P3D Re: Competitions

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>For me, an important distinction is the difference between competition
>and exhibition.

Problem is, some exhibitions accept images based on a judging which
is essentially a competition.  PSA for example, calls their 
competitions "exhbitions".  400 images come in.  Three judges select 
200 of them to be exhbited.  Results are returned either as "accepted" 
or "not accepted".  Awards are given to the best images.  This is a 
competition.  The accepted  images are exhibited and then returned to 
the owners.

>The mind rebels at choosing
>between a close-up of bugs, an abstract "light painting" and humorous
>kid-pic, for example.  What is the basis for comparison?  Technical
>facility?  Ho-hum!  Individual judges' general tastes?  How arbitrary!

Anytime you ask anyone for their opinion about one of your images,
you get back an arbitary/subjective reply.  That's life.  To go a bit
further, there are critics that judge and give ratings to anything
from movies to food.  Is this something fundamentally wrong?

I know Bruce that you just joined the Gamma folio of the Stereoscopic 
Society. I also know that you sent in your first voting card.  You did 
not seem to have trouble picking out three favorite images from a 
total of 20 diverse images.  At least you did not indicate anything 
to the Secretary and decided to "play the game".  I am glad you did!

-- George Themelis, Secretary, Gamma Folio SSA


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