Soldato
So back in the day I used to partake in the weekly photography competitions here on OCUK. I've recently got back into it, and am gutted that there isn't one happening.
Any reason for this?
Any reason for this?
Totally this. I never entered but always watched the threads to see what people were entering. I really couldn't understand when the powers that be decided to break it, it felt like a personal vendetta or something.It died pretty much with Spie had the bright idea of taking control away from the people and says "You are not running it, I will nominate people I like to do it."
Despite it was an active, alive, and popular monthly competition. I know, I was a judge for a couple of years. There was zero problems, no fights, no bickering so who knew his motivation of taking control away from us.
I think we all are still taking photos, just don't post here much because the feedback is just not there and hard to talk about some things without often weirdly get into an argument.
https://www.instagram.com/raymondlinphotography/
Forums in general seem to be slowly dying ocuk as a whole is nothing like as active as it was a few years back and tp has gone massively down hill
In recent years seems everyone is to busy on Facebook and instagram!
Despite the improved affordability of 'proper' camera equipment, I think amongst the general public appreciation for 'photography' has declined versus cheap thrills type pictures with everyone being more than happy to get a hundred likes on a snap of their dog with a stupid filter on it.
Why post on a photography forum to be told your composition could do with improving and your white balance is off, when all you really want is loads of people to say 'wow thats pretty' because you've over-saturated yet another turgid photograph with zero effort?