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Hi Brendan, I understand what you appear to be saying but find your logic somewhat flawed. I posted a thread some time back re the David Malin Awards, I was howled down by everyone and sundry for posting such a thread. I still maintain the improving beginner, at times seems to miss a lot of the accolades which the more experienced imager gets. It is dificult with one image to demonstrate the improvement in the quality of an imagers work and it is easy to pick a nicely captured and processed piece for presentation such as this but thats the way it stands. I would rather be a mug who can see improvement in each image I do than the worlds best just sitting still seeing no forward momentum. People get sick of perfection quickly and soon pay no attention.
The thing to remember is that awards of any kind must be earned in some way or another and are not given for the cost of the equipment used. They are for creating something quite outstanding and often unusual. The likes of Freds starless images. Who ever heard of a sky without stars but again it was unusual, at least to me.
I personally find that imaging is an expression of yourself and in most cases you continue to do it for yourself. The thing that is lacking on this and many forums is the ability or the want from those who know better to pass on some of the knowledge they have gained over the years. It is sad to say that most want to be the best or at least stay that one step ahead of each other.
I would love to see a forum where knowledge is passed as freely as general chit chat. We would all benifit from this but human nature prevents this from happening. Suffice to say that some nice comments and the odd nice comment from the more respected imagers may well be as good as it gets.
The imaging threads provide a section which allows yours, mine and everybody's work to be publicly displayed. Images of the week do exactly the same just highlight a specific piece of work, no more, no less, except for the fact that you don't recieve any feedback or assistance for these images.
Lets forget the trivial little concerns about who is getting accolades and turn this forum and treads into a real learning center that we all can benifit from.
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