Photo Competitions - Expansion

Hello @martin-f good job we all have a sense of humour

What about guide line 6a my friend

(6a) Images can only be minimally processed before submission to the Competition. So only minimal use of tools like Sharpness, contrast, brightness and cropping should be used.

 

As long as it isn't yellow snow

 

The birds and the Buddha thought it was OK.

I thought that would crop up.

 

Hi @martin-f everyone's a winner,I just love it when a plan comes together,never mind the quality lets go for content and subject matter

 

I agree with you, Shiney, but for those who want to "nit pick" about what constitutes manipulation there's enough "meat" for them to argue that even setting levels on a camera is manipulation Furthermore, unless you set the camera differently, all modern camera's take images in Jpeg where the camera converts the initially RAW [i.e. all the light data received by the camera sensor] and converts it to Jpeg in what colours/contrast etc that the Camera manufacturer thinks the photographer wants. So, from the very push of the shutter button, manipulation takes place......well, that is if you want to nit pick
. I personally think the present guide rules are more than clear and fair. The Competition is, as members has said, a fun competition, made for members enjoyment where the laying down of precisely exact guidelines which are continually subjected to microscopic examination and questioning would be negative and remove all the fun and sense of achievement that this great competition gives and encourages.
Again, personally, I would prefer that we didn't focus, [pardon the pun], on the guidelines which are clear enough that even the Monkey that took the now controversial "selfie" would consider fair and understandable, but more on taking pics, having fun doing so, entering them, while also learning from doing so.

 

Agreed Martin. I think my point is that the competition has been a long standing part of GC, which takes an awful lot of time of the person running it. We have been over the issue of what can be done and what can't so many times over the years and the guide lines have evolved and been molded to enable members with little photographic experience to enter without them wondering if they're transgressing some "holier than thou" rules. So over the years and much expressed "opinions" the guidelines are of such a level of clarity, common sense, that unless we start defining what brand, type of camera, and lens, aperture, ASA speed, etc even my friend here.........
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who took his own selfie, and didn't crop it, or manipulate it in any way, would happily enter and enjoy doing so. I also think that most members are aware of what constitutes image processing that is clearly not allowed or unfair. Woo has gone out of his way to ensure that the competition guidelines are crystal clear and is run fairly but finds himself having to deal with questions that a member really should have been able to answer themselves. The rules are so fair and clear that even I understand it.......what more is there to say about the guidelines. As I said, I personally, think that the emphasis should be on happily taking pics for the competition, entering it and enjoying it all.............the rest we can leave in the safe and fair hands of Woo.