Astrobin Calling for Judges for 2022

glend (Glen) · #1 21-10-2021, 10:09 PM

If you are a member of Astrobin you may have received an email from Salvatore calling for nominations for the Astrobin Judging Panel for 2022. He is seeking eight Judges who are willing to serve to judge the "Image of the Day" and "Top Picks". Obviously you would need to have some background in astrophotography, and be willing to dedicate some time to evaluate the images submitted to Astrobin. While an extensive Astrobin portfolio may not be absolutely necessary, some evidence of knowledge would likely be required. Have a look at your email and see if you have received an invitation, and check your Spam to see if it might have been scrubbed inbound. If you have not received the email, but are interested, then contact Salvatore at Astrobin.

multiweb (Marc) · #2 22-10-2021, 10:03 AM

They should get an AI to do the judging. Everything else is done with it. Completely cut the middle man.

atalas · #3 22-10-2021, 10:56 AM

AI is brilliant.... I threw in an image of the round earth in one end and a beautiful flat earth come out the other

Truly amazing!

glend (Glen) · #4 22-10-2021, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by multiweb

They should get an AI to do the judging. Everything else is done with it. Completely cut the middle man.

Well many people still believe imaging is a visual art form, not just a PI script. An AI is likely to produce the same results over and over again, within the bounds of its programming. Let's leave it to human interpretation.

LewisM · #5 22-10-2021, 03:11 PM

Nah Glen, some numpty will pick a starless image as a winner...that's not art or science, it's just manipulation and total disrespect for "the light".

By.Jove (Jove) · #6 22-10-2021, 03:15 PM

I received an invitation too, and I've never posted anything on AstroBin.
Don't even know how they got my address frankly.

LewisM · #7 22-10-2021, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by by.jove

i received an invitation too, and i've never posted anything on astrobin.
Don't even know how they got my address frankly.

A.I :p

Peter Ward · #8 22-10-2021, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LewisM

Nah Glen, some numpty will pick a starless image as a winner...that's not art or science, it's just idiotic manipulation and total disrespect for "the light".

Don't pull your punches Lewis...
...just let us know how you really feel about this.

Actually "Starless" processing is not a new trend. It has been around for
well over a decade. None other than David Malin (aka keeper of the light) gave
a starless image a Malin award 12 years ago.... Are you suggesting DM is also a "numpty" ?

As for judging on AstroBin to come up with an in-house APOD .....sort of reminds
me of (rather meaningless )"participation awards" .

Soaring with the eagles is difficult when you are surrounded by turkeys.

LewisM · #9 22-10-2021, 06:38 PM

Dunno - I've seen some far better IOtD on Astrobin than some prestigious award winning images. Forced perspective galaxy comes to mind amongst other "creations"

glend (Glen) · #10 22-10-2021, 09:53 PM

What is a numpty?

RB (Andrew) · #11 22-10-2021, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by glend

What is a numpty?

It’s a humpty with no feelings Glen.

astroron (Ron) · #12 23-10-2021, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by LewisM

Nah Glen, some numpty will pick a starless image as a winner...that's not art or science, it's just manipulation and total disrespect for "the light".

Way to go Lewis.
Cheers