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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 387685" data-attributes="member: 9240">I found value in pretty much everything she had to say, even if it was in the way I decided to dismiss it.&nbsp; LOLWith this contest specifically there were three judging hurdles that made it particularly interesting - Phase 1 in which you had to please Zack and Meg Arias, Phase 2 where you had to get votes from the masses, and Phase 3 where you had to please a single judge.&nbsp; Her statement, &quot;I’ll start by letting you know that I wouldn’t have picked any of these as the clear winner.&quot;, simply goes to show the randomness from which some contest results are derived.&nbsp; Please the final judge and you may not get through selection.&nbsp; Get through selection and you need to beg for votes.&nbsp; If nothing else I come out of it with two things: 1. If you're going to shoot something specific, do the time or don't bother.&nbsp; 2. Contest photography has little to do with how good your photography is and everything to do with how you present it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 387685, member: 9240"] I found value in pretty much everything she had to say, even if it was in the way I decided to dismiss it. LOL With this contest specifically there were three judging hurdles that made it particularly interesting - Phase 1 in which you had to please Zack and Meg Arias, Phase 2 where you had to get votes from the masses, and Phase 3 where you had to please a single judge. Her statement, "I’ll start by letting you know that I wouldn’t have picked any of these as the clear winner.", simply goes to show the randomness from which some contest results are derived. Please the final judge and you may not get through selection. Get through selection and you need to beg for votes. If nothing else I come out of it with two things: 1. If you're going to shoot something specific, do the time or don't bother. 2. Contest photography has little to do with how good your photography is and everything to do with how you present it. [/QUOTE]

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