Street Competition - We want your vote!!

Arciphel

i have messed around with the pinhole lens on my d40x, it's good fun!

Thirdfox

I voted for the cheese

digitalbeginner

Arciphel wrote: »

The wording on the website says that the votes will "help" to pick the winner, not directly decide the winner. So, as far as i can see, what the voting people are really doing is not deciding the winner, but taking part in a competition also; one where, if they are correct in choosing one of the top three images, they can win a digital camera also.

Dave, am I right or wrong here?

Neither One very important thing to remember about competitions is that the judges can never fully remove their own likes/dislikes from the equation. I think it's fairly clear that there are about 6 real contenders for the top 3 prizes so the (honest) votes of people is a real help in coming to a decision which is as close to the best one possible.

The votes have been a genuine help, but they won't be the only decider,

Dave

Arciphel

digitalbeginner wrote: »

Neither

The votes have been a genuine help, but they won't be the only decider,

Dave

Ok clear as mud!!!

I am glad the voting wasn't done using a premium rate phone number!!!

digitalbeginner

Covey wrote: »

Also, I think if you're having further comps the entrants names shouldn't be in the title.

X-Factor type voting just requires a file name

Due to the amount of Admin involved, and the fact that our site is just a plain HTML one (I do it by hand in Dreamweaver), it was always going to be easier to keep the photographers name in the file name.

This is our first competition (and it won't be our last!!) and we've learnt an awful lot from it. Getting some sort of back-end system that would only allow single voting from a particular network address would help.

We do plan to upgrade the site to a content managed one over the next few months, so maybe we can include these modifications as well,

Dave

Thirdfox

Hmm but with that you lose all the ones that people send from a proxy based system like our college for example - everyone has the same TCD IP address when connected to their network.

digitalbeginner

Thirdfox wrote: »

Hmm but with that you lose all the ones that people send from a proxy based system like our college for example - everyone has the same TCD IP address when connected to their network.

Hmm, thanks for that. Nothing is ever as easy as seems!! I'll bear that in mind. Anyone know of Web Developers that could handle something like this?

Dave

deegs

digitalbeginner wrote: »

Hmm, thanks for that. Nothing is ever as easy as seems!! I'll bear that in mind. Anyone know of Web Developers that could handle something like this?

Dave

Ya its easy enough, i use a similiar system to authorise comments in my music mag...

im available for hire also www.drop-d.ie

Thirdfox

So any word on the finalists/winners Dave?

Arciphel

Thirdfox wrote: »

So any word on the finalists/winners Dave?

Yeah Dave, any word on this?

Covey

This is going on so long, with the T&C's long since thrown out the window, it's beginning to rival the Halifax comp for ineptitude.

Thirdfox

How has the T&Cs been thrown out the window?

It has taken quite a while for the winner to be decided though... I wouldn't call it ineptitude. Hopefully Dave will be able to tell us what's going on soon.

digitalbeginner

Thanks for all your patience. I'm ready to announce the winners, but I also want to tie it in with something special This "other" thing is taking a bit longer to co-ordinate, but I think will really be the icing on the cake.

All will be revealed this afternoon,

Dave

Thirdfox

Awaiting with interest...

Covey

digitalbeginner wrote: »

Thanks for all your patience. I'm ready to announce the winners, but I also want to tie it in with something special This "other" thing is taking a bit longer to co-ordinate, but I think will really be the icing on the cake.

All will be revealed this afternoon,

Dave

Free pints of Guinness for life maybe:D

Thirdfox

Covey wrote: »

Free pints of Guinness for life maybe:D

Ask and ye shall receive
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055225644

not for life but a few cans anyway...

Covey

Thanx... interesting

Thirdfox

It's quite legit by the way (I've gotten 6 cans off them already) and the glass is quite nice.

Sorry for pulling this thread off topic!

digitalbeginner

Thirdfox wrote: »

Sorry for pulling this thread off topic!

Drink is NEVER off topic

Dave

Thirdfox

Hmm...it is kinda the afternoon now...

Covey

Are we there yet

Paulw

Thirdfox wrote: »

Hmm...it is kinda the afternoon now...

Patience is a virtue. LOL.

Then again, I think we're all more impatient with the internet these days.

digitalbeginner

Thirdfox wrote: »

Hmm...it is kinda the afternoon now...

Until 6

Dave

duffarama

Slightly off topic, but I used to work in a place which delivered paving slabs and the like and they often told customers the delivery would arrive "mid-morning"
I enquired as to what hours "mid-morning" was and was told "any time between 10am and 2:30pm" :rolleyes:

We could be in for quite a wait!

Paulw

The suspense is building.

1 1/2 hrs left.

digitalbeginner

1st - Tommie Lehane - North Earl St, Dublin


2nd - Martin Hughes - Listowel, Co. Kerry


3rd - Barry Delaney - Temple Bar, Dublin


Runner Up - Joseph O'Doherty - Temple Bar, Dublin


Runner Up - John Fox - Grafton St, Dublin


Runner Up - Deirdre Galbraith - Talbot St, Dublin


Congratulations to the winners and to all who entered. The winners will be notified directly over the next few days.

