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I have 1 photo over there. Lets just say my idea of a good photo isn't seemingly the same as a lot of people over there ;)
 
MWHCVT said:
never heard of it either, it kind of looks like an extension/derivertive of the 500px concept right down to name :lol
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I think it pre-dates 500px by a good few years though.
 
MWHCVT said:
never heard of it either, it kind of looks like an extension/derivertive of the 500px concept right down to name :lol
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As far as I know it has been around for longer than 500px. The standard of the photos used to be incredible but now it is filling up with digital art manipulations rather than photos.
I submitted a couple of normal photos a while a ago that have done really well in competitions etc and one that was short listed in the finals for the Nat Geo photo comp and still no luck so I don't know what the criteria is!
 
I have to say I agree with you there, Jacob. And it has been mentioned on the forums quite a lot recently as well.

I actually wanted to talk about the new version and the fact that the Forums have now disappeared, which I must say I really can't understand. I had a chat with Ralf about it and they had ditched them because too few people were using them. For mere mortals like me who have yet to make it through the curation process the only form of engagement with the site has now gone and I was going to cast around for the opinions of others on the matter.
 
ChrisGilbert said:
I have to say I agree with you there, Jacob. And it has been mentioned on the forums quite a lot recently as well.

I actually wanted to talk about the new version and the fact that the Forums have now disappeared, which I must say I really can't understand. I had a chat with Ralf about it and they had ditched them because too few people were using them. For mere mortals like me who have yet to make it through the curation process the only form of engagement with the site has now gone and I was going to cast around for the opinions of others on the matter.
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I must say I haven't been back for at least a year so hadn't even realised it had changed :thumbsdown: The forums were always a strange place, I only posted twice, once asking why they had 5 pictures of the same subject when they clearly state that they only accept unique images and the second time was asking about the implementation of some sort of feedback system so you can see why the images didn't meet the criteria. Both threads were locked and deleted by mods so I gave up on the site. So much promise but I feel the financial side has overtaken the original values it was set-up with :(
 
jacob12_1993 said:
Both threads were locked and deleted by mods so I gave up on the site
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Tut tut. How dare you criticise them. You clearly got what you deserved :D

It is indeed a strange place. I can't see me renewing my membership.

Which is a shame. It could have been so much better. Despite the number of manipulations there is still some fabulous photography to be found on it.
 
It's a hard nut to crack, I too have submitted to them but even one that won a national competition failed to make the mark.

Its become more and more "arty" over the last few years and I seldom bother going there now.
 
I joined a while back. Submitted a photo that was accepted. I don't think it's difficult to get on there, you just have to have stuff that fits their style.

As they say, it's a curated gallery, it's nothing to do with how 'good' an image is. It's purely whether they think it fits with their aesthetic or not.

Not been on for a long time because it becomes very predictable (didn't realise the site had changed, how nasty and slow is the new one?).

Always used to be some good architecture work on there, their doco and portrait galleries were lame though - a never ending stream of 'grittily' processed kids from poor countries staring in the camera.
 
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