Funny... I made this exact point in the December contest thread. This is a photography contest. A mediocre photo of an astounding subject will never get my vote. An astounding photo of even a simple GSP will draw my vote every time.
This sounds like a good idea. I personally would like to see this so we can all help to improve each others skills. It shouldn't be about "Who has the coolest coral, or who has the best gear." The final production is what the contest is for. Who can produce the best photograph that month.
Great discussion indeed, a while back we had a thread after the voting was done to constructively criticise the 5 first shots after each vote . We stopped it due to lack of participation, might be good to have it back.
This sounds like a good idea. I personally would like to see this so we can all help to improve each others skills. It shouldn't be about "Who has the coolest coral, or who has the best gear." The final production is what the contest is for. Who can produce the best photograph that month.