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  • Helpful: 1,620
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    Awards
    Bite Me :: Surf Rage
    Free Study 2014-07 :: Couldn't Drag Me Away
    Colors and Shapes (ARCHIVAL) :: Burano
    Low Contrast II :: Low Tide
    Good II :: Return to Freedom Ranch - A Good Place for Wild Horses
    And The Winner Is... :: 1 For Fun
    A Part of A Thing :: Entry to Justice
    Raking Light :: Five Five Zero
    Work II :: The Ironmonger
    In The Spirit Of: Bear_Music :: One Feather, Venerable Hippie of East Beach
    Book Cover :: Copyright 2007 - Kaz II Publishing
    Artificial Symmetry II :: Kalei-TOE-scope
    4th of July Celebrations :: Lives, Fortune and Sacred Honor
    Honorable Mentions
    C is for _______ :: Creepy
    Icons of the Macabre :: Road Trip
    Chips :: The IKEA Collection
    Extended Free Study 2019-02 :: The Gate on Garden Street
    User Profile
    Name: Bill Banning Age: 68
    Username: wbanning
    Gender: M
    Type: Registered User Location: Santa Barbara, CA
    Cameras: Fujifilm X-T4
    Fujifilm X-T1
    Fujifilm X-T2
    Fujifilm X100V
    Lenses: Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
    Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
    Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR
    Fujifilm XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
    Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 R
    Fujifilm XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR
    Fujifilm XF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM.OIS WR
    Registered: Mar. 21st 2010
    Contact: Private Message
    URL: http://billbanning.com
    Biography: I've been playing with photography for over 40 years. Started out with a 35mm Minolta SRT-101 and a home darkroom in the garage. I'm currently at the peak of a 30+ year career in education. No need to bore you with details. Suffice it to say, I've spent decades with photography and public education.

    How I Vote:
    First Pass: Assign 5 or 6
    - 6's for entries that immediately engage my interest or appreciation of emotional content, appropriate composition and technique, effective processing, abstract/creative vision, or a unique/interesting take on the challenge.
    - 5's for images that fail to engage my interest, or are lacking in emotion or creative vision, are tired cliches, shoehorns, little more than a snapshot, or just plain not interesting for me to look at.
    Second Pass of 6's: Re-scoring to a range of 6-10
    - 6's for most entries originally scored as a 6 using the criteria above. I like the image, but it's not a stand-out or inspiring for me.
    - 7's for any entry I'd be proud to have entered. Something that I believe to be artistically and technically within my capacity to emulate (and would aspire to).
    - 8's for inspiring images that make me stop and reflect on the creative vision I see in it. Something that might be just outside my capacity to emulate (for now), but demonstrates a way of seeing or technique I like to explore.
    - 9's for outstanding images that stop me in my tracks and makes me want to keep looking or keep coming back. May or may not be within my current creative or technical capacity to emulate, but are definitely inspiring.
    - 10's for only what I consider to be the most exceptional images that additionally appeal to my eclectic and evolving personal tastes. I often add 10's to my list of favorites.
    Second Pass of 5's: Re-scoring to a range of 5-1
    - 5's for most entries originally scored as 5. Either lacking technically, compositionally, or creatively, and/or are just not my cup of tea.
    - 4's for images that to me lack a sense of purpose, are technically weak, compositionally disorganized, and/or lack any connection to the challenge theme.
    - 3's for entries that really miss the mark for me. Lacking a combination of aesthetics, technicals, creativity, and/or connection to the challenge.
    - 2's for... well - I just don't give 2's at this time. [If I change my mind and give a 2, I'll be back to revise this.] The act of participation alone seems to warrant a three or better. Unless I'm feeling really grumpy and judgmental and feel like giving a...
    - 1 for the extremely rare entry that I presume to be a purposeful attempt at failure, or that I find to be egregiously offensive (and I'm not easily offended).

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    Highest Rated Photographs
    Couldn't Drag Me Away
    1st PlaceCouldn't Drag Me Away
    Free Study 2014-07
    Average: 7.2875
    Return to Freedom Ranch - A Good Place for Wild Horses
    1st PlaceReturn to Freedom Ranch - A Good Place for Wild Horses
    Good II
    Average: 7.1071
    Burano
    1st PlaceBurano
    Colors and Shapes (ARCHIVAL)
    Average: 7.0930
    Copyright 2007 - Kaz II Publishing
    3rd PlaceCopyright 2007 - Kaz II Publishing
    Book Cover
    Average: 7.0404
    Surf Rage
    1st PlaceSurf Rage
    Bite Me
    Average: 6.9500
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