Sinulog Photo Contest - General Info

[dlanyer77]

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@ lomotel

is that true that some winners know the judges and of usually in the same club? (sigh)

surambaw to nga contest bro ? ? ?

[Chipmunk888]

surambaw to nga contest bro ? ? ?

^^ i dont know.

[undercover_lover]

nakasulod akong amiga ug officemate

[Danny Ybanez]

it is a very good idea that SFI would get judges that people doesnt know before and after the judging. photographers/artist/media/ad company folks that have no affilliation whatsoever would serve as great and credible judges. photos submitted must be limited to give judges no headache in judging. the rules must be definite about no post process or any photo enhancements......... etc etc etc.... the usual things each and every year we hear

SFI postponed the judging to Wednesday because the judges from Manila cant make it due to some important matters they have to attend. The photos only bear the ID# and the category, but maybe judges do have some special skills that could look thru a picture and see the ID# written behind and also had memorized the ID numbers of the people they know and pick their entries respectively and make them win. Alot of photos last year were disqualified because it failed the RAW file check but maybe this is due to the lack of ability to say whats post processed selectively and whats done across the frame...

OR MAYBE PERHAPS.... these people who wins (not just once) do have that EYE, wherein each and every one of us wants to have or maybe they are just better than us?? but yet again, each year, these things we always will hear...

OR MAYBE... each one makes their own contest, draw their own rule.... will it end?

best way to do... we keep shooting and we keep learning... until we find that perfect eye

I agree completely... At any rate, the judges may not be necessarily biased.. while it is possible that some contestants may be a bit biased for the winning entries thinking their pictures are better, for all we know, the consistent winners - with their skills and experience - may have even STRONGER, BETTER pictures submitted that didn't strike the fancy of the judges...if we think the winning entires were over processed, we're not even sure if the experienced contestants did submit underprocessed pictures that didn't make it...

one thing though that should at least minimize negative reactions to the Sinulog Photo contest is that SFI should at least
1) Brief the judges to follow strictly the rules. When rules said "the float, Higante and Puppeteers must include the whole structure and not the personalities on board the float. Float, Puppeteers & Higante shots should include the carrier inside the contraption.", that should be strictly followed!
2) Tell the judges what SFI expects in the winning pictures...note that nowhere in the Fluvial/Procession category winners showed what really happened during the fluvial procession...
3) The judges - whatever nationality, religion, affiliation - should be required to attend at least most of the Sinulog events to familiarize themselves on how the photo entries should come out... for them to also learn the difficulties we photographers took.. and for them to know the actual environment during the events... and - more importantly - for them to decide whether the entries they chose were truly representatives to showcase the entire Sinulog event..
4) Last and foremost, the judging time (8 hours?) should be increased considerably... to choose the best among more than 11,000 pictures in so short a time SIMPLY DEFIES logic... last year, the judging time lasted up to 9 or 10 pm with only less than 9,000 entries... now the entries almost doubled and the judging time were done at about 5 or 6 pm... NOTE THAT THIS IS THE SAME PREDICAMENT OF THE CONSISTENT WINNERS as well as the non-winners... the winning entries may not necessarily BE their BEST BETS...for the non-winners, we thought we had better entries...
....Life is a learning experience... we could actually learn from the consistent winners... we will all do better next year... compete with last year's best...after all, Photography should be fun...

[lomotel]

amen Mr. YNNAD

[tikud]

I haven't read any criteria for judging this Photo Contest.
The selection process used to determine which entries were to be judged
as the "BEST" should be transparent. With the volume of entries submitted, the higher
possibilities that some "BETTER" entries are missed out.

To level the Playing Field (between the Rich, Middle Class & the Less fortunate) entries should be limited
per contestant. If its true someone submitted 90 entries, meaning 80 of which were paid @30 each additional, then fair play isn't present. wala e ka sukol ang mga pobre.
Unless this contest is only for the rich.
If the contestant himself has confidence which amongst his photos are the best, the selection should come from the constestant himself. This way, dili na mag labad ang utok sa mga judges.
Selection process on which is the best amongst the best should start from the contestant himself.

Lastly, i have heard that the quality of the printed entry was also given so much weight in judging.
Duna mga nindot na kuha (in raw) pero didto ra na pa print sa ordinary printing shop backstage na dayun.
Lusot kaayo ang mga nag pa print ug Metallic paper ... Well the final product is the key in photography and that is indeed the Print.

However, no matter how critical we are on all the issues, Bottomline gentlemen
Judging photographs is subjective as the outcome will rely on the taste and experience of all the judges.

Congrats to all the Winners.
mag hulat gyud mo sa bangka ni Master Dex. hehehe

[thinKingMan]

congrats to all the winners!!!

[Peenut]

Naa diay ni issue sa judging?...

BTW, congrats to the winners. labi na to ako na meet.. sila - Sir Dex and Sir Dex..hheheheh

[djsparechange]

ana jud nang contest, naay daog, naa puy pildi, naay mo reklamo, naa puy dili, kada tuig parehas ra mahitabo. congratulations nalang sa tanan nga ni daug, ug kudos natong tanan nga ni apil sa kalihukan, sigurado ko nga mi daug o wala, nalingaw tas ato gibuhat ug daghan tag nakat-onan. ang ato kontra ani sunod tuig kay ato ra kaugalingun, kung unsaun nato pagpa nindot pa jud sa ato mga hulagway. clap clap!

[red_seahorse]

congrats to Dexter B. and Dexter M.

from: Dexter A.