The former Yellow Ribbon image in the “Wheels” challenge has been disqualified for violating the artwork rule. While past iterations of the artwork rule only required something to be real in the scene, the current version prohibits using photorealistic artwork as the primary impact of an entry.
In this case, a photo taken from another website serves as the main subject (the wheels in a wheels challenge), and voters are therefore largely judging a photo of a photo taken by someone else outside the challenge dates.
Congratulations to our new Yellow Ribbon winner and HM.
Well, while I don't agree that voters were judging a photo of a photo, I knew I was pushing the envelope, but had several precedents that I thought covered me. Oh well, live & learn. :)
eta: Congrats to MNet on the yellow. Apologies for "stealing" your limelight. ;-)
All the more reason to fear Ken in the "Drinking" challenge.
He's good and he'll pick through every rule book rule before sending in his next entry.
Beware!
:)
All the more reason to fear Ken in the "Drinking" challenge.
He's good and he'll pick through every rule book rule before sending in his next entry.
Beware!
:)
Thanks for all the comments on the image and the support. And thanks to the SC for doing what you do. I'll get over it. It's just one more reason TO drink. :)
Thanks for all the comments on the image and the support. And thanks to the SC for doing what you do. I'll get over it. It's just one more reason TO drink. :)
Never change. Ever. You're awesome, gracious and hilarious!
The former Yellow Ribbon image in the “Wheels” challenge has been disqualified for violating the artwork rule. While past iterations of the artwork rule only required something to be real in the scene, the current version prohibits using photorealistic artwork as the primary impact of an entry.
In this case, a photo taken from another website serves as the main subject (the wheels in a wheels challenge), and voters are therefore largely judging a photo of a photo taken by someone else outside the challenge dates.
Can SC please clarify... had the "Artwork" image been taken during the challenge period by the participant would the image then be considered legal or would it still be a DQ based solely on the amount of "artwork" used.
had the "Artwork" image been taken during the challenge period by the participant would the image then be considered legal or would it still be a DQ based solely on the amount of "artwork" used.
The author doesn't matter. Even in Expert, the rules state that artwork "must not be so prominent that voters are basically judging a photo of a photo." Entering a picture of a picture kind of defeats the purpose of a photography contest.
had the "Artwork" image been taken during the challenge period by the participant would the image then be considered legal or would it still be a DQ based solely on the amount of "artwork" used.
The author doesn't matter. Even in Expert, the rules state that artwork "must not be so prominent that voters are basically judging a photo of a photo." Entering a picture of a picture kind of defeats the purpose of a photography contest.
Oh boy, here we go, you've really done it now. :-)