The bit I was holding out for is the Awards Ceremony that I was determined to hold. We are very short of Photographic Events in Ireland so Spectra Photo and I have agreed to put on a bit of a bash in their Grafton St Store. Due to pressure of space this will be on a first come first served basis. Booking will be through the Digital Beginners website from Wednesday.

I'm rushing off to teach my Maynooth Photography courses at the mo' but I'll expand on the awards ceremony tomorrow,

Dave

Chunky Monkey

I love the third one though they're all great photos, good job

duffarama

I remember reading about that winning photo on here, didn't that guy get off a bus to take that photo or something?!

All good, I really like the temple bar runner up as well.

Dades

duffarama wrote: »

All good, I really like the temple bar runner up as well.

Me too - I like that a lot.

Thirdfox

Well deserved winner - finally no controversy

Chunky Monkey

Is it silly to wonder if the first one isn't posed? Her legs are the same as the statue but her hands aren't...

GristlyEnd

Congratulations Covey and everyone else.

challengemaster

I dont like the winner at all.. It just doesn't look interesting/good to me in any way

Paulw

Well done and well deserved Covey.

Anyone who attended the Boards talk recently would have heard the story to go with the image.

Well done to everyone who entered.

challengemaster

There be a story I missin'?

Paulw

Yep, Covey's story and his photo. Not my place to say any more. It's a good story though.

A deserved winner, for sure.

Fajitas!

Good stuff!

Congrats and good work Covey!

Seriously, exhibit!

latchiko

All worthy winners and great examples of street photography. The winning shot stood out for me from the very start so I'm delighted to see it made it all the way. I haven't heard the story behind it, but I think it works well without knowing the story. It's a moment well spotted and cleverly captured. It's interesting that the majority of the winners (and entries for that matter) are black and white.

deegs

Thirdfox wrote: »

Well deserved winner - finally no controversy

You mean like the organiser specifically asking for one of the prise photo's


http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebaz/2135082851/


Regardless, great pics and well done

Thirdfox

I am outraged! Outraged I tells ya!

At least the pictures themselves were not controversial

thebaz

Chunky Monkey wrote: »

I love the third one though they're all great photos, good job

Cheers Chunky -- it was Christmas day and all --

Anyway i'm chuffed , and well done Covey , good photographer and sound bloke

elven

Wow two boardsies in the top 3 Well done!

I noticed no. 2 on the website as well, think that's a cracking shot. Can't shoot street stuff but like to see a bit now and again...

Hugh_C

elven wrote: »

Can't shoot street stuff but like to see a bit now and again...

There's loads of it being offered over on creativeireland photo a day thread and to be honest I think it's a case of the emperor's new clothes, or maybe I'm just blind. Don't get it. Would someone care to enlighten me?

RoryW

Well Done Covey and Baz

thebaz

hughchal wrote: »

There's loads of it being offered over on creativeireland photo a day thread and to be honest I think it's a case of the emperor's new clothes, or maybe I'm just blind. Don't get it. Would someone care to enlighten me?

to me its everything in photography , capturing slices of reality , making the mundane look interesting -- the king of photography , Cartier, was the maestro -- strokes for folks i guess

Covey

Thanks all and especially Spectra and Digital Beginners.

Lot of good shots there and congrats to all. Good to see someone from outside Dublin up there as well.

No big story re. the image, just that I saw it from near the GPO and put my life in my hands crossing 4 lanes of buses and taxis on O'Connell St. It's a busy spot at North Earl St. and I had to wait about 2 minutes before I got a shot with no one else in the frame. Amazing she stayed that long like that.

Chunky Monkey wrote: »

Is it silly to wonder if the first one isn't posed? Her legs are the same as the statue but her hands aren't...

It was not posed but maybe some kind of compliment you think it might be:D

Thirdfox wrote: »

Well deserved winner - finally no controversy

Well that didn’t last long

Fajitas! wrote: »

Good stuff!

Congrats and good work Covey!

Seriously, exhibit!

No idea how to go about it. Maybe Baz can offer me some advice:cool:

Like Barry, I love Street Photography and the like though I can appreciate why it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

T.

thebaz

Covey wrote: »

No idea how to go about it. Maybe Baz can offer me some advice:cool:

Like Barry, I love Street Photography and the like though I can appreciate why it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

T.

No problem , i am currently getting the finger out trying to put together the re-show for my 2nd exhibit end of Feb --

i love a bit of pressure
http://www.templebar.ie/home_ns_9_nid_178_action_view.html

Hrududu

Is there a Spectra in Temple Bar?

Hugh_C

thebaz wrote: »

to me its everything in photography , capturing slices of reality , making the mundane look interesting

It's the "making it look interesting" bit I'm not getting, if you look at the examples from creativeireland you might see what I mean - don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising you or f64, f64 is one of the best photographers in Ireland, I just don't get the thing he's doing at the moment.

For street photography, this is the only stuff I've seen recently that I find interesting:

http://www.mattstuart.com/

Covey

hughchal wrote: »

It's the "making it look interesting" bit I'm not getting

http://www.mattstuart.com/

Unfortunately can't access the site here at work:rolleyes:

I agree with you in general though, it's the making interesting thats the key. You see a lot of photos of street scenes and thats all it is. Every street scene does not deserve a photo and the good ones are worked at like any other genre. They don't come easy:p

T.

Mattstuart , some good stuff there indeeed.