I think it would be fairer if the person who chose the subject (and makes the top 20 cut), sits out the competition for that week. They are ALWAYS going to choose their own picture for the shortlist as they will have an idea in their head on what they want to see. Come on, they've already made the Hall of fame, can't be too much of a sacrifice to abstain for one week. I just think they could judge everybody else's photos with less bias - after all, what is there to stop someone voting their effort in and including 19 of the worst entries for that week?
Got to say I'm a bit bemused by some of the shortlisted pics this week, some of the entries links to the Nurburgring are tenuous to say the least.
I apporached the subject as if I had to make a poster that sums up a photo exhibition of the Nurburgring. Am I reading too much into this/going off at a tangent somewhere? I'm not bitter about my own entry not making the cut, it was one of those photos that split opinions and so was a risk to enter, but there were other entries that followed the brief more than some of the shortlisted pictures, some of which are just snaps of 'cool cars' that could have been taken anywhere.
Anyway, I've voted for the one that justifies the title "Nurburgring Nordshleife", the Black and white Autounion on the banking pic. 👍