Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:42 pmAn average macro of a bee? $25k? PULLLEAAAAAAAASE!!!
$25k for that!!!!!
Fuck me, that guy must be laughing his arse off. What a crock of shit.
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:42 pmPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:48 pmPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:49 pmrokkstar wrote:$25k for that!!!!!
Fuck me, that guy must be laughing his arse off. What a crock of shit.
Matt - couldn't have said it better myself.....ROFL!
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:11 pmWell I was on the right track, but obviously that Bee macro was deemed to be better then this shot I entered.
Oh well.
Oh well.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:18 pmThe bee won..... T_T
Very nice bg colour phillipb
Very nice bg colour phillipb
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:22 pmphillipb wrote:Well I was on the right track, but obviously that Bee macro was deemed to be better then this shot I entered.
You have got to be shitting me!!! The bee won over that???? You were robbed.
I can't participate in this thread any more because I am getting angry. The quality of images on this site far exceeds that of any of the shots entered.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:27 pmDon't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting to get anywhere specially since I knew what Scott (MHD) entered. It's more a reflection on the standard of judgeing. They may as well have made it a lucky draw from all the entrants.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:32 pmHey folks,
This sour grapes is doing nothing to elevate anybody's work or the community as a whole.
As an impartial bystander who has worked as a pictorial editor for national publications I can see the reasons for their choices and I can also see the reasons why some other shots might not be selected.
If you didn't win, you didn't win. Get over it and move on before your angst spoils your enjoyment.
Better luck next time.
Cheers,
This sour grapes is doing nothing to elevate anybody's work or the community as a whole.
As an impartial bystander who has worked as a pictorial editor for national publications I can see the reasons for their choices and I can also see the reasons why some other shots might not be selected.
If you didn't win, you didn't win. Get over it and move on before your angst spoils your enjoyment.
Better luck next time.
Cheers,
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:40 pmWhilst I do agree that sour grapes isn't really all that useful, I'm inclined to say that none of what's happening here really is.
By and large, this competition's winners do suck.
And I say that nicely.
Then again, we all probably expected it.
It was run by PICA and a Channel 9 show.
By and large, this competition's winners do suck.
And I say that nicely.
Then again, we all probably expected it.
It was run by PICA and a Channel 9 show.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:10 pmMaybe they run on the "Picture of the Week" principle - ie "We picked it coz we like it"! 
Disclaimer: The comment above was made with tongue planted firmly in cheek!
Disclaimer: The comment above was made with tongue planted firmly in cheek!
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:16 pmGiven the prizes you'd have to say they got thousands of entries. Each would have got a cursory glance at best. In effect it WAS a lucky dip and that's what I expected and why I didn't enter.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:48 pmI just want to be clear that my rant wasn't sour grapes...I didn't enter.
I just think for a competition that was running prizes better than any photo competition I have seen, both here and the UK for amateurs, the winning entry lacks..........erm.......well, it just lacks.
I just think for a competition that was running prizes better than any photo competition I have seen, both here and the UK for amateurs, the winning entry lacks..........erm.......well, it just lacks.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:05 pmLacks what??
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:17 pm$25,000 worth of quality!
IMO.
IMO.