Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 311178" data-attributes="member: 1061">Let's think of this in context outside of photography...Does JD Power &amp; Associates give out their Best Car of the Year Award to cars that are still on the assembly line?

Does Consumer Reports grade products that are not assembled, still in their boxes?

Can you win a blue ribbon at the fair for an unbaked apple pie?

Does the Westminster Kennel Club hand out Best in Show to a puppy?No, none of the above. Because in a competition, you put out your very best completed product. Be it a car, a gadget, an apple pie, a dog, or a photograph. Contest judges don't care about the process, it's only the end result that matters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 311178, member: 1061"] Let's think of this in context outside of photography... [INDENT]Does JD Power & Associates give out their Best Car of the Year Award to cars that are still on the assembly line? Does Consumer Reports grade products that are not assembled, still in their boxes? Can you win a blue ribbon at the fair for an unbaked apple pie? Does the Westminster Kennel Club hand out Best in Show to a puppy?[/INDENT] No, none of the above. Because in a competition, you put out your very best completed product. Be it a car, a gadget, an apple pie, a dog, or a photograph. Contest judges don't care about the process, it's only the end result that matters. [/QUOTE]

Verification