[Matt]

As mentioned in the thread title.

Congratulations everyone for taking part in this difficult theme.
This also has to of been the hardest round to vote on so far.

Anyway I'll stop rambling and show you the results. :lol:






















































1 Feeson 20
2 SimonF 16
3 Steep 14
4 Cripple 13
5 digitalSPG 11
6 Matt 9
7 Steve 9
8 EosD 5
9 MyPix 4
10 CT 2
11 Petemc 2
12 dlh 2
13 Dod 1
14 Dave 0
15 Wazza 0
16 Kenco1964 0
17 IanC_UK 0


Looks like Feeson gets to choose the theme again.

Well done everyone for the high standard of entries.

[MyPix]

cool
but who's pic is who's ??

MP

[MyPix]

would it also be possible to see how many members in total voted, and to see how my ( and others ) points were obtained, ( as in a breakdown of 1st 2nd or 3rd placings,

it would help me greatly with my next entry

Cheez
MP

[MyPix]

to belay any confusion or concearns, i'm not asking for which member voted for which picture, god forbid............

i'm asking for a breakdown of my points, i got 4 points this time, did i get 1 first and 1 third place, or did i get 4 third places or any other combination

this will help me determin what apeals to peeps if anything, i went to the effort of taking a pic, editing it, and submitting it, its only feedback i want,

also if only the peeps entering the comp only vote, and no other members ( currently 148 ) should this be addressed ??

just my thoughts



MP

ps.thanks to Matt for posting the names under the pix in the gallery

[CT]

I think we all need to accept that people will apply vastly different criteria when voting. What appeals to one person, wont to another, and a breakdown of how the marks were achieved wont necessarily be of any future assistance. Some people will tend to indicate their personal choices if they do a critique of the entries, but that's their choice.

It's always been made clear that voting is open to everyone regardless of whether or not they enter the competition.

[dod]

Well done Feeson

Surprised I actually got a point

[Matty]

well done to everyone, and to Feeson, well done all!

[Steep]

Once again this round I find myself thinking that some shots are dark or lacking in punch, is it my monitor setup that's wrong or some of yours??


Anyway in the order they come...


CT - I see wet, moss and heather which probably makes it Scotland but the deer fence seemed to be the only focal point which didn't appeal to me.

MyPix - This shot could have been it but that the palm tree was so underexposed compared to the rest of the shot and the horizon looks a bit off level.

Dave - Cracking shot, lovely girl but it said portrait not postcard to me, maybe if she had a knotted hankerchief on her head

Petemc - Beautiful sky and sunset but I wouldn't want to go visit a transmitter mast thingy, even if it does have a wind generator next to it!

Matt - Wonderful, this was one of my 3 possibles for 3rd place shot, what let it down was that it seems over processed.

Steep - I cant believe folk voted for one of mine again, this is Urquhart Castle but reversed so that it appears to come from the left. the actual shot is made up like a postcard but it doesn't show against the white forum background.

Wazza - A lovely classical shot, so close to a position in my book but for the ones that were just a bit better.

Cripple - Your shot should have been my 3rd place pick, but EosD just pipped you.

EosD - I like the simplicity of this shot, though I reckon it could do with some levels adjusting, it was just good enough over Cripples for me to place it 3rd.

SimonF - My first place pick, a classic postcard shot, looks like Santorini and makes me want to go back. My first place choice! You did go there and take it specially for the comp didn't you??

dlh - Lovely colours in the village from the setting sun, the shot was just a bit messy looking for my tastes though (boat masts all over etc)

digitalSPG - Your house? The castle didn't have enough interest for me to place it against the ones I did finally pick though it's a very good shot.

Steve - Again a very good shot but it just didn't say come visit me! I think it needed some touristy interest,

Dod - This guy made me laugh! I reckon the shot would have been perfect if you could have got him completely against the sky instead of the trees though.

Kenco1964 - Another very nice scenic shot but not really postcardy, not enough going on I think.

IanC_UK - Not sure about this one, I think it can't make up it's mind if it's a shot of the bowling green or the steeple, the two fight each other for your attention.

Feeson - My second place choice, would have been my first but it seems a little too dark and forboding fanstastic shot though

[IanC_UK]

Well done feeson !

As for my pic, it was a pic one and hope, i knew it wouldnt do very well, but was determined to put soemthign in this time !

Needless to say im not surprised i didnt get a vote !

Steep, thansk for taking the time for critique, you should have seen some of the shots i rejected ! lol I really didnt get much chance to get out and take stuff for this round ! LOL said when i sent it in it was rubbish !

[CT]

Originally Posted by Steep

CT - I see wet, moss and heather which probably makes it Scotland but the deer fence seemed to be the only focal point which didn't appeal to me.

Cannock Chase actually. It's actually a stitch of two pics.

Well after much deliberation I decided to just critique the three I picked. If anyone particularly wants me to critique their pic I will, but I have to say a lot of very good pics didn't quite fulfill the brief compared to the opposition. The exotic location was always going to have an edge in the 'Make you want to visit dept' I was a little surprised more didn't opt for more of a postcard aspect ratio for their pics. In the end I chose three pics which I feel fit the theme, are nicely composed, and I feel sure have come straight out of the tin with the minimum of post processing.

Cripple.

My No1 choice. Beautifully exposed. I like the long shadows of the trees thrown forward on the slopes. It may have benefited from cropping slightly on the left close to the foot of that peak to give more of a postcard aspect ratio but a great shot with lovely saturation in the sky.

