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Is competition healthy?
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Thanks for all the input and replies.
I didn’t want to give too much away about my own feelings when I asked the question, but personally I’m looking forward to the competition aspect. I also don’t think I’ll change the way I shoot or what I shoot, just to try and get higher competition points. In fact, knowing me, I’ll probably shoot something contentious and just argue that it should win for various reasons :) Anything for a good debate. Well the first competition entries are next week, so here goes :!: My next problem is deciding what shots to enter??
ciaran wrote:
Anything for a good debate. Well the first competition entries are next week, so here goes :!: My next problem is deciding what shots to enter??
… and the very best of luck in your endeavors. 8)
Hi Everyone
This has been an interesting thread. I feel that most perspectives have been discussed and there is little I can add.
One point that does strike me is the aspect of being a good loser. Some wag came up with the saying “A good loser is still a loser”. I don’t agree with that. That fosters a bad, negative attitude. Some of the best fun in many sports and competitions is as a result of good sportsmen who try their absolute best to win, by fair and sporting means, but are able to acknowledge the person/team who did it a little better and ultimately beat them. That’s sportsmanship.
There is generally a very good spirit on https://www.photographyireland.net. I hope it will be evident in the competitions too.
BertieWooster wrote:
There is generally a very good spirit on https://www.photographyireland.net. I hope it will be evident in the competitions too.
…and long may it continue. 8)
:lol: Yes, remember (as my rugby coach used to preach) – winning isn’t everything……………………..It’s the ONLY thing!! :lol:
Rob wrote:
BertieWooster wrote:
There is generally a very good spirit on https://www.photographyireland.net. I hope it will be evident in the competitions too.
…and long may it continue. 8)
I would like to echo what Rob said. This site is proving to be a nice friendly home for photographers on the net.
btw Rob, erm, you have changed. Cant quite put my finger on it, is it a new hair style or something. :wink:
carl wrote:
I would like to echo what Rob said. This site is proving to be a nice friendly home for photographers on the net.
btw Rob, erm, you have changed. Cant quite put my finger on it, is it a new hair style or something. :wink:
I think it may be my new medication. Leaves me feeling positively neanderthal :)
Surely camera club compos are just a way to give the members something to do instead of getting into geeky Nikon vs Canon arguments :D
I agree with those who’ve said that it can spur you into getting outside of your comfort zone and looking at things differently, which has to be good. That said, I’m no big fan of competitiveness for its own sake. I came to Ireland to get away from all that (used to live in England, in the shadow of London), and I like it that in my little town (Scariff) there can be more pubs and shops of the same kind than the population can really support, yet they generally stay in business, don’t cut each other’s throats, and just get along. In England they’d all be racing to put each other out of business and be the only shop in town.
Same with photography: most people I know, some busy pros and semi-pros included, are happy to chat, share ideas and locations, and even lenses and bodies at a push. I hate that “I’m not telling YOU” attitude, but it’s thankfully largely absent.
SteveFE wrote:
I hate that “I’m not telling YOU” attitude, but it’s thankfully largely absent.
So do I. But in my experience, it’s only photographers that are unsure of themselves that have that attitude. Succesful photographers, whether professional or amateur, generally have no problems sharing information because they realise that there’s more to it than just sharing information in order to become succesful.
One of my hopes when I started the site was that it becomes a place where photographers will share information and thus help
Irish photography for the good of all. An aspiration really
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