Staredown: Canada Lynx @ 640mm
by scalvert

Comment by jdannels:
Congrats on Top Ten Shannon. Hey did you hear about all the hubub about zoo vs. natural environment? :P
If I had voted, I think I would have voted you down for the bar on the right, not for being in the zoo, but because it is a little distracting. Congrats again.

Staredown: Canada Lynx @ 640mm
by scalvert

Comment by chip_k:

Originally posted by scalvert: Originally posted by rob_banks: "Ha. Look at me! I'm on the Site Council, I can make up rules as I go along! Nanananana!!!" The challenge description is not a rule. Your own "At the Beach" entry was all water, when the challenge description clearly defined beach as the strip of land bordering the water. Did you break the rules? No.

You're right. My FIRST ENTRY did not include the actual beach in the photo and I learned from my mistake. The rules said "Go to the beach and photograph what you find..." Because I could see the wakeboarder from the beach, I felt it fit the Challenge description, took my lumps and tried to learn from my experience. Ditto, the B & W Portrait Challenge. I took a picture of a horse (portrait seems to mean "person" to a lot of people) and I'm sure many people downgraded it as a result. That's why it scored a bit lower despite having one more favorite.

You, on the other hand, are on the Site Council, have been her a LONG time and obviously "get it" because you've won quite a few awards.

I guess it's going to be awhile before I "get it" if I decide to keep competing. Just because "see" is a synonym for "find," it doesn't mean you can replace it in the description. Portrait means person. Thinking out of the box is bad. Check all the old challenges if it's a sequel.

Oh yeah. The Description is only a Description, it's not a rule, except when the VOTERS think it's a rule, THEN it's a rule!

And, by your reasoning, if the guy that took the picture of the STUFFED Canadian Lynx had won, he still wins. Be sure and visit the taxidermist for Wildlife IV.

Staredown: Canada Lynx @ 640mm
by scalvert

Comment by scalvert:

Originally posted by rob_banks: "Ha. Look at me! I'm on the Site Council, I can make up rules as I go along! Nanananana!!!"

The challenge description is not a rule. Your own "At the Beach" entry was all water, when the challenge description clearly defined beach as the strip of land bordering the water. Did you break the rules? No.

Staredown: Canada Lynx @ 640mm
by scalvert

Comment by chip_k:

Originally posted by scalvert: Zoo shots were within the rules and fared well in Wildlife I and Wildlife II without complaint. Considering the time and effort I spent in sub-zero wind chills to get this, I would hardly call it poor sportsmanship to poke fun at myself.

"...living in a natural environment." That's a direct copy from the description. A zoo is NOT a natural environment, no matter how you want to rationalize and twist it.

That's not poking fun at yourself, it's a slap in everyone else's face. "Ha. Look at me! I'm on the Site Council, I can make up rules as I go along! Nanananana!!!"

Staredown: Canada Lynx @ 640mm
by scalvert

Comment by scalvert:
Zoo shots were within the rules and fared well in Wildlife I and Wildlife II without complaint. Considering the time and effort I spent in sub-zero wind chills to get this, I would hardly call it poor sportsmanship to poke fun at myself.

Message edited by author 2007-01-29 22:24:24.

Staredown: Canada Lynx @ 640mm
by scalvert

Comment by chip_k:
"Yes, it's a zoo shot. So sue me."

I think it's a real shame that a Site Council member would engage in such a blatantly poor display of sportsmanship.

Staredown: Canada Lynx @ 640mm
by scalvert

Comment by Raggi73:
beutifull shot, good colors,grait work

Staredown: Canada Lynx @ 640mm
by scalvert

Comment by Candi20:
I didnt get to vote on this one, but this is absolutely stunning. And the fact that you cant tell that you did to much edting (the bars) is great. I would love to see the original to get the full affect of your editing process!

Winter in the Garden (yes, that's a real snowflake)
by scalvert

Comment by bennettjamie:
Are you sure that is a real snowflake? Either way I like the photo.

Staredown: Canada Lynx @ 640mm
by scalvert

Comment by InDots:
For me this was a ribbon because of the less pp look. I didn't know it was a zoo shot though. The look of the lynx is just amazing.

I thought yellow ribbon and this one would be in the top three.