Photo Contest Question

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:40 PM

"Small" may be a matter of personal interpretation, but I do note that the rules limit smallness at 2-foot-gage.

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Murphy Siding

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:29 PM

nanaimo73 wrote:
I can understand why the contest winner is called Grand Prize, but why is the second place picture called First Prize ?

" Might be a subtle indication of where our language is headed, in a handbasket

In the future, I look forward to "Ultimate Place", and "Mega Place" being the first two positions in most "events".

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CShaveRR

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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:52 AM

Kinda hard to think small in a big-action area like ours, huh, Colin?

By the way, welcome back!

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JSGreen

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Posted by JSGreen on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:38 AM

nanaimo73 wrote:
I can understand why the contest winner is called Grand Prize, but why is the second place picture called First Prize ?

Hype. Grade Inflation. Which also begs the question, why isnt "First" good enough any more?

Probably also related to why you can't get a small soft drink at a "fast food" place anymore...the cup with the least capacity is now called a "Medium". I guess they figure the consumer is dumb enough to think that $1.25 for an 12 oz medium drink is a better deal than $1.25 for a 12 oz. small drink....

At least the photo contest theme is "Think Small", not "Think Medium"...

...I may have a one track mind, but at least it's not Narrow (gauge) Wink

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:43 AM

J T wrote:
Well, they certainly didn't make it fair for those of us who shoot in RAW.

I thought they require shooting in RAW. Why would it be unfair?

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nanaimo73

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 1:34 AM

I can understand why the contest winner is called Grand Prize, but why is the second place picture called First Prize ?

Dale

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 30, 2007 10:24 PM

Well, they certainly didn't make it fair for those of us who shoot in RAW.

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CopCarSS

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Posted by CopCarSS on Monday, July 30, 2007 9:50 PM

As I read the information, I don't think there was a single interpretation of the theme. It's all about you, how you interpret the theme as it relates to railroads/railroading and how you choose to show that in your photo.

It's definately an interesting theme, and I'm kind of anxious to see the winners. If contests were something I did, I might even submit a shot...

-Chris
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Christopher May Fine Art Photography

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