I have to admit, listening to the CONSTANT complaining and bickering, whether it be why people's photos didn't get chosen, or why other peoples photos were chosen, or why a certain shot is winning, or the other 500 complaints, has been a 100% turn off for me. As much as I love photomode and the competitions that go with them, I don't think I'm going to enter anymore. I was hoping the competitions would be more fun than the days of GT4 but honestly to me, its been the complete opposite. So I'll just stick to gallery updates and then drop in my votes for the weekly competitions.
this. entirely. I don't even wanna read the polls anymore. just vote n leave. Because all it is is constant bickering about "oh why didn't I make it?"
we don't enter to please ourselves.
we enter to please a judge. and judge can cut whoever the hell he or she wants.
if you ahve an issue with that, then don't bother entering.
it sounds elitist, and it sounds harsh, yes.
but it's true.
guys like Moglet and others who try to do something a little off the wall for most themes, are trying to push it out of the box. they're trying to get something that you see and say "I didn't think I'd see that here".
piquing the ole' interest, is what they're doing.
on the off topic:
I can't say enough that I'm floored that my night at Nurburgring shot made it to the poll. that's nuts, in my opinion.
I figured it was a little bit crap, when viewed in the theme's context, to be quite honest. I'm not expecting a single vote, and I actually kinda hope I don't get any. there are other, far more deserving shots.
to be a little constructive:
there are at least 3 shots in this weeks poll that would've gotten my vote had there been more consistency in the content.
a good example?
the 787b and peugeot 905 on daytona.
now I realize that both of those cars may have done a race at daytona. the R92 did, at the very least, so group C cars did land at Daytona for a road race in the WSC every so often.
but when I see those 2 cars, I think 1991 Le Mans 24hr.
it's an awesome shot, and had my vote until I said "it's on daytona. . . " and the whole thing kinda fell apart. had it been on the first corner of La Sarthe, with th eMazda infront (as it placed) and the peugeot behind (being that the peug was the closest competior to the 787 in 91, that I recall) it woulda had my vote, at least. the whole thing would've made a collective amount of "sense", so to speak.
more than this is car choice.
there is a shot of a Ferrari p330 taking the outside line at grand valley versus an audi R8. again, a terrific shot.
but lacking in the "this makes sense" dpt. had that been a Mk 4 ford, or another car of similar vintage, that woulda been a real contender for my lowly 1 vote.
instead, I passed it over after viewing, since it simply didn't make sense for those 2 cars to be pictured together.
I'm not trying to be a douche. I'm simply saying, that I look for the content to make sense. the 2 Zagato race cars on Laguna seca?
yes maam. screams Monterey Historic to me.
the P330/4 leading a pack of 60's racers? at Monaco?
magic.
Poor Malc
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j/k
