Voting Poll: PotM August 2012

Overread.... QUESTION! What are the rules if a nominated photo was ORIGINALLY posted months ago... and then was recently reposted? Is it ok to nominate it in that circumstance? Obviously many new members would not know it was a repost.

yerlem · Sep 3, 2012

Ugh, I feel it's not even fair for just one of them to win....

Overread · Sep 3, 2012

cgipson1 said:
Overread.... QUESTION! What are the rules if a nominated photo was ORIGINALLY posted months ago... and then was recently reposted? Is it ok to nominate it in that circumstance? Obviously many new members would not know it was a repost.

The only rule is that the nominated photo is posted during the nomination month. We don't really have the resources or setup on site to fully ensure that a photo hasn't been posted on the site before. So it does (and has) happened that photos posted for a second or third time around the site do get nominated.
It's really normally not a bother provided that its clear the person isn't just reposting the same photos month after month to get into the competition.

cgipson1 · Sep 3, 2012

Overread said:
cgipson1 said:

Overread.... QUESTION! What are the rules if a nominated photo was ORIGINALLY posted months ago... and then was recently reposted? Is it ok to nominate it in that circumstance? Obviously many new members would not know it was a repost.

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The only rule is that the nominated photo is posted during the nomination month. We don't really have the resources or setup on site to fully ensure that a photo hasn't been posted on the site before. So it does (and has) happened that photos posted for a second or third time around the site do get nominated.
It's really normally not a bother provided that its clear the person isn't just reposting the same photos month after month to get into the competition.

Gotcha... just wanted to clarify that! Thanks!

Jaemie · Sep 4, 2012

I've noticed several photos posted multiple times, at different times and in different threads, recently, although in those cases at least, I didn't get the impression the repetitive posting was meant to garner attention for this contest. Still, it's kind of annoying and it makes you wonder what people are thinking. Meh..

wwalford · Sep 9, 2012

Some amazing photo's . I like. Nice pick.

Wesley
wwalfordPhotography.weebly.com

jamesbjenkins · Sep 22, 2012

Wow. Great month. This was a hard choice.

I voted for CoastalConn's Osprey. Mostly cause it's a lovely shot, technically perfect...and a whole lotta luck went into this one.

Great catch, Coastal...I mean osprey.

jamesbjenkins · Sep 22, 2012

Jaemie said:
I've noticed several photos posted multiple times, at different times and in different threads, recently, although in those cases at least, I didn't get the impression the repetitive posting was meant to garner attention for this contest. Still, it's kind of annoying and it makes you wonder what people are thinking. Meh..

Yeah, I feel like I've seen that floating in the bathtub shot about 47 times on here. Not sure what that's all about.

panblue · Sep 22, 2012

Great selection of images. Tough to choose one! GLA!

coastalconn · Sep 23, 2012

jamesbjenkins said:
Wow. Great month. This was a hard choice.

I voted for CoastalConn's Osprey. Mostly cause it's a lovely shot, technically perfect...and a whole lotta luck went into this one.

Great catch, Coastal...I mean osprey.

Thank you! It was only 95% luck

I stalked the Ospreys for at least 3 weeks to figure out their habits. Things like what tide they were most active at, where the sun would be, even the wind direction (they almost always take off into the wind) Then I stalked them each morning for a week in a certain spot with a camo shirt hidden behind a rock pile. The best thing about this experience was that it actually dripped on me!