I finally read the entire thread about the contest and digital issues you're facing at GFM. It does get sticky when you're talking about judging images on a monitor instead of prints.
The only real reason I enter contests in my local club is to get feedback from the other members. The score sheets tell me which slides people really liked and which ones they thought weren't so great. Sometimes I'm perplexed by their choices but it's part of the variability that's built into us as humans. A slide can win best of show in one contest and not even make honorable mention in another. I also really enjoy seeing the work of the other members. It's a terrific learning experience and can make for some very interesting conversations afterward. Apparently, due to the number of slides that will be submitted in the official GFM contest we won't have the opportunity to see all the submissions and there won't be score sheets. I'm not complaining!!! I fully understand the amount of work the judges will be doing and I appreciate it very much. I would still like to see the shots that the other PDML members take. I hereby propose that we have a PDML slide show along with the digital whatever that you guys work up. It would be a great way for us to see each others work and offer constructive criticism. I think some of us could learn a lot and even the experts could learn something. I'm not proposing another slide contest. Just a slide run through with comments and questions as appropriate. Any thoughts? Tom Reese
