Malin's

[TrevorW]

Winners announced today and I believe whoever did win should know by now, so who where the lucky ones :question: come one let the cat out:eyepop: , well done whoever you are :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Peter Ward]

Davies. Ward. :D

[Paul Haese]

Are we talking about the David Malin awards here Trev?

Hey Peter, I had a Morris just like that one only it was black. Damn near killed me once.

[Peter Ward]

Mine tried several times.....:lol:

[Jen]

:) Yeah i wanna see the pics ;)

[Adelastro1]

Well embarrassingly enough I received three prizes... :eyepop: I couldn't believe it!

I have no idea if I won either of the two categories I entered or just got honorable mentions, but either way I'm ecstatic! The pinnacle of my astrophotgraphy career so far! :) (I was actually unaware of the competition until this year!). Two were for the Moonlit Landscape theme and one for the widefield section.

I'm not too sure if I can/should post my winning entries yet however, or whether it has to be formally announced first via CWAS, but I can certainly post them here when I have the all clear. I'll email them tomorrow and find out!

Just gotta get to Parkes now to the dinner to receive the prizes! A long (but well worth it) drive coming up me thinks....

[Tandum]

Congrats Wayne. If there was a cloud photo section a queenslander would have won :)

[iceman]

I received an email advising of 2 gong's, which I'm very excited about. I almost didn't enter anything, and only uploaded a few pics 2 days before the entries closed.

I'm pretty sure they're only Honourable Mentions though, given the quality of shots posted by Mr Ward!

I'm going to try and get out to Parkes again this year. I went in 2007 and it was great. Would love to catch up with some familiar faces again, and Anthony is giving a talk too!

Congrats to you Wayne!

[Garyh]

Got one myself also, :)
Wasn`t really expecting any this year as didn`t have much to offer with everything in storage for 8 months but at the last moment like Mike I put the few I had managed!
I would be very happy it get a honorable mention!

Good going Peter, Wayne and Mike! :thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

Thanks Peter :lol:

Let's see, Peter - 3, Mike - 2, Wayne - 3, Gary - 1 and me - 1 (woo hoo!:party:). There can't be many left (?)

Good going everyone! ... especially those with multiple gongs!!! :thumbsup:

Cheers, Marcus

[Paul Haese]

Well done Wayne. It is a very long drive up. It took us a day and a half to get there from Adelaide. Wayne you can post now as the competition has been decided.

I am considering flying but am expecting a HM and nothing more. I entered several sections this year in DSO and Planetary narrow field but only was recognized for one entrant. This image (http://paulhaese.net/SaturnsringTransit.html)I thought would surely get some recognition and the same for this one (http://paulhaese.net/ThorsHelmetHaRGB.html), but alas did not. I am certain that Anthony Wesley has won the narrow field solary system section that I entered. Yes I am a hypocrite but was talked into it by Mikey. Thanks BiG Sid. ;)

Here is my entry. It is reduced in size from 1500 x 1250 pixels.

Best of luck to all that entered and congrats to all the winners.

[iceman]

Did Anthony enter anything in the narrowfield solar system?

These were my 2 entries - 1 widefield and 1 moonlit landscape.

Congrats to the winners!

Gary, you're a serial winner! I'm sure you'll pick up another 1st ;)

[Garyh]

Congrads Paul, oh and Marcus! I will know how you are this time! :P
You have done some outstanding work lately Paul, ex your DSO images.
But this sequence is just beautiful! :eyepop:

Lol, Thanks Mike! I must do something right with some of them :)
I really like that jetty one! :thumbsup:
Here`s my one..
cheers

[Paul Haese]

Mike I just got off the phone with Anthony and he tells me he entered three images in the narrow field, one of last years impact, one of this years impact and one he thought would win but did not get asked to supply full size copies. Two images got asked for full size ones. I am sure he will display his images here. With the impacts I would think he has got up for sure. Mine is a pretty picture but not in the order of magnitude. However, as I have come to learn, the criteria for selection is often not explainable. :shrug:

Gary I love that wide field. You have captured so many excellent objects in that image. If you are a serial winner I am surely a serial HM winner.

[Adelastro1]

Thanks everyone and congrats to the other winners! Here are my three winning entries. As Paul said with his entries I thought 1 or 2 others that I entered would have been judged as a little better than a couple that got up. But it's David Malin's tastes and thoughts which is all that matters. And to be judged to be a winner by a peer like that is fantastic!

