Author Topic: Crestock giving away big prizes - Canon 1dS mark II (Read 11887 times)

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #25 on:** May 08, 2007, 10:42 »

I am totally missing the theme but I am still in

2 votes so far with this image:

berryspun · « **Reply #26 on:** May 08, 2007, 11:31 »

Congrats for the photographers who made it to the 2nd round!
Good luck!

Bateleur · « **Reply #27 on:** May 12, 2007, 15:28 »

Waddya think?

Has this competition become a complete joke?

To me it looks like at least 3 out of the top 6, counting votes so far, are prime candidates for Crestock's 'Worst image of the Day'. And yet they've got 60+ votes.

At the same time, FreezingPicture's image has only got 3. And my image only 1

.... though I'm not saying mine's utterly brilliant. I agree there are two excellent ones in the top six.

But, for the others, it looks like there's a whole load of vote-rigging going on.

Or am I too old-fashioned with my photographic eye?

Lizard · « **Reply #28 on:** May 12, 2007, 15:39 »

Dont worry , I still haven't voted , so your backup votes from a laziest person in the contest are still to come one of these days.

Lizard · « **Reply #29 on:** May 12, 2007, 15:58 »

The African kids running to the water , great shot and I think it should win.

3/5 of all photos there don't follow the topic , or I'm too stupid tho see the connection.

stokfoto · « **Reply #30 on:** May 12, 2007, 16:23 »

well,I still think-like I said in my earlier post - public votes tend to be disputable(and even biased )in such contest,so I am not surprised that may be the worst photos getting high ratings and overestimated comments,which sound just ridiculous to even those with very little knowledge of photography.
even if impact of public votes on the final decision limited 50% it still is still too much IMO.

BTW guys how do you see rankings do you just check the number of votes and comments they received?

Bateleur · « **Reply #31 on:** May 12, 2007, 16:33 »

Quote from: stokfoto on May 12, 2007, 16:23

BTW guys how do you see rankings do you just check the number of votes and comments they received?

Along the top are a series of options. Sort by ascending order, descending order, votes or comments. Click on the 'Votes' one and you'll get them in order.

Bateleur · « **Reply #32 on:** May 12, 2007, 16:39 »

Hey! Thanks Lizard, for your comment on my picture (it is the same Lizard, is it?). Much appreciated. Quite cheered me up.

hospitalera · « **Reply #33 on:** May 12, 2007, 16:44 »

Bateleur, which is your image? SY

Bateleur · « **Reply #34 on:** May 12, 2007, 17:21 »

Quote from: hospitalera on May 12, 2007, 16:44

Bateleur, which is your image? SY

Here you go SY. My image is here ...

http://www.crestock.com/blog/photography/contest2007/entry.aspx?id=1634

stokfoto · « **Reply #35 on:** May 12, 2007, 17:30 »

Quote from: Bateleur on May 12, 2007, 16:33

Quote from: stokfoto on May 12, 2007, 16:23

BTW guys how do you see rankings do you just check the number of votes and comments they received?

Along the top are a series of options. Sort by ascending order, descending order, votes or comments. Click on the 'Votes' one and you'll get them in order.

thank you very much Bateleur,
anyhow I didn't see it before:)
I just checked them in rating descending order and to my personal taste ,lower ranking ones are much better than the ones that made top places.funny:)

hospitalera · « **Reply #36 on:** May 12, 2007, 17:45 »

Quote from: Bateleur on May 12, 2007, 17:21

Quote from: hospitalera on May 12, 2007, 16:44
Bateleur, which is your image? SY

Here you go SY. My image is here ...

http://www.crestock.com/blog/photography/contest2007/entry.aspx?id=1634

Just commented on and voted for it, and discovered that you can vote for more then one image (but not several times for the same one). Like I wrote "May the better win" SY

Bateleur · « **Reply #37 on:** May 13, 2007, 10:13 »

Quote from: hospitalera on May 12, 2007, 17:45

Just commented on and voted for it, and discovered that you can vote for more then one image (but not several times for the same one). Like I wrote "May the better win" SY

Are you sure? Rule 17 states:

Any one person may only cast a single, positive vote for each contest image.

This is a bit ambiguous.

If you can vote for more than one that would be great. I've been hesitating about which one to give my vote to. Most of the images I'm hesitating over are from people on here. But if you can vote for more than one ...

...way hey! You've all got my vote gals and guys.

hospitalera · « **Reply #38 on:** May 13, 2007, 10:45 »

I voted for two so far, give me a sec and I try it out again...

hospitalera · « **Reply #39 on:** May 13, 2007, 10:51 »

Yep, positive, you can vote several times, but only one time for each image and not on your own image, if anybody wants to vote on mine *hint-hint* here is the link http://www.crestock.com/blog/photography/contest2007/entry.aspx?id=1953

Bateleur · « **Reply #40 on:** May 15, 2007, 03:44 »

I'm not sure if this competition is doing Crestock a whole lot of good in the long run. Here are some of the negative things which may start to count against them with public relations ...

1) I submitted a photo for the second round on Saturday. It's vanished. No indication if it's been accepted or rejected. It's like it's been swallowed by a black hole. And I'm not the only one this has happened to. Complaints about this are beginning to appear on their forum.

2) They changed the rules in the middle of the last round and wiped out about 3/4 of the entries after voting had started. I can't complain as my photo got through

but I know there was a whole load of people seriously p****d off.

3) There is clearly rampant cheating in the public voting. Just look at some of the images that are getting massive votes and swathes of rave comments! Beurk!

Moral of this story ... think carefully through a public relations drive before launching it in the big wide world.

Bateleur · « **Reply #41 on:** May 18, 2007, 14:49 »

I've entered for the second round. The subject is 'Feeling Sexy'. Anyone interested can see my entry here ...

http://www.crestock.com/blog/photography/contest2007/entry.aspx?id=2628

I'd love to receive comments (good and bad) if anyone has them.

And good luck to anyone else entered. Maybe post the link to your entries on here too so we can all see them.

hospitalera · « **Reply #42 on:** May 18, 2007, 14:56 »

Sorry Bateleur,

I went directly to your entry willing to comment and eventually to vote for it, but as beautiful and well executed the image is I think it has not a lot to do with "Feeling Sexy" So I left no comment, rather then a negative one. I repeat IT IS A BEAUTIFUL IMAGE, perhaps it is only me who can't see the connection with the theme. Prove me wrong by winning

SY

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