Photography

timb64 · 10-18-2019, 11:57 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by photoptimist

1) A bunch of social media friends said "Wouldn't it be fun to get a flash mob to up-vote a dumb image on Sony's dumb contest?"

This /\

In the UK it is now known as the Boaty McBoatface Factor

Boaty McBoatface - Wikipedia

**kiwi_jono** · 10-18-2019, 02:04 PM

That is bizarre for sure (image is Ok but award winning?) - may be there was some weird theme to the competition that this meets?

**Madaboutpix** · 10-18-2019, 04:04 PM - **1 Like**

The kind of RAW image I wouldn't even bother to post-process. Pretty sure wouldn't even give it a star rating. Sorry if I'm being negative.

**StiffLegged** · 10-19-2019, 03:53 AM

No, I still don't get it. I've tried sqinting at the image or bunging a degree of Gaussian blur on it to spot some compositional wheeze, some flow of highlights or shadows, some hidden framework; all to no avail. Perhaps if I read Japanese the signage would enlighten me, or maybe in blurred form some semblance to a Kanji script message in Japanese can be discerned, but that apart its merits have me baffled.

Maybe the original was shot on a new A7R4 and is unbelievably sharp and detailed – when printed to 6m x 9m! It's still no justification for inclusion as a finalist — dull is still dull, dull dull. Yawn.

**StiffLegged** · 10-19-2019, 10:53 AM

I've searched for this dude Ryosuke Takamura and found his website: he's very earnest. It's apparently Street photography, which accounts for the image of the street... He's on Instagram too, but I'm unlikely to follow him – you might like his stuff but it's much too obscure for me.

Obviously there's some fine art groove going on, which is why we mere mortals don't get it, obviously.

10-19-2019, 10:53 AM	#20
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,620	The plot thickens I've searched for this dude Ryosuke Takamura and found his website: he's very earnest. It's apparently Street photography, which accounts for the image of the street... He's on Instagram too, but I'm unlikely to follow him – you might like his stuff but it's much too obscure for me. Obviously there's some fine art groove going on, which is why we mere mortals don't get it, obviously.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Thematic Street Photography (No, Not THAT Street Photography) - Share Your Shots of the Roads	Sagitta	Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories	5372	1 Day Ago 05:11 AM
Action Pentax and aviation photography… or aviation photography and Pentax!	redpit	Photographic Technique	17	06-20-2019 02:06 AM
My blog about Baby Steps into Photography : Beginners Photography	anu l	Pentax SLR Lens Discussion	12	01-17-2016 10:21 AM
New member Into general Photography and Getting into KAP Kite Aerial Photography	Kapper Delta	Welcomes and Introductions	4	01-10-2015 03:49 PM
Misc iPhone photography. Or a Pentaxian falls in love with photography all over again.	nrrfed	Post Your Photos!	6	03-23-2014 06:26 PM

10-18-2019, 11:57 AM - 1 Like	#16
timb64 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: /Situation : Doing my best to avoid idiots! Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,510	Originally posted by photoptimist 1) A bunch of social media friends said "Wouldn't it be fun to get a flash mob to up-vote a dumb image on Sony's dumb contest?" This /\ In the UK it is now known as the Boaty McBoatface Factor Boaty McBoatface - Wikipedia

10-18-2019, 02:04 PM	#17
kiwi_jono Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,437	That is bizarre for sure (image is Ok but award winning?) - may be there was some weird theme to the competition that this meets?

10-18-2019, 04:04 PM - 1 Like	#18
Madaboutpix Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Rhine-Westphalia Posts: 1,440	The kind of RAW image I wouldn't even bother to post-process. Pretty sure wouldn't even give it a star rating. Sorry if I'm being negative.

10-19-2019, 03:53 AM	#19
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,620	No, I still don't get it. I've tried sqinting at the image or bunging a degree of Gaussian blur on it to spot some compositional wheeze, some flow of highlights or shadows, some hidden framework; all to no avail. Perhaps if I read Japanese the signage would enlighten me, or maybe in blurred form some semblance to a Kanji script message in Japanese can be discerned, but that apart its merits have me baffled. Maybe the original was shot on a new A7R4 and is unbelievably sharp and detailed – when printed to 6m x 9m! It's still no justification for inclusion as a finalist — dull is still dull, dull dull. Yawn.