Best Photo of the Year comp
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Topic: Best Photo of the Year comp
Posted By: pondmonkey
Subject: Best Photo of the Year comp
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 10:13am
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Time to vote for Tom- it really is the best of the pick imho: http://www.yachtracingimageoftheyear.com/award2012/tom-gruitt/ - http://www.yachtracingimageoftheyear.com/award2012/tom-gruitt/
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 10:29am
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Trouble is, I'm sure I've seen better pictures featured on Y&Y over the last year than any of them. Many of them by Tom.
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Kev M
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 10:36am
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There's some great photos in there and some real sh*t too. Some people need to step away from the Photoshop actions and go an make a cup of tea.
------------- Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980. |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 11:00am
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Flicking through them, Marc Bow's shot of the VO70 Camper is a particualrly horrendous bit of HDR abuse. http://www.yachtracingimageoftheyear.com/award2012/marc-bow/ - Hideous ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: Slippery Jim
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 1:17pm
------------- Pass the skiff, man! |
Posted By: 2547
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 1:36pm
| The oppi one is pretty cool |
Posted By: Kev M
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 1:42pm
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No, the Oppi one is massively over-sharpened and has ruined a perfectly nice photo.
------------- Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980. |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 1:52pm
I think 2547 might have meant this one... which is cool, but not as good as Tom's shot: ------------- |
Posted By: Kev M
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 1:59pm
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That's definitely better than the Oppie photo I was thinking of, the one with loads of them crossing a harbour.
------------- Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980. |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 2:12pm
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yep agreed, the big fleet one was a cracking photo- ruined by over-processing. ------------- |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 4:24pm
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http://www.yachtracingimageoftheyear.com/award2012/alfred-farre-batlle/ - This is ruined big fleet one we're talking about, yes? What is is though with photogs and HDR-ing the http://www.yachtracingimageoftheyear.com/award2012/hamish-hooper/ - hell out of Camper? ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: Kev M
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 4:59pm
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That's the one. Not all Photoshop is bad though, this photo has been Photoshopped more than most of the others put together, the difference is it has been done pretty well IMO and the overall effect suits the subject. http://www.yachtracingimageoftheyear.com/award2012/patrick-le-galloudec/ - http://www.yachtracingimageoftheyear.com/award2012/patrick-le-galloudec/ ------------- Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980. |
Posted By: Dougal
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 7:25pm
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It does seem remarkable that some clearly talented photographers manage to screw up their images quite so successfully. I was going to vote for the Oppie photo (the single Oppie, not the fleet one) but it asked me to log into Facebook. Is there another way of voting? In my opinion Facebook is right up there with a Solo in the enjoyment and satisfaction stakes.... |
Posted By: 2547
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 7:56pm
Yep that's the one.
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Posted By: maxibuddah
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 9:02pm
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Got to agree with most of what looked to be perfectly reasonable shots being ruined by the use of photoshop or by the looks of some of them, instagram which is even more outrageous. Vote Tom ------------- Everything I say is my opinion, honest |
Posted By: AndrewLB
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 9:38pm
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it's always so tempting to endlessly fiddle with a photo in post processing, there's always the possibility of making it 'better', though it usually ends in failure. sometimes it really works; a couple of years ago sailing anarchy had an amazing tilt shift shot looking down from the top of the mast on a big yacht. for my money it's a toss up between the open 60 having its self-righting test, the helicopter shot of hydroptere or the helicopter shot of the big yacht surfing down the waves... ------------- RS100 227 (10.2) |
Posted By: laser193713
Date Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 10:34pm
| I think the point in this thread is to make people vote for Tom's photo, he is Y&Y pic editor so come on guys, support the magazine! Don't go voting for silly kids falling out of oppies! |
Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 07 Nov 12 at 10:16am
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Vote for Tom. Photography legend and all round good egg! ------------- http://www.facebook.com/bearfootdesign - BEARFOOT DESIGN Cherub 2648 - Comfortably Numb |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 07 Nov 12 at 10:33am
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Surely we are voting for a photo, not a photographer? I'd happily vote for Tom in the "Nicest Good Egg Photographer" catagory. Which would make as much sense as some of the other catagories to vote on - I've not sailed any of the boats, so dunno which is best (and lets face it, most of them won't be produced anyway in the dinghy catagory) don't know the people and wasn't at the events.
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Kev M
Date Posted: 07 Nov 12 at 11:08am
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Agreed, I'm sure Tom would rather win through merit than through than through a sort of nepotism. ------------- Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980. |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 07 Nov 12 at 11:15am
You may vote for whoever you like. I had nothing to do the the starting of this thread but do appreciate all the votes for my image people are making. This part of the competition does seem to be about who can use social media most effectively to get their image going viral. There are some amazing images in the competition that I would more than happily vote for were I not competing against them. ------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 07 Nov 12 at 12:52pm
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Something isnt quite right with the voting. I liked a photo, but the vote seemed to be allocated to http://www.yachtracingimageoftheyear.com/award2012/ainhoa-sanchez/ - http://www.yachtracingimageoftheyear.com/award2012/ainhoa-sanchez/ rather than the pic I liked. That was the picture posted to my Facebook. That could explain why a picture to two lead-mines with dodgy spinnaker work has so many votes. ------------- |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 07 Nov 12 at 12:59pm
I've just looked at the images and they all seem to have 275 votes...... I also get that I've voted for the Ainhoa pic, rather than my own that I actually voted for. ------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: maxibuddah
Date Posted: 07 Nov 12 at 1:39pm
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So its a fix then? ------------- Everything I say is my opinion, honest |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 07 Nov 12 at 1:43pm
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Nope I started it- it's a good photo:
A) the composition and capture B) the inspiring subject matter C) unlike Veruca Salt, you're a good egg and this is partly viral (Facebook voting) Anyway, good luck- hope it's not a fudge. ------------- |
Posted By: farc anal
Date Posted: 08 Nov 12 at 12:25pm
good to see the age of chivalry is not dead  |