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Bizarre how the Tasmania comp gets so many more voters than the others, are people really that parochial???

stepbystep wrote:Bizarre how the Tasmania comp gets so many more voters than the others, are people really that parochial???

no the photos are just better

I never vote in the other states comp. I rarely even look at it to be honest....

ILUVSWTAS wrote:I never vote in the other states comp. I rarely even look at it to be honest....

Well there ya go, that prtty much answers my question..... doesn't explain the lesser voting numbers for landscape and non-landscape, or do they need to have Tasmania in their titles?

A photo's a photo, regardless of where it's taken. That's a *&%$#! slack attitude.

north-north-west wrote:A photo's a photo, regardless of where it's taken. That's a *&%$#! slack attitude.

Meh, Sounds like a mainlanders response to me.

That's hitting below the belt.

Sorry, I know your still a Taswiegan at heart....

I am not, and never have been,'Taswiegan'. I'm Tasmanian. Heart, soul and (within 12 months, I hope) body.

I don't know about "so many more." This month it's a lot as a percentage - around 50% more for Tas - but last month it was only about 4%. What might be surprising is how few people vote. Last month the winners were decided by about 25 voters. Maybe a lot of forum members don't realise they can vote at all. Or are there other reasons for the low participation?

Graham51 wrote:I don't know about "so many more." This month it's a lot as a percentage - around 50% more for Tas - but last month it was only about 4%. What might be surprising is how few people vote. Last month the winners were decided by about 25 voters. Maybe a lot of forum members don't realise they can vote at all. Or are there other reasons for the low participation?

this question and many like it have been asked many times... there's a thread or 2 about it somewhere......

Personally, I happily admit I'm a mainlander and always have been though Tasmania is, by me, touted as the best tourist state in Australia.
However, I have to agree at how sadly parochial it is when it's a PHOTO competition and people ignore all the entries, however wonderful they may be, simply because they live in a certain area.
It's not, after all, a Tasmanian competiton and I thought we were all bushwalkers/nature lovers on this site and would naturally be interested in photos of same. Shows how wrong one can be....
Cheers all.

The Tasmanians are obviously voting once for each head...

iandsmith wrote:Personally, I happily admit I'm a mainlander and always have been though Tasmania is, by me, touted as the best tourist state in Australia.
However, I have to agree at how sadly parochial it is when it's a PHOTO competition and people ignore all the entries, however wonderful they may be, simply because they live in a certain area.
It's not, after all, a Tasmanian competiton and I thought we were all bushwalkers/nature lovers on this site and would naturally be interested in photos of same. Shows how wrong one can be....
Cheers all.

It's wonderful of you to judge people and they're actions without knowing them, credit to you.

But just for you i'll explain myself.... Although I enjoy it, im not really into PHOTOGRAPHY.... But I am very into my beautiful home state of Tasmania that I love with a passion. So I like looking at pics of Tas..... I have no interest in the mainland at all.



As for the last comment, there are what? 3000 members on this forum, and you think they are all going to be the same?? Have the same values and personalities??
This site was once Bushwalktas. I know it's now australian wide, international even, but for me it's still just about walking in Tasmania.

Each to their own own huh....

Congratulations to the winner of the Tasmania July 2012 competition, with 31 votes:

• shazcol - McRea view of Cradle

The key to all entries for this competition is below.

1 - Its a cliche
by gayet.

2 - McRea view of Cradle
by shazcol.

3 - Mount Campbell sunrise
by doogs.

4 - Friendly Beaches Rockpool
by stepbystep.

5 - sunrise at Wineglass bay
by iaindtiler.

tom_brennan wrote:The Tasmanians are obviously voting once for each head...

That's so clever, so original. Have you ever thought about a career in comedy?

ILUVSWTAS wrote:

iandsmith wrote:Personally, I happily admit I'm a mainlander and always have been though Tasmania is, by me, touted as the best tourist state in Australia.
However, I have to agree at how sadly parochial it is when it's a PHOTO competition and people ignore all the entries, however wonderful they may be, simply because they live in a certain area.
It's not, after all, a Tasmanian competiton and I thought we were all bushwalkers/nature lovers on this site and would naturally be interested in photos of same. Shows how wrong one can be....
Cheers all.

