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Group Critique: Landscape with a Human Element

Challenge #1 in the Challenge Experiments series. Hosted by 24hrexposure.

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This challenge is about giving and getting feedback. Entrants: you must comment on each other photo in the challenge, at a minimum saying something you liked and suggesting a way to improve the photo. The theme is "landscape with a human element".

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Announced:

Friday, 23rd August, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Friday, 30th August, 2013 – Thursday, 5th September, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Friday, 6th September, 2013 – Thursday, 12th September, 2013 (GMT)

Processing rules:

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Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

1600 pixels or less on the longest side
No border, title, or watermark
Photos should show a "landscape with a human element"
You must comment on every other entry during the voting phase, at a minimum saying something you liked and suggesting a way to improve the photo. On the last day of voting entrants who have not fulfilled this requirement will be disqualified.
Some ideas for critique: Your general feeling or impression on viewing the photo and what ideas it evokes. What you liked. Ways to improve. How the different photographic elements enhance or detract from the photo's theme. Contrasts: light/dark, geometric/organic, colors, etc. Line, texture, pattern, balance, and movement. Technical excellence or faults.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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10 entries

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182 votes

Voting results: 10 entries Slideshow of 1 1 Page: 4 Rows:

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Mediterranean Sea View (Cape Sounio, Greece)

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Challenge comments

Total comments: 8

Great challenge. My only disappointment is that it didn't attract more voters . . . I think there were about 20 votes per image, and it would have been great to have gotten lots of input from more members. I thought the various comments made (pro or con) by different people was the most interesting part of the challenge.

Thanks 24h for the hosting.

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I don't like idea of resubmitting the image. First, after the first one is gone, I don't really remember what it look like, then my comment on it is gone as well. How about idea, which existed on this forum before. Give each contestants two spots, first we post first picture and other, black or sign "ignore" one. Then, after all critic is done, we withdraw the blank one and replace it with new version on which we may vote. Than way, all of us can see improvement (or not) and we all learn more from it. Contests like this existed here for a while and I really learned a lot during it, but somehow the originator faded away.

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It was something like this "Image and Chat" hosted by AndrePooh /Barb-S, 24hrexposure reminded me of this type of very successful challenge. It is interesting to see the changes in the photos and as you say there is a lot to learn from.

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The submission phase isn't even over and this challenge is already a success IMO. There have been some interesting comments on each of the images, and the creator of "Woman and Cloud" is really getting a lot of bang for their buck by resubmitting :) I hadn't anticipated everyone commenting so early and facilitating resubmitting with improvements, but there's no rule against it so feel free. This is an experimental challenge and it's interesting to see how everyone is reacting to it.

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If you do want to resubmit, it might be nicer to instead post a gallery photo and link to it in the comments to your original so that the original critiques don't get lost. The hosts of the "Photo Chat" challenges, which were similar to this one, increased the entry limit partway through to allow entrants to add their edited image without withdrawing the original. Unfortunately I don't have time tomorrow to police the entries so I can't do that.

My one request is that everyone check through their critiques and make sure they've offered suggestions for improvement. It's not always easy to see how to improve a photo, even if you know what's weak about it.

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Cool, thanks for the tip! Still learning how this whole depreview member thing works... good to know.

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Some people have wondered if it's okay to comment early (before voting begins). Commenting early is fine, but make sure to check back once voting begins in case someone withdrew and another image was submitted.

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One of the nice things about this challenge is that we really have 2 weeks to "vote." (ie, to give feedback in the comments section). Great idea for a challenge!

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Total comments: 8

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