Which of these pictures is worth £76,000?

[Keith]

Winning entries for the world’s biggest prize in photography LINK


I'm stunned that a couple of the examples shown have made it this far! The photo described as "Natural splendour: A train of camels are led across the desert" looks like a poster it's so damned HDR like!

 

[Scrambler]

I think that "camels" as a subject probably isn't a bad idea by the look of the finalists.

Some fabulous photos. Even one of the camel photos is stunning.

 

[mugent]

A lot of the photos are very well executed, but I've seen them all before, the 'bird in the window' is probably the only one I've not seen something very similar, but it's also a pretty dull image.

 

[Keith]

I don't mind the photos themselves (composition etc) but I do think that several of them are somewhat over processed ... which I guess is nothing unusual these days!

 

[c.poulton]

I don't mind the photos themselves (composition etc) but I do think that several of them are somewhat over processed ... which I guess is nothing unusual these days!

Totally agree with you Keith - too much sharpening, HDR in *****s and all have that clean, clinical, (digital?) feel about them.

Oh well, c'est la vie....

 

[btgc]

Well....for an inch or so of dollar sign decorated paper which soon may take a plunge, one can get rigths to use a fine picture, which depicts great story, conveys strong message and shows good sense of humor of owner. And there's chance buyer will get also printed piece in addition to rights. You really can't complain!

 

[Ansel]

Sorry, don't like any of them. They just look like standard magazine pics. I dislike photo competitions, find them to be gimicky.

 

[jschrader]

Nice calendar pictures.

The very idea of given a price to the best photo of the year is ridiculous. I know some pitures which are 100 years old which I would hang on my wall, and leave there. These are nice, but I would be happy by the end of the month to see something new.

 

[Keith]

Nice calendar pictures.

The very idea of given a price to the best photo of the year is ridiculous. I know some pitures which are 100 years old which I would hang on my wall, and leave there. These are nice, but I would be happy by the end of the month to see something new.

Well expressed and pretty much the way I feel about it ... a month with any of them would be more than enough!

 

[Michael Markey]

I see hundreds of this sort of thing every week at the local camera club.
Put simply its what the majority of people take and what is deemed good by the photographic judges.
They make pictures ,they don`t take photographs.

 

[thegman]

I find them all fairly spectacular apart from the bird in a window shot. Sure some are a bit processed looking, but the subject matter in just about all of them is wonderful. The Thai fishermen shot especially is amazing. I'd be happy to take one shot as good as most of those in my lifetime.

 

[jarski]

really nice shots. the pigeon and chameleon could have been left out IMO. yes some have been pumped in post, but can still watch them.

 

[Waus]

Nice calendar-shots for the waiting room of your dentist/doctor/etc. But not worth that much...

 

[ReeRay]

I find them all fairly spectacular apart from the bird in a window shot. Sure some are a bit processed looking, but the subject matter in just about all of them is wonderful. The Thai fishermen shot especially is amazing. I'd be happy to take one shot as good as most of those in my lifetime.

Agree with you entirely. Excellent photography.

 

[shadowfox]

Except for one or two (B&W), most of them are like eye-candy.
I forgot those of them after about 10 seconds.

I can pick out more memorable photos here on RFF or even on flickr

Reading the comments above, I am glad I'm not the only one who think this way.

 

[michaelwj]

They're camera club photos, not art, not memorable. Great for postcards or calendars. They are technically great, and pleasurable to view, they just aren't memorable. There is nothing wrong with this, its what competitions are like, but to say "worlds best", who are they kidding.
Michael

 

[thompsonks]

Agree – just a bunch of cliches.

 

[Sam Kanga]

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"I see hundreds of this sort of thing every week at the local camera club.
Put simply its what the majority of people take and what is deemed good by the photographic judges."

I have to agree with Michael: camera club ("not that there's anything wrong with that") - but I'm also getting tired of retina scraping over sharpening and/or HDR o' rama. Also don't get me started on the topic of "judges" or many photography editors currently - unfortunate, because there is a lot of good work being done these days.
thanks
Sam