Wild vs Aquarium - Photo contests

[azcaddman]

for what its worth, a quick summary of the 10 photo contests (to date)

2 were 'Wild' (#6 & #8 ) whereas 8 were aquarium photos, it doesnt appear to be any advantage for the 'Wild' phtoto's to me. 8O

#1 (LPS Corals) - Joe Burger - 180gal reef http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=29535
#2 (Clownfish) - Bar - 130gal Reef tank http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=30205
#3 (Crustaceans) - Jason - 10 gal nano - http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=30931
#4 (SPS Coral) - Jinjit - (Israel, but looks to be an tank) - http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=31615
#5 (Favorite Fish) - Jinjit - (Israel, but looks to be an tank) - http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=32346
#6 (Red) - Wampatom - Annilio Phillipines - http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=33133
#7 (Abstract) - Samw - Reef Tank - http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=33859
#8 (Reef Scenic) - Art Malone - Turks / Caicos - http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=34617
#9 (Three - August) - Marillion - 75gal Reef - http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=36013
#10 (Soft Corals - Sept) - Travis Staut - Prop Tank - http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37472

 

[Christyf5]

Could it be that people look at the wild pictures and believe they just can't compete? Sometimes thats the way I feel. I think the concern has come up because of the latest contest, "Predators", in which the majority of pics seem to be wild.

JMO

Christy
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[Anonymous]

Well, most predators are too big to fit in a little boxes that we have.

There are some awesome "wild" photos, but it is fair to say that composition, lighting and other aspect are more difficult compare to "studio" photo that we can do on our tank. Personally, I take the location of the photo into consideration when voting for the photo of the month.

 

[Anonymous]

.... besides, 2 out of sample size of 10 is statistically insignificant anyway

 

[investigator1]

LOULE I think that you are missing Azcaddman's point. Azcaddman was disproving the prior complaints about wild photos having an unfair advantage in the contests.

A good photo is a good photo. <=Period

 

[Anonymous]

Many of the tank shots make me not want to compete more than the wild shots.