Voting Poll: PotM July 2012

jake337 · Aug 1, 2012

Tambo_Greenpanda said:
I'm curious as to why the Meme was even nominated for this? As a new member I want to see photos that are inspiring and challenging.

Compaq said:
I don't care how unjustified Schwetty's ban might be, that meme does not belong in this competition. He could have had 15 kids palming their faces, and it still wouldn't belong here.

It's a photograph, in a site wide photography contest. How does it not belong? If you don't like it, don't vote.

Yeah, I thought about it, this IS a photography forum.

I do think he should give it another shot in the studio though.

Seriously, were just on a photography forum, why are your arms flailing so severely?

Compaq · Aug 1, 2012

I don't claim to have any rule on my side of the argument.

Yes, the meme is a photograph. Yes, it was nominated, and yes, people are free to vote for it as "Best Photo of the Month - July" as they please. There is absolutely nothing I can do about that. If you fail to see what my argument is based on, though, then so be it.

rexbobcat · Aug 1, 2012

Compaq said:
I don't claim to have any rule on my side of the argument.

Yes, the meme is a photograph. Yes, it was nominated, and yes, people are free to vote for it as "Best Photo of the Month - July" as they please. There is absolutely nothing I can do about that. If you fail to see what my argument is based on, though, then so be it.

We can see it but your justification is lacking. You just admitted like, 3 different defeaters for your stance.

There's more to photography than "ooohs" and "aaahs." A photograph doesn't have to be profound either with content or technically to send a message. If you look at the photo in the context for why it was taken, it's easy to see why it was chosen.

Compaq · Aug 1, 2012

Well, then I apologise. I'm sorry for believing that Photo of the Month was in ANY way a serious contest. I'm sorry that I assumed other members believed that too.

Alex_B · Aug 1, 2012

Compaq said:
Well, then I apologise. I'm sorry for believing that Photo of the Month was in ANY way a serious contest. I'm sorry that I assumed other members believed that too.

I think people are trying to release pressure from the situation in here ... and we do have quite a situation

Maybe see it from that perspective!

Compaq · Aug 1, 2012

If you need to know the context in which the photo was taken, in order to appreciate it, why, then it shouldn't be awarded best of any month. That's my opinion, at least.

Ernicus · Aug 1, 2012

If one of my photographs was nominated, I would be honored. If one of my photographs won, I would be thrilled beyond belief as there generally are really great photographs listed and to be seen as the "best" for that month would be awesome. To me it would mean that I did something right, captures a great moment, and others appreciated the quality of my work...as to me...this is a learning site.

If that photo should win. None of that wold hold true to me any longer as I would not take this contest under the same meaning any longer. The precedent it would set would ruin its validity for me as I hold it now.

Is it really important? No.

Does it affect my life that much? No.

Is it a goal of mine to grade my learning? Yes.

Am I upset? No, not in the slightest. A person can state an opinion on something without anger or frustration or being upset.

Just a bit more of my opinion since I see one or two getting blasted for stating theirs.

Ernicus · Aug 1, 2012

Alex_B said:
Compaq said:

Well, then I apologise. I'm sorry for believing that Photo of the Month was in ANY way a serious contest. I'm sorry that I assumed other members believed that too.

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I think people are trying to release pressure from the situation in here ... and we do have quite a situation

Maybe see it from that perspective!

That may very well be true, to some, however I don't personally feel this is the venue for it. In my opinion, it is making a mockery of the contest as a whole.

manaheim · Aug 1, 2012

I'm not sure if I'd call it a mockery or a statement.

Quite a few people were pretty worked up over recent events with the memes (granted, it wasn't really the memes that got scwetty banned so much as the snarkiness with which they were delivered). The problem with this sort of uproar is that it is very quickly forgotten. This probably makes the forum owners happy (if they care, that is...), but if it's an issue that really should be dragged out into the sun again, then something like this serves to revitalize it.

In the end it's all very silly anyway, but if this is something that is important enough to the masses on TPF to discuss, then Scwetty's facepalm photo is serving a purpose, and really... art is very often about communicating a message of some kind, and in that respect I'd say it has already beaten out every other image in this month's contest.

o hey tyler · Aug 1, 2012

When exactly does voting end?

Ernicus · Aug 1, 2012

8-31-2012

pixmedic · Aug 3, 2012

I voted for cgipson1's pic. that being said...
why are we all so concerned that schwettys pic was a MEME? or that it was done as a joke? haven't any of the rest of you taken a picture you didn't intend to be serious, but still turned out great? why cant you just judge the picture like any other pic in the contest, on its merits as a photograph. Jeebus people. stop over analyzing the nature of the picture and feeling so "concerned" about the moral and ethical nature of the contest. Its just one month. I somehow doubt schwetty will make a MEME every month JUST so it can get nominated every time. (don't let me stop you though Schwettylens!)