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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D90" data-source="post: 330881" data-attributes="member: 17556">I do like a lot of the photos posted here. Many are fantastic as to visual appeal.&nbsp; That does not mean, however, that they would necessarily win a photo contest.&nbsp; I agree that visual appeal is a huge part of whether an individual likes, and would purchase or display, a photo for their own pleasure. But, my point is, that for competition sake, that visual appeal may not necessarily be enough to make it a winner particularly if it does not adhere to the particular rules of the contest.I have no issue with having contests here that offer everyone a chance to enter their photo. However, if the contest is based on &quot;likes&quot; given their should be no rules attached to the contest other than maybe &quot;subject matter&quot;.&nbsp; For example, if I were to spend a day getting a photograph that adhered to every rule of the contest, but no one liked it and it had no visual appeal to them, I would not have a chance to &quot;win&quot; even though my efforts to adhere to the rules were successful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike D90, post: 330881, member: 17556"] I do like a lot of the photos posted here. Many are fantastic as to visual appeal. That does not mean, however, that they would necessarily win a photo contest. I agree that visual appeal is a huge part of whether an individual likes, and would purchase or display, a photo for their own pleasure. But, my point is, that for competition sake, that visual appeal may not necessarily be enough to make it a winner particularly if it does not adhere to the particular rules of the contest. I have no issue with having contests here that offer everyone a chance to enter their photo. However, if the contest is based on "likes" given their should be no rules attached to the contest other than maybe "subject matter". For example, if I were to spend a day getting a photograph that adhered to every rule of the contest, but no one liked it and it had no visual appeal to them, I would not have a chance to "win" even though my efforts to adhere to the rules were successful. [/QUOTE]

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