MyPix

My No 2 choice. OK, it's a bit of a cliche, it's been done a million times, but it doesn't alter the fact that it's a lovely shot.
The tree is obviously a deliberate silhouette which frames the shot nicely. There's enough detail in the grass in the foreground to give foreground interest and the two people at the water are in just the right place as a focal point. Whilst the sea is off level it's quite acceptable from the angle the shot was taken.

SimonF

My No 3 choice. Again a simple, genuine shot. The roof of the building in the lower left would have benefited from burning in a little to make it less distracting or cropping along the bottom and ending up with more of a postcard format.

Well done to everyone - some great shots!! 8)

[IanC_UK]

Originally Posted by CT

I think we all need to accept that people will apply vastly different criteria when voting. What appeals to one person, wont to another, and a breakdown of how the marks were achieved wont necessarily be of any future assistance. Some people will tend to indicate their personal choices if they do a critique of the entries, but that's their choice.

It's always been made clear that voting is open to everyone regardless of whether or not they enter the competition.

You also have to take account, that not everybody will have the same interpretation of the theme, as can be seen by the different styles in the competition entries ! all excellent pics (apart from mine) lol but some more excellent at portraying "postcard - make me want to visit" than others, doesnt make any of the pics any less excellent though !

Oh and feeson ! that looks like Eilean Donan Castle to me ? beautiful place ! been a looooong while since i have been there though !

[Steve]

Congratulations to Feeson for winning with another excellent entry. He is now the only person to have won twice and on the trot at that!!!!

Its down to you to chose the subject for the next round again--be quick and make it easy (please)



Well done everyone else, I believe the standard of entries fro this round was very high and it was very much personal preference and peoples own interpretation of what the theme meant that has seperated the results.

I will write out my critique of all the entries over the next few days, expect lots of "beautiful, excellent, and love it" in there. :wink:

I would also just like to thank Matt for handling the competition for this month, he stepped in at short notice and helped me out when I had other issues that needed my attention. Without Matt, there probably wouldn't have been a round three. Cheers buddy!!!

[wazza]

OMG 0 points again..........!

I was looking at the pics and was thinking at the time of voting at the theme....Postcard and will this pic make me want to go and visit. Oh well I will have to try again next time. 0 points again gutted.


My personal thoughts on the entries, I am not qualified to judge on how good a picture it is or how it can be improved, so my comments are simply my thoughts when i think of the subject matter.


CT. A great shot i thought of a country walk, but thought Postcard of where and would i want to go there and thought???

MyPix. I thought well thats a nice tree but did not make me want to go and sit under it in the sun.

Dave. She thought it was a nice place to go and visit but i thought where was it??? and did nothing for me, except Hmmm nice lady.

Petemc. Sorry mate but nice pic but again Post card from where? and it did not inspire oooh must go and visit.

Mat. I liked this pic and thought it could be more improved with perhaps something to take your mind off the rocks, could see me wanting to sunbathe under it though.

Steep. tempting to want to go, but seemed to me it was more of a Tourist type pic.

Cripple. I was not convinced by the sun? is it really a sun or did you alter it in someway or use a filter of somesort. Nice theme though.

Eosd. ???????? a baloon, sorry it did not strike me as a picture postcard of somewhere to go and visit.

Simon F. Very interesting shot, i loved this pic, but it did not sell me to want to visit. Were you hanging off a baloon to take this pic, intersting angle it has been taken from.

dlh. I was not sure about your pic, I could only think of the birds in the foreground and thought again a tourist typr pic.

Digital SPG. I liked this pic very much with its reflection and made a sound postcard pic of the subject.

Steve. This pic I loved, it had character and i could see much wisdom in the pic itself and could imagine sitting on an up turned rowing boat and spending hours of lazy times there, i thought it was a brilliant pic. Got my vote.

Dod. Oh err, nice cow but dont think i would want to go and pay it a visit though.

Kenco 1964. Sorry but i felt i would rather drink a cup of coffee (sorry about the pun).. It did nothing for me thios pic at all sorry.

Ian c. Hmmmm a fellow 0 point entrant. I can see why, dont think Bowls and the church tower would make me want to go and visit somehow. One day you and i might get a point somewhere though.

Feeson. What can i say well done mate, a great Pic and it certainly got my eye and my vote, well done. a worthy winner.

Pleasing everyone is not easy, I dont know what you guys are really looking at in your comps and i will keep trying, perhaps one day i will get at least 1 POINT. But I was thinking when i saw many of these pics, fantastic pics but didn't in my view give the subject matter credit.

As said above by fellow entrants, its all down to interpretation.

Once again Congrats to the winners and i look forward to the next competition.

[CT]

Don't get despondent wazza. You definitely need some help reducing the size of your pics. You're losing a lot of quality in the process.

[SimonF]

Many Congrats to Feeson on his second win on the trot, and thanks to Matt for organising the comp.

I thought the Standard of entries was extreemly high and picking 3 was extreemly dificult, and I am dead chuffed to have come second. :o

Thanks for the comments Steep, and you were right with the location the picture was taken in Imerovigli Santorini. I couldn't believe my luck in the timing of the comp and trip. :lol:

CT the pic has not had any post processing done yet as I returned just in time to submit the entry, just a resize in PS for web.

My No1 choice was Steep. I thought a classic poscard shot and the balance of the pic seemed just right.
My No2 choice was Feeson. Fantastic shot a place I WANT to visit.(where is it?)
My No3 Choice Matt. Well thought out shot,and great processing ?

Simon

[wazza]

Originally Posted by CT

Don't get despondent wazza. You definitely need some help reducing the size of your pics. You're losing a lot of quality in the process.

I am not sad CT just learning..... :cry: :cry: :cry: I have a long way to go to meet the standards of my fellow entants. All great shots. 8)