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The discussion has sort of been had on a few occasions now. It actually impinges on a few categories, but this one the most. In the end - the nature of the category is determined by the voters.
I once managed to win a prize from a photo competition, but the key for me was to analyse what types of photos were previously getting the nod. In that case I could see that the judges were favouring shots with people in them. Using that as a principle I managed to find a suitable shot to get some votes, even though it was not my personal favourite.
Clearly there is a blur between obvious wide angle landscapes - and non-landscapes. We have seen close ups of insects, animals, birds and plants - but also close in shots of rocks and pools of water. Even star shots which are extreme wide angle can get up the votes under this category. In this case - the oft repeated theme of a waterfall has again made an appearance - and even the light effects in a forest setting. I find both of these acceptable outside of the Landscape category - ie as "non-landscape" as distinct from more refined categories such as Macro photography etc. But in the end - the voters will determine what is acceptable. So I still feel that the major task for this wonderful competition is to get more people voting. I a not sure how to do that - but 26 is way too small. Current numbers are around 40 and up to 50, but 100+ would be much better.
As eggs says, the voters do decide - the rules say "Entries must not be landscape photos (as determined by the voters)"
I guess for me the question is "Could/should this photo have been entered in the Landscape competition?". If yes, then it probably shouldn't be in the Non-Landscape competition! They are supposed to be mutually exclusive.
I agree there is a bit of a grey area for: - more abstract photos - eg the light in the forest photo above - close up landscapes - eg the tiny cascade photo above
Obviously I don't think there's much of a grey area for traditional scale waterfalls, since they have previously won Landscape comps!!
Sometimes its hard not to put in a waterfall in here..... particularly a small one....
But I have noticed that there is only one landscape competition at the moment. Practically, the Tasmania entries are pretty much landscapes, but a lot of entries [and some winners] under Other States are not. Back to getting more people voting...
For non-landscape I'm picturing macro/micro, insects/flowers, animals/birds, unusual textures/shapes, people pics, hut life, underwater, torchlight shots etc etc. Something along those lines anyway...
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