Digital BW, The Print

Only allowing a 'landscape' format is certainly an interesting decision to make, and judging by the reaction of some posts, probably not that well received. I wonder if the competition organisers aren't worried that this, in my view, rather ridiculous rule will only make a mockery of their competition. That is certainly my own personal initial reaction to hearing this.

To restrict the images aspect ratio for the benefit of viewing via a website seems, well, just plain silly. 

Nick Jardine.

www.limitedskin.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ausdlk" <ausdlk@...> wrote:
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> The orientation of the ACP home page slide show is horizontal.
> 
> Vertical images this space turn out to be very small. Square images have large margins on either side.
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> We want the flow of the slide show to be consistently horizontal -- both for photographs and for announcements.
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> It's not that we think vertical or square photographs are in any way bad, they just don't fit our current format.
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> We'll have other competitions in the future that do not have this restriction.
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Sharpe <asharpe@> wrote:
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> > Dave,
> > 
> > The submission guidelines includes this statement: "Only horizontal
> > (landscape) orientation photographs are accepted".
> > 
> > What an odd requirement! Many of my photographs are in portrait and
> > square format. Is the format such an important consideration to
> > *disallow* anything but landscape?
> > 
> > Please explain this strange restriction.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Andrew
> > 
> > [ for those of you on the QTR email list, sorry for the crosspost ]
> > 
> > On 08/03/2009 10:15 AM, ausdlk wrote:
> > >  
> > > 
> > > TheAustin Center for Photography is pleased to issue a Call For
> > > Entriesfor its Home Page Photo Contest No.2. This contest is free to
> > > ACP members,is open to all photographers, amateur and pro, is not
> > > themed, and isfor black & white photographs only.
> > > 
> > > To read the Official Call for Entries, click here
> > > <http://www.visitacp.org/callforentries/
> > > <http://www.visitacp.org/callforentries/>> .
> > > 
> > > This contest is made for black and white photographers! Get your entries
> > > in soon.
> > > .
> > > Dave.
> > > 
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