Quote Originally Posted by Kuraran View Post
I'm probably alone with this kind of opinion so I'll gladly take any kind of enlightment on my little problem on why I feel so diffrently about voting for pictures~ :3
Opinions are one of those things that can vary wildly between people simply because of perspective. Personally? I am an artist with training to recognize things like balance and weight, and the qualities I value in composition may differ from someone with another background. I'm similar to you in that I put composition before everything else, but not everyone does, and at the end of the day, I think that's okay. Part of involving public opinion also means involving different values, and there's no standardization here.

That said, there is a good way to critique, and a bad way, and precious few are familiar with the former. I understand where you're coming from, Val, but I hope you'll take heart and carry on.


On an unrelated note, did anyone else feel HBI wasn't the best for 'scenic' shots? Its paths are all fairly small, and there are a lot of walls and narrow corridors. Being alone and not being able to use minions made this an extremely difficult round for me! Next round, though... Can't wait to see what everyone does with it.