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Originally Posted by rogerg
I've run an astrophotography comp in the past. I found it impossible to cater for different levels of equipment/money. I don't know how that can be fairly done and balanced against personal skill. I found that entry level people didn't feel encouraged to join in because of the competition, which defeated the purpose of the competition.
I think astrophotography is different to normal photography competitions in that there is much less flexibility on composition, less room to be artistic, etc. So I think that results in astrophotography do come down to the quality of equipment much more so than in normal photography. It's harder to offset the effects of lesser quality equipment with creativity and the like.
I don't complain about astrophotography competitions such as this one, because I don't have a better solution.
Roger.
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Thanks for this post Roger. It really says it all. It was the original intent of the thread but has certainly drifted sideways into a slanging match and again I am guilty. The real intent was to possibly highlight some of the shortcomings that have been posted on this and other forums.
Thanks again
Time to lock this thread as it has gone on long enough and is getting quite nasty.