I, like a few of you, almost left it too late and only got them in the day before it closed. I'm glad I did now! One thing that I do notice is that they look much different when printed compared to any computer screen. That's why I always print them off first before I submit to any competition....

It's 'only' 1000km to Parkes Paul! haha. Will knock that off in a day anyhow. I used to drive back and forth to Canberra from Adel when I was working there and its about the same. Maybe we could car pool? :)

[iceman]

Beautiful images Paul, Gary and Wayne!

[Peter Ward]

My three were all in the themed section....

http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/galleyOS8.html

http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery62.html

http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery64.html


I suspect David simply doesn't like my deep sky images! :)

[Paul Haese]

Mike I like the obs and Moon with Pleiades shot.

Peter, I love the red planet shot. Seems like lots of people entered the themed section this year. Like you I am not sure what is happening with DSO images. I wonder who won the DSO section and who got HM's because there are quite a few regulars that did not get up from my count.

The level of entries seems a lot higher than the previous years though. That is positive for Australian astrophotography.

[iceman]

Beautiful Pete.

I suspect Phil Hart, the other serial winner, will have a few awards :)

[TrevorW]

Great images guys well done

[Octane]

As usual, nothing for me. My images must suck, hard.

Congratulations, guys.

H

[iceman]

I thought your moonlit one was fantastic, H. Surprised you didn't get an award.

[avandonk]

H I did not win either as I did not enter anything as I am unworthy. I am not really happy yet with what I am doing and most probably never will be.

Congratulations to those that did.

Bert

[EddieT]

Hello and congratulations to all the winners... Some excellent photos there for sure.
Don't worry Humayan. Nothing for me either this year! Though I partly blame the climate gods!

[Octane]

Mike,

Peter's incredible Uluru 360-degree panorama deserved to win. That's one of the best images I've ever seen. : ) I'm not bitter at all; you can only do what you can and hope that what you present will capture the imagination of the judge. Will try harder next time. : )

Eddie, your recent multi-hour massive mosaics are nothing short of astounding. I'm assuming that you entered one of them? I'm surprised you didn't get anything. I wonder if Jase entered his Eta Carinae mosaic in...

H

[Paul Haese]

Well there's another of the usual suspects out of the DSO area. This is growing intriguing by the hour. Big Sid did not get anything either from what he told me this morning. So who got the call up. Jase did you win something?

[EddieT]

Hi H.
Well, in a departure from the usual, here are my three losers :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30718760@N07/4692701528/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30718760@N07/4692699134/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30718760@N07/4694268711/

Yes, I thought all three deserved at least a mention, but then I'm not a judge! And I'm sure all the winners were fully deserving, so I'm not bitter either. Just a bit stumped! :)

[dugnsuz]

Jeez H - If you think your stuff sucks, what hope is there for me??

None, as I got bu@#er all too!:lol:

Well done all - where's the Deep Sky and Widefield winners?

Doug

[Paul Haese]

Yep I am too, 6188 is a certain standout Eddie. Not seen it at the awards before so it should have gained something. Well I know that stumped feeling. Whomever it is that won those areas, but have had some exemplary images.

[Ric]

Congrats to all the winners, they are all fantastic and worthy images.

I only found out about them on the day the entries closed DOH!

I'll have to keep an eye out next year and have a go.

[dugnsuz]

LOL Eddie - good idea!:lol:

I think I was channeling your LMC image with my effort!
http://s327.photobucket.com/albums/k461/doug-robertson/?action=view&current=27.jpg

Here's the other (both entered in Widefield category)
http://s327.photobucket.com/albums/k461/doug-robertson/?action=view&current=11d.jpg

Doug:thumbsup:

[EddieT]

Thanks Paul. I agree, really looking forward to seeing the rest of the winners!

[dugnsuz]

Agreed Paul - that image had my jaw dropping!
Nice one Eddie
Doug:thumbsup:

[EddieT]

It's good to see the winners and the win-challenged side-by-side...isn't it ? :)

Nice. I like the perspective...

And another grand effort. Deep! Well done!

[Octane]

Eddie, all three of those are stupendous. I remember your M20 from SG when you first released it. Jaw dropping.

Doug, I remember your Barnard's Loop. That is an exemplary image with unique framing which presents that oft-image area in a new light.

