point?
The staff will see that and handle it appropriately. Don't be vague, want to call someone out, do it or report it.
Tapp'n on the go
My point was clear and taken by others. You clearly missed it. Maybe next time.
BackdoorArts
Senior Member
I think I understand Jonathan's point, because it bothers me some as well. Sure, moderators will either ignore or (preferably) delete entries, as Don seems to be doing, but as a photographer, if I have an idea I'm working on and then see someone post something similar, I may trash that idea and move onto something else. If the photo posted was outside the limits of the contest, I may still abandon mine because I do not want to draw comparisons or potentially be thought to have "stolen" someone else's idea. The plain truth is that someone's ignorance of the rules, willful or accidental, can impact the entries of others in the competition. Were the entries submitted by email and not revealed until included in a single gallery by the moderators this wouldn't be a problem (not that I'm suggesting this method). But as is, the presence of disqualified entries has the potential to impact future entries by another photographer.
I know, it's a friendly little forum competition, but we all want to do our best and see how our photos stack up, and when you attempt to play by the rules it can be frustrating when others ignore them. Like busting your butt to shoot something every day in your 365 and seeing someone post "stuff from earlier this week" in theirs - you want to point it out, for their sake and your own, but to some it always going to seem petty, because for some rules were made to be bent when nothing "important" is at stake.
I know, it's a friendly little forum competition, but we all want to do our best and see how our photos stack up, and when you attempt to play by the rules it can be frustrating when others ignore them. Like busting your butt to shoot something every day in your 365 and seeing someone post "stuff from earlier this week" in theirs - you want to point it out, for their sake and your own, but to some it always going to seem petty, because for some rules were made to be bent when nothing "important" is at stake.
I'm good, I understood it. The choice of communicating it may not have been the best avenue is my point.
All good, I had no doubts the staff was on top of it from the start.
BackdoorArts
Senior Member
I'm actually OK with Jonathan saying something. I've been on the fence myself several times when I've seen it, if only to alert the person posting it that their entry isn't valid, though if I am completely honest some of it comes from just being pissed off when rules aren't followed - for all the reasons I stated.
Ooops. I admit that I am one of those who have - apparently - not followed the rules. I was certain that I had seen somewhere that the images could be linked instead of hosted here. As the gallery didn't work when I tried to upload I just linked to my flickr. I'll fix that right away! 
Apologies for any unnecessary rises in blood pressure I might have caused!
Apologies for any unnecessary rises in blood pressure I might have caused!
I still can't get the galley to work. I tried both firefox and chomium (chrome for linux), but both shows no files after pressing 'submit' despite claiming that there are multiple files. This applies both if there is being uploaded one or two files.
Don't know if a mod sees this, but don't really know where to put it...
Don't know if a mod sees this, but don't really know where to put it...
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
We do what we can to make things go smooth but if at any time someones sees something please send me a PM and I will look at it. WE try and be as lax as we can with most things but we do try to keep things fair. So just PM me. If it bothers you then it will probably bother me too.