Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You can also lose points if the photograph isn't properly mounted on the backing board., or if the judge thinks you chose the wrong colour of board. That's before you get the all important artistic factor "sharpness". That appears to override everything. If it ain't pin sharp it ain't a contender. I'll get off my hobby horse now. Steve On 29/12/09 01:29, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > I was a member of one of those long ago. As I recall, there were points > for > composition, points for a title with "punch" and points for something else > I > have forgotten. I never got any points for the title because they were > either "untitled" or something incredibly obvious, such as "Anasazi Ruins". > I don't know, maybe "Double Secret Anasazi Ruins" might have done it. > > Best Regards, > > Ken Carney > Oklahoma City, Oklahoma > www.kencarney.com > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Steve Unsworth >> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 6:36 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Captions >> >> I'm not sure that's always the case. >> >> A few years ago when I was a member of my local photograph society one of >> the members entered a fairly cheesy "glamour' shot of a model in red >> lingerie. The title was "lady in red". The external judge docked a point >> from the photograph since to quote him "she doesn't look like a lady to >> me". >> It was at that point that I decided the world of photographic societies >> wasn't for me. >> >> Steve