It's wonderful of you to judge people and they're actions without knowing them, credit to you.

But just for you i'll explain myself.... Although I enjoy it, im not really into PHOTOGRAPHY.... But I am very into my beautiful home state of Tasmania that I love with a passion. So I like looking at pics of Tas..... I have no interest in the mainland at all.



As for the last comment, there are what? 3000 members on this forum, and you think they are all going to be the same?? Have the same values and personalities??
This site was once Bushwalktas. I know it's now australian wide, international even, but for me it's still just about walking in Tasmania.

Each to their own own huh....

There are none so blind as them that will not see.

There are plenty of beautiful places in Australia outside of Tassie. But you're never going to know what they look like if you don't even look at the photos. You're missing out on a hell of a lot.
But that's your choice.

Congrats Shaz or Col a beautiful shot of the best side of Cradle, thanks for not putting it in the landscape comp!

And yep ILUV you need to travel my friend the big island has some of the most remarkable landscapes on the planet. Get amongst it!

ILUVSWTAS wrote:
But just for you i'll explain myself.... Although I enjoy it, im not really into PHOTOGRAPHY.... But I am very into my beautiful home state of Tasmania that I love with a passion. So I like looking at pics of Tas..... I have no interest in the mainland at all.

Wow talk about having your head in the sand so to speak, now don't get me wrong I love Tasmania and want to get back there next year but Australia as a whole is a amazing place with so many beautiful areas, let alone the world as a whole. Who would not want to walk the John Muir Trail for instance. While I can't change your ideas as everyone is different broading ones mind can open up so many more possablilities

I'm a bit like ILUV in this respect. I know there's plenty of great places to walk, but I prefer my own back yard to that of others.

I enjoy walking elsewhere when opportunities come up, but I don't go out of my way to look for them. I'm not sure why I feel this way. It may be something to do with feeling at home in the familiarity of my own back yard (even in parts of it I've never been to, there is still the feeling of familiarity with vegetation etc).

I've travelled elsewhere but always prefer Tasmania. Not necessarily because its 'better'. But it is better for me.

Son of a Beach wrote:I've travelled elsewhere but always prefer Tasmania. Not necessarily because its 'better'. But it is better for me.

+1
But I still want to see everywhere else. Photos at least, as there's not enough time to walk it all.

That McRae shot is a real cracker - exemplifies Tassie Wilderness.
However, the follow up discussion really just highlights why the competition is at a bit of a stasis or going backwards.
SoB - the real issue of ILUVs response is not which state takes ones fancy, but whether parochialism becomes the flavour of the site.
That will be a sure way to kill enthusiasm. Imagine how someone feels putting in the effort each month to try and get quality picks out on the track, just to be told "I couldn't give a fig about your photo".
Sure - people can think like that - but they should learn to be more circumspect before expressing it.
Do you want the site to live or die? That is the issue.
And if the answer is we want it to live and prosper, then lets encourage folk.
You know - maybe spare a moment to look at a few pics and make a selection.

north-north-west wrote:

Son of a Beach wrote:I've travelled elsewhere but always prefer Tasmania. Not necessarily because its 'better'. But it is better for me.

+1
But I still want to see everywhere else. Photos at least, as there's not enough time to walk it all.

Agreed. In fact I find that photos of elsewhere are sometimes even more interesting than photos of Tasmania - probably because of the lack of familiarity. Seeing places I'm less likely to visit in person, and landscapes vastly different to the places I know.

As much as Tasmania, as my back yard, is my preference for walking, I'm still intrigued by photos of foreign parts. They are literally an exotic wilderness to me and (for Eggs' sake ) I've found the entries in all of the competitions to be just as worth browsing through.

stepbystep wrote:Congrats Col a beautiful shot of the best side of Cradle

eggs wrote:That McRae shot is a real cracker - exemplifies Tassie Wilderness.

Thanks for the nice comments guys. Interesting that only a few hours after this shot was taken it was snowing on us as we walked out.

Maybe all the voting waffle should be moved over to all the other threads on photo comp voting?

Col.

Lovely shot Shazcol, nice to see a different view!