I am dying to see who, more importantly, what image, won the deep space category.

H

[Bassnut]

wow, so many DSLR shots, they are all stunning, congrats indeed to the winners :thumbsup:.

Very supprised to not see Peters Keyhole get up, one of the best ive ever seen, and Eddie and Mike S missing is a shock too.

I didnt score either, not that I expected to, crayon art is an aquired taste :P (or no taste ;)).

Who got DSO is now a very interesting puzzle :shrug:.

[Peter Ward]

:shrug: Me too Eddie....your Ara image I would have put money on...it is quite sublime. Hard to know where to go from there!

[iceman]

I reckon Phil Hart must have something.. He's done some amazing stuff lately.

[Garyh]

Yes, I agree with Peter, the Ara image is my pic from the three Eddie submitted.. beautifully done, I was expecting Eddie to get something?
Maybe Jase has scored a few?
Yes I reckon Phil would have bagged one or two ex if he submitted his Rho-Ophiuchus widefield! That`s one nice widefield!

[jase]

Congrats to all.

I dropped a late mosaic bomb on the DMA's this year. All five entries were mosaics.


I did enter that one H - shown here (http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/image.php?fld_image_id=210&fld_album_id=9)...but it was not good enough.
Also, the small Sagittarius star cloud, shown here (http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/image.php?fld_image_id=186&fld_album_id=9) - but it was not good enough. Strange, that I was almost thinking of cheating with the Sagittarius image and entering it into the wide field category, alas I'm honest given it was taken with a telescope. I also entered MW9 shown here (http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/image.php?fld_image_id=179&fld_album_id=9) (tough target) and Orion's Belt shown here (http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/image.php?fld_image_id=175&fld_album_id=9), both of which were also not good enough to make the cut.

Unfortunately, resolution restrictions apply for the comp which severely hinder the glory of mosaics. They need to be shown at much larger resolution to do them justice. The small Sagittarius star cloud and Eta mosaic reduced down to the 2000 pixel entry limit almost look like postage stamps showing absolutely no detail. Sure I could crop certain areas, but you'd lose the impact and we're talking massive images here. Upon reflection its no wonder they didn't have a chance - cant see the forest for the trees...:shrug:


So my only DMA nomination of the bunch was the infamous Rho Ophiuchus Nebulae Complex mosaic shown here (http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/image.php?fld_image_id=181&fld_album_id=9). So we'll see what happens on the day. I'll make the effort to head to the awards this year so will catch up with a few new faces and usual suspects I hope.

PS. Eddie - Whilst your work on the 16" RC at MRO are killer images and very worthy of recognition, don't you remember this thread (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=33655)? ;)

Cheers

[EddieT]

All excellent pics Jase. Rho, is certainly a winner.



Sure I remember it. Not sure of it's relevance though ?

[Paul Haese]

Yep that is a cracker of a shot Jase. So at least we know of one person in the DSO category that got something. I wonder who else????

I know of another award in the wide field category for a comet shot but he does not want to be named. He is currently headed for the eclipse on a cruise. It is a lovely shot he submitted and I would be thrilled if he won the category.

[Peter Ward]

Well done Jase. I have long admired that image, very worthy indeed!

[TrevorW]

My email must have got lost in the post :rofl:

[Adelastro1]

Ah there's your problem - you were meant to submit them via a webform! haha.

Wow there are some really great DS and widefield shots. I know they are different categories but I feel somewhat inadequate with my winners compared to the work and effort gone into the DS shots. As you are all saying the winners must be awesome as there are some fantastic ones that didn't get up.

Those widefield shots of Peter Wards are fantasic and I'm sure I won't be getting anything other than an honorable mention, which is fine with me!

Congrats everyone.

[marc4darkskies]

That's a tough act to follow Jase, that's for sure!! My only nomination was this (http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/114309924/large). My Orion's Sword, Leo Triplet, NGC300 and a vertical crop of NGC 6559 didn't cut the mustard.

Look forward to meeting you at the dinner!

Cheers, Marcus

[strongmanmike]

Ah..the Italians are out, just like the World Cup :lol:

Congratulations all you lucky 2010 award winners! If you can, get to the awards dinner, it is a great bash and meeting other like minded lunatics is great too! :thumbsup:

MIke

[Alchemy]

Well done to all who recieved an award or honorable mention, also well done to those who didnt as the standards have been clearly raised, it doesnt mean the images were not good, just there was another prefferred by the judges involved.
Having seen imags from all over the world Australian imagers are more than pulling their weight.

