Author Topic: And the winner of the best Micro Four Thirds photo of 2011 contest is... (Read 1512 times)

voyager · « **on:** February 04, 2012, 08:10:22 PM »

leesure!

Lower Falls B&W by leesure, on Flickr

And our runner up is...

guzziknight!

Congratulations! You two will need to send me a personal message to claim your prizes!

lisandra · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2012, 09:06:49 PM »

well deserved!

asterinex · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2012, 09:48:32 PM »

Congrats both ! Lovely pictures ! Well done

cosinaphile · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2012, 09:52:19 PM »

well deserved wins

both pictures are beautifully seen and realized ...congrats!!!

Gruu · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2012, 12:43:36 AM »

I voted for both of those! Great great photos, congratulations!

Gillymaru · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2012, 12:52:50 AM »

well done, great photos

javarob75 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:47:47 AM »

Interesting... Last year's winner was a lifestyle shot, while this year both the winner and runner up were landscapes.

Congrats to both photographers, and to all the entrants, for creating such amazing images and proving how good m4/3rds really is.

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Handheld · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2012, 06:40:30 AM »

Congrats, leesure, great photo! As good as it is, at 1024px it exceeds the 800px requirement. Since this rule was stated at the top of the submissions thread and discussed in the comment thread, no real excuses. As a friendly forum do we let it slide? Or do we follow formal contests which require not only a good effort but also attention to the rules? And please don't shoot the messenger!

javarob75 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2012, 07:24:54 AM »

Quote from: Handheld on February 05, 2012, 06:40:30 AM

Congrats, leesure, great photo! As good as it is, at 1024px it exceeds the 800px requirement. Since this rule was stated at the top of the submissions thread and discussed in the comment thread, no real excuses. As a friendly forum do we let it slide? Or do we follow formal contests which require not only a good effort but also attention to the rules? And please don't shoot the messenger!

My vote is to let it slide... This has always been a friendly forum. I don't think the file size had any impact on the win.

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Eureka · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2012, 08:44:59 AM »

I did vote for both those.

For myself I've decided never to participate in any competition in photography. I don't think you can compete in culture.

Anyway I voted

To round off this post I have to say that it was a lot of beautiful photos from many photographers, cheers!

ratobuhler · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2012, 10:11:44 AM »

Quote from: Handheld on February 05, 2012, 06:40:30 AM

Congrats, leesure, great photo! As good as it is, at 1024px it exceeds the 800px requirement. Since this rule was stated at the top of the submissions thread and discussed in the comment thread, no real excuses. As a friendly forum do we let it slide? Or do we follow formal contests which require not only a good effort but also attention to the rules? And please don't shoot the messenger!

It is a competition after all. Is it fair to those that followed the rules?

Handheld · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2012, 10:43:45 AM »

Quote from: javarob75 on February 05, 2012, 07:24:54 AM

I don't think the file size had any impact on the win.

There is no way of knowing that although it could be argued that submitting a photo at 1.6 times the allowed area could easily influence a viewer's opinion. I assume that is why the rule was there in the first place. That's not really the point, though. It is more a matter of acknowledging the error and either letting it go out of generosity or sticking to the rules as a matter of prudence. In a group of people with many different backgrounds and sensibilities it is a hard call.

Jason C · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2012, 01:16:34 PM »

Congrats to the top photographers!

A lot of excellent work was shared in this competition.

Jason C

voyager · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2012, 01:50:29 PM »

Quote from: Handheld on February 05, 2012, 06:40:30 AM

Congrats, leesure, great photo! As good as it is, at 1024px it exceeds the 800px requirement. Since this rule was stated at the top of the submissions thread and discussed in the comment thread, no real excuses. As a friendly forum do we let it slide? Or do we follow formal contests which require not only a good effort but also attention to the rules? And please don't shoot the messenger!

I never enforced this rule to begin with, and the main idea was to not give horribly oversized photos that the forum had to resize, which nobody ended up doing. I think it's safe to say that nobody is going to really have an issue with this.

leesure · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:24:36 PM »

Holy Canoli! For real?

Wow...I'm honored. There were a ton of great photos in that contest...never thought I had a chance...ok a little chance.

Thank you!

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:30:36 PM »

For Real...
Congrats.. Very Adams like!

guzziknight · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2012, 06:04:29 PM »

WOW!!!!!!! Thanks everyone for voting! I am blown away, especially given the really great photographs entered! Good job everyone!

pretzston · « **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2012, 06:35:04 PM »

Quote from: Handheld on February 05, 2012, 10:43:45 AM

Quote from: javarob75 on February 05, 2012, 07:24:54 AM
I don't think the file size had any impact on the win.
There is no way of knowing that although it could be argued that submitting a photo at 1.6 times the allowed area could easily influence a viewer's opinion. I assume that is why the rule was there in the first place. That's not really the point, though. It is more a matter of acknowledging the error and either letting it go out of generosity or sticking to the rules as a matter of prudence. In a group of people with many different backgrounds and sensibilities it is a hard call.

It is not a hard call. It is not important.

Great photos and a well deserved win!

Blaufeld · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2012, 11:01:07 AM »

Congrats!!!

Handheld · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2012, 11:31:10 AM »

Quote from: voyager on February 05, 2012, 01:50:29 PM

Quote from: Handheld on February 05, 2012, 06:40:30 AM
Congrats, leesure, great photo! As good as it is, at 1024px it exceeds the 800px requirement. Since this rule was stated at the top of the submissions thread and discussed in the comment thread, no real excuses. As a friendly forum do we let it slide? Or do we follow formal contests which require not only a good effort but also attention to the rules? And please don't shoot the messenger!

I never enforced this rule to begin with, and the main idea was to not give horribly oversized photos that the forum had to resize, which nobody ended up doing. I think it's safe to say that nobody is going to really have an issue with this.

Okay, although I brought it up and someone else asked if it was fair, so "nobody" is an overstatement. I have seen several contests where photos were rejected outright for not following guidelines, so I would at least advise that it is a bad habit for photographers to think that rules are unimportant. Sorry to bring this up but it was a rather obvious inconsistency that I thought deserved a mention.

Again, congrats to the winners! Good work!

vdub_er · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2012, 01:16:06 PM »

Congratulations

ralph · « **Reply #21 on:** February 10, 2012, 10:15:08 PM »

Forgot to check back on this.

Well done guys, well deserved, great images!!

AmstelBright · « **Reply #22 on:** February 11, 2012, 02:45:32 AM »

Congratulations to the winners. Great photography!

Elaine70 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 01, 2012, 01:48:47 AM »

wow, those photos are amazing!! i'm not a landscape photographer meself, but i can appreciate such things

capoiale · « **Reply #24 on:** April 01, 2012, 02:46:06 AM »

Sorry for my English ... I had several machines sigma dp photo from the canon g10 now I olympus e-pl2 and I do not change more 'as the brand cameras and Olympus' what I believe to be' better than other I try .. as for the competition and won a well-m5 'would be very lucky to win above all of these periods that in Italy people like me buy a car like vorrebere' but can not because of economic crfisi ... good luck to all and wins the most 'lucky!

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