Country file calendar.
What do you think about the winner of the cover shot, it was revealed during Sunday's programme that the winning photo had been set up in a studio.Should this have been mentioned before viewers voted as I've just read in a national newspaper that people are upset this was not mentioned and could have influenced their voting.Even my wife who has very limited interest in photography thought this was unfair and said it should have been mentioned before voting opened and felt sorry for ones who had made the effort to go out and get their pics.
Not the first time concerns over the winner emerge.
Presumably the set-up shot was mentioned to the CF judges (
"Taking pictures of wildlife in this way is in the rules, just as long as it’s declared as such.” )
As for the image itself, I doubt if it would have got my vote but I do not know what all the others were like, so perhaps this was the best of the bunch ?
Presumably the set-up shot was mentioned to the CF judges (
"Taking pictures of wildlife in this way is in the rules, just as long as it’s declared as such.” )
As for the image itself, I doubt if it would have got my vote but I do not know what all the others were like, so perhaps this was the best of the bunch ?
Was it declared at the time that the photo was of a captive animal? I thought it probably was when I first saw it.
There have been entries published in previous BBC Countryside calendar competitions that I thought were taken indoors. The conditions of entry are a bit loose.
There have been entries published in previous BBC Countryside calendar competitions that I thought were taken indoors. The conditions of entry are a bit loose.
They did say the winner was taken in a captive environment; she had told them, but they didn't tell the public until after voting. Bit of a swizz if you ask me.
I was just happy to see that my favourite was the Judge's winner - the white pony in the snow scene.
I was just happy to see that my favourite was the Judge's winner - the white pony in the snow scene.
Don't know if he entered the comp but I think this ePz upload is better than the winner.
https://www.ephotozine.com/user/miles-herbert-5978/gallery/photo/windfall-----57980462
I'm with Chris, I go for the pony too.
https://www.ephotozine.com/user/miles-herbert-5978/gallery/photo/windfall-----57980462
I'm with Chris, I go for the pony too.
I suppose that putting a crowd pleasing image on the front of a calendar wouldn't hurt sales (for the charity) but I do not think it fits the brief of 'Beauty and the beasts'. (Note the plural - beasts) But then, nor did some of the others.
I am not sure why so many should be concerned. When my club runs competitions, we make the rules clear. The judge is only expected to select his/her choice and can assume that all entries meet the rules. This should also be the case for this competition so those voting should have also read the rules and realised that there was a possibility that tame animals could be used. In some of our nature competitions we allow this and some state that the animals must be wild.
Dave
Dave
Cute animals nearly always win the popular vote. You see it all the time on photo sites. That's why there is a judges' winner as well. But I do agree that the information should be made available before voting.
It would be an interesting exercise to run something on similar lines for an Epz calendar - let the fights begin!
It would be an interesting exercise to run something on similar lines for an Epz calendar - let the fights begin!
