SnowJapan Moderator SnowJapan.Com#4 5 Posted June 28, 2006 SnowJapan Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2006 SJ PHOTO CONTEST 05/06 - And the winners are... We have been very pleased with the popularity of the SJ Photos section since it went online late last year - over 3500 pics uploaded in one season is pretty good going.... a big thank you to everyone who has used the section. Hopefully over time it will grow into an ever increasingly valuable resource for anyone interested in Japan winter sports as well of course as a good place to keep your snowy pics online. CDs of all the photos were prepared for each of the judges (4 SJ-related people and 2 Japanese ski colleagues). We then all met up recently to discuss our favorites and decide on the winners. There were so many great pics to choose from and the judge panel had some heated discussions on which photos should win. There were disagreements. Some of the photos were really good, but small and a low resolution and so the bigger ones proved to be more generally popular. It is probably worth mentioning that when looking over all the photos, we viewed them without the username displayed and so we did not know whose photo each one was. It was really hard to choose the winners, but we had to. Sorry if we dont mention your pics. Anyway, here they are. BEST SCENERY WINNER - alferg BEST ACTION WINNER - marnix BEST SET OF PHOTOS WINNER - eskimobasecamp BEST CRAZY PHOTO WINNER - Bushpig SPECIAL MENTION - toque We will be contacting the winners by email later today. If you are one of the winners and do not get our mail by the end of today, contact us! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BEST SCENERY WINNER - alferg So many fantastic scenery shots, but these large photos posted by alferg (from Hakkoda) proved very popular with the judges. Here's 3 with a link to his gallery for more: alferg's gallery can be found here: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo.php?userid=alferg >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BEST ACTION WINNER - marnix There were lots of good action shots but this one in particular caught the eye of the judges. Uploaded by marnix, this is from Sahoro resort in Hokkaido. marnix's gallery can be found here: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo.php?userid=marnix >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BEST SET OF PHOTOS WINNER - eskimobasecamp eskimobasecamp has a really good collection of resort, action and scenery shots in her gallery. http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo.php?pgno=2&userid=eskimobasecamp --------- Here are some other large pic collections that we just want to mention: fattwins gallery http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo.php?userid=fattwins toque gallery http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo.php?userid=toque soubriquet gallery http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo.php?userid=soubriquet kumapix gallery http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo.php?userid=kumapix * Sorry if we didnt mention your gallery - there were just too many to choose from. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BEST CRAZY PHOTO WINNER - Bushpig There was some discussion as to what "crazy" meant. On reflection, perhaps it wasn't the best word for a prize category. But this photo from Bushpig got the votes. I think it is the expression that does it.... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SPECIAL MENTION - toque http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo.php?userid=toque For posting and sharing over 300 photos of his adventures on the snow, he deserves a prize - and we'll give him one - even if he can't use it himself! But we're sure he has lots of good friends >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have learnt a lot from the process of looking at all the photos that had been uploaded, and plan to change things around a bit and have a more comprehensive Photo Contest up and running in time for the beginning of next season, so look forward to that and the other things we have in store. Thanks again to everyone. Check out all the photos online here http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_gallery.php Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 That Sahoro photo is my favorite as well. Just looks sooo good. I hadn't noticed those Hakkoda pics before, wow. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Congratulations all. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I hadn't noticed those either. That place looks sweet. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I thought my avatar was going to win, but Anyway congrats folks. Looking forward to many more next season. I might even get a camera myself. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 damn yeah! Sweet pics! Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Very good shots I really have to get a good photo editing program so that my pictures can look that crisp once they are resized Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 nice Ill have a camera soon and will be able to take shots next winter. Love the pics! What kinda prizes are you giving away? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 oh know EBCs head just got bigger and thats all ill hear about. I thought i had the action shots locked with these 3 for sure. as toque said i need a better shrinker. My favorite pic of cb My favorite pic of toque and my favorite pic of me always next year! BP next year i need you to snap some for me pls, congrats to the winners. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Moderator SnowJapan.Com#4 5 Posted June 28, 2006 Author SnowJapan Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2006 A few of those were definitely up there in the final group, Fattwins. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 im not worried i the top pic is quite crisp and nice and is a winner. just didnt see it before which is cool as well. I never posted my pics to win anything, of won enough stuff off of you guys to never complain. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Congrats to the winners otsukaresama to the judges. you must have had a hard time going through every picture posted this year. FT I like a different one of you better. Toque took it. let me find it. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 the composition etc isn't as good as the ones above but the stoke factor (for me at least) is 100fold. I just see that open pow you have coming up and it just makes me tingle Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 and the fact that that is only the top part of a fairly long line stokes me more. If you saw the other lines in the area you would be even more stoked. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 He will... Get yourself healthy Kuma and that will be you cruising down that face next spring Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 or earlier i plan to tour a bit in mid winter this season Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 The winning action shot captures the moment well, but is noticably underexposed. If marnix is reading this, it looks like your camera is set on a minus compensation, because a number of your other pix are the same. Try changing it for better results. Change the iso up if you want a fast shutter, though you won't need one on a bluebird like that. With a proper exposure, you'd get a blue sky and far more detail on the skier. You should only have to compensate when shooting directly into the sun. The top pic of Hakkoda is very nice. Nice also to see a crazy one that doesn't involve people getting pissed! Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hey I won and I didn't even know that I entered this comp. I have seen better one's on this forum though. Really like FT powder shot with some composition adjustment, killer!! Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Toque: He will... Get yourself healthy Kuma and that will be you cruising down that face next spring finally starting to see some progress! Just a matter of stretching it out some more and then rebuilding the muscles. It turned out that I got too gungho hiking at the end of an aggressive season and the muscles and ligaments above the knee fatigues and gave up kind of. They went really tight and started pulling the kneecap out of place. I am still so hooked on snow. Normally I'm not even thinking about it in the summer but this year I'm still all over it. I am soooo looking forward to next year! Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Wooooooo hooooooo thank you very much for voting my pictures! i have to say that something i enjoy very much is taking pictures. i've spent a bit of time in europe taking a lot of architectural shots, and here in japan i have a huge snow collection - i suppose i can't be doing too bad if they win here! for me the pictures i put up in my member's page represent everything, a mixture of people, action, scenic. anyway, thank you it's really nice that someone liked them! Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted June 28, 2006 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted June 28, 2006 Congrats everyone. We see this one as a bit of a test run - next year will be better organised and a better contest. Keep them coming! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 sanno that was you the name threw me a bit. i saw the skis in you album and wondered. Mr.W heck you can take pics for me i cant tell colors im color blind. You are back in town then? If i dont have to go back to kyoto this weekend we can get together and head to the lake or just hang-out and watch a game. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Kumapix: the composition etc isn't as good as the ones above Seeing as I took the picture What could I have done to make it better? Is it just the editing process or am I doing something wrong while taking the picture? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Toque we just take good pictures by luck and dont really have the eye. really shooters take a ton of time to set up the shot. i get my camera out and say giver Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 i think you took a great point & shoot picture Toque. Like FT said, pros take longer to set up to get the perfect shot. Some 'imperfections' about your shot would be: -there's tracks -the cliff on the right gives nice perspective, but you've got the trees on the left too. Maybe choose one or the other. -here's a big one: the rule of thirds. FT is in the middle of the picture. If he was in one of the intersecting points the picture would draw your eye in more. One example is the one you took of me summitting at norikura. You have me in the bottom third on the left. That is a money shot! but this is just nitpicking. you don't need pro photos, nor do I think you'd want to take the time to take them. Best thing to do is to convince someone to take them of you Link to post Share on other sites
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