The timing of his disqualification makes me think the judges missed it and
it was pointed out to them or the organization after the fact.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob W" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: OT: Wildlife photographer Stripped
You know, the problem I have with it isn't that they decided
it was staged; it's that they didn't decide that until AFTER
they had already awarded it the first prize.
Every reason cited for rejecting it after the fact should
have been apparent before it won.
Ok, so he (maybe) didn't follow the contest rules; it sure
looks like that from the image ... but how stupid do the
judges have to be to not notice that BEFORE choosing the guy
as Wildlife Photographer of the Year?
20:20 hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Look at the fake Vermeers that Van Meegeren made and you wonder how the
hell
all those experts could be fooled by such obvious crap but to a large
extent
we see what we want to see. If the photographer proves that it was indeed
a
wild wolf, it will suddenly become a brilliant shot again. If one of Van
Meegeren's daub is suddenly revealed to be a genuine Vermeer it will
become
a masterpiece.
I think the wolf photo is brilliant, even if it doesn't comply with the
competition rules.
The Van Meegerens are all still shit though.
Bob
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