I was going to enter my "DANDI" image, but just saw that someone else had a similiar idea, and has recently entered an image very much like my first image below. Should I go ahead and enter it? Great minds do think a like--however, I don't want to anyone to think I "copied" the idea. Or, should I go with the 2nd (B&W) image instead.

Dandi

Personally I like the 2nd one better. very nice.

T, the judges do not look at these threads (well, they may, but don't place any weight on them), or order of posting. They just look at the photos. If you are truly happy with your photo, then to h--- with any of the other entries.

Have some confidence in yourself.

edit: on the other hand, i really like your first one too. guess it's a toss up for me. go w/ your gut.

Hey, I don't think it mattered if 20 Dandi's are entered.

Everyone's photo has a different view, perspective, and composition, you could enter 20 photos of eyeballs, glasses, etc., and not one of them will be the same, as we all perceive things differently.

Unfortunately, I just posted a picture which I considered