Only 350 or so days left till the 2011 Malins entries ..... the job is back on

Cheers Clive

[iceman]

Clive! Nice to see you again!

[cookie8]

Got one for my only entry in the solar system widefield category. Would be more than happy for a honourable mention.:)

[iceman]

Well done Vincent! You've done some great widefields recently!

[h0ughy]

great work and good luck to those that got the second email - alas i didnt

[star1961]

beautiful photos love the landscape shots too
would love to enter one day
hopefully some of the entries make their way to the adelaide science exchange for viewing again

[dugnsuz]

On'ya Vincent
Doug:thumbsup:

[DavidTrap]

Congrats to the winners and mentionables. Something to aspire to.

Eddie, that NGC 6188 is incredible.

DT

[Adelastro1]

I'm sure they will. It's because I saw them there this year that I knew about them and thought I had better enter something!

[Phil Hart]

yes.. well i am looking forward to a great time at parkes again.. :) really enjoyed the event last year.. what a buzz with thousands of people visiting the dish. was great to be a small part of a big celebration.

i'm lucky enough to have three images in different sections (but i didn't even submit any for deep sky) and some timelapse. i know one other person with a timelapse entry.. not for me to say but it won't surprise anyone who has seen his work here. judging by images (mine and others) that i know haven't made it, the standard is going to be very high!

seems as harsh to have to choose winners out of such amazing work as losing a wimbledon tennis match 70-68 in the fifth set! :shrug:;)

Phil

[Peter Ward]

Well done Phil! So do we get to see any previews? :thumbsup:

[MrB]

Congrats to all.



Very nice Marcus, heaps to look at there. The non-cropped version has a real 3D look to it.

[EddieT]

Thanks David!

[EddieT]

Hi Peter


Ah well...As I've said before, I don't take images for contests. It's purely for self-interest :)

But, man your winning images are something else. I'm not sure they should be strictly classified as astronomy photos. Like many if not all (that I've seen) in the moonlit landscape category, they're generally beautiful images.

Well done!

Where to go from here ? As usual, I have no specific direction. Ha!

[EddieT]

And that is one awesome image too Marcus. Incredible depth and detail. Many Congrats!

Where are you based ? You must have great skies there.

[sjastro]

Seriously that's why I don't have the slightest inclination in entering such contests.

Regards

Steven

[marc4darkskies]

Thanks Simon. I was going to enter the full frame but I like the crop better because of the balance, colour and the fact that it draws attention to the juxtaposition of near & far. Besides, most of the interesting astronomy is in this area.



Thanks Eddie - and sorry you missed out! I'm in Grose Vale, about 60km NW of Sydney. The skies are reasonably dark, except to the E and SE of course. The seeing has it's moments but you have to have some luck on your side :)

Cheers, Marcus

[EddieT]

That's ok Marcus. I forgive you :)



Wow, still pretty close to Sydney. Good going!

[gregbradley]

I got one as well for NGC1097 Galaxy image. I don't know where in the comp it fell.

Greg.

[dugnsuz]

Well done Greg
Doug:thumbsup:

[PeterM]

Congratulations to you all, whether you were awarded or not, I tips me hat to you. You are a world class superb bunch of imagers.

The "Dodd" is back.
I also hear on the grapevine that congratulations are in order for one of Australia's finest astrophotographers from the 80s, Luke Dodd. I expect we will see a lot more from Luke in the years to come as he has now turned his superb talents to the dark current. I look forward in anticipation.

Again congrats all!

PeterM.

[multiweb]

Yeah congrats to all entrants. Eddie those three shots you've posted are mind blowing. The Malin's standard must now be extremely high for not being given even any mention. To my eye that's as good as it gets for an amateur... hell, even some pros don't do that. Bit puzzling really.

[EddieT]

Hi Marc,


Thanks! I'm sure David had his reasons for not choosing them. My guess is that he decided others were better! :)

All the best!

[strongmanmike]

Arhem...err..I think a number of other people may have felt they had entered images of sufficient calibre too ya know :rolleyes:...Not sure it would have been that David thought that all the awarded images were always "better" in any specific quantitaive way but rather I am sure in many cases something about them just appealed to him a little more or intregued him etc. David has clear bias (in a good way) too, certain objects continually get awarded year in year out, for example...a Corona Australis image has received an award in 4 of the last 5 years and an image of jupiter consisting of several globes in a row showing a moon transit has been awarded every year.

There must be a truck load of great images that just didn't make it for one reason or another, that's just how it works :thumbsup:

Mike

[allan gould]

Eddie
Sorry that yours didnt get into the finals of the compeition, but they really did work for me. I thought they were Brilliant.
And congratulations to the winners and Hon mentions - well done.

[EddieT]

Sure Mike. I never suggested otherwise. Was simply responding to Marc's comment about my images, noone elses..

Agreed. By saying David thought others were better, I meant that David thought others were "better"....meaning, better suited to be chosen as per his own selection requirements. I meant no more or less than that.


Absolutely. An unprecedented number of entries this year, apparently.

[EddieT]

Hi Allan


Thanks mate, glad you liked them!

[multiweb]

Maybe not better but the ones he liked best. I guess in the end he is the one making the final decision and that's what he likes. Fair enough.

[Paul Haese]

Whatever do you mean Mike? :P Ah yes but not always enough to win that category. ;) Says me the serial HM winner. :)

Still getting a HM is no mean feat given the spread of the images submitted and this is a what David likes competition (took me a while to come to grips with this concept :confused2:). Working out what he likes is as hard as working out how to do the imaging in the first place I reckon. :)

[Octane]

Paul, be content with your honourable mentions. There are those of us that have never got that invitation email. :)

H

[Paul Haese]

H, I have consigned myself to the notion that if I get a HM then it is better than nothing. I was not having a whinge I was having a dig at Mike and an in house joke we have about me entering my three in row Jupiter images.

I feel for you guys that have never won anything. It seems wrong, but like I said this is a what David likes competition. :) Like I said deciphering what he likes is really what the competition is really about and nothing more than that!

[strongmanmike]

Not really that hard :shrug:.... he likes trees in images, Corona Australis, jetties out in the water with something interesting in the sky above and a line of Jupiter images, so do a good version of each of these and you are home :thumbsup: :lol:

Ah sigh... if only it was that easy.....

Mike

[multiweb]

How about a blurry greenish M8?...:confuse3: after a couple of beers it's starting to look bloody good. :evil:

[marc4darkskies]

Well, I agree that David's judging criteria may be a little opaque, and probably even subjective. But this comp is called the David Malin awards!! :shrug: If someone with his vast experience deems an image good, then so be it!

David has said himself he likes images that are "striking". That means colour, detail and composition. EASY!! :rofl:. As for my image, a Corona Australis has never taken line honours, so the challenge is to make one good enough to accomplish that. (And BTW, I'll be perfectly satisfied with an HM!!!)

Since there seems to be an undertow of criticism of David's choices, let me ask a question to all. If you were judging an astro image, what criteria would you use?

Cheers, Marcus

[Octane]

Just for clarification, I'm not criticising David's choices, Marc. :)

H

[Paul Haese]

How rude of us to criticise. :lol:

Like you said to me Mike and I place give this advice to others. Don't take it all too seriously. Just because you win or do not win does not mean you are worse or better. David has his likes and they do seem to have a different flavour and as Marcus has stated and I think I said too, this is the David Malin Awards. It is what he likes and nothing more. By all means put trees in your image, or line up your Jupiter's (don't use Saturn as this never gets up) in a fancy way. ;)

Don't worry too much about if you did not get a nod, you all should know your images are far more impressive than five years ago and one should not need a competition to tell yourselves so. The quality of images has leapt in recent years and I put this down to the critque one gets by submitting things on the internet.

Anyway, I hope you all know what I mean.

[troypiggo]

Enlightening thread, this one.

[strongmanmike]

Just for the record I am not "really" criticising Davids choices, just having some lighthearted fun...slightly affected by dissapointment :help::lol:. Don't forget I am not used to this sort of rejection...I am on alternating valium and copious amounts of alcohol at the moment just to cope with the devistation :sadeyes:....:rofl:

Seriously, I again whole heartedly congratulate all who have been able to attract the eye of the Worlds most famous astrophotographer this year, very well done (yes, even you Corona Australis professionals) and I am truly very happy for you, I know it is very exciting :thumbsup:

Mike

[strongmanmike]

This may need to be a new thread..? :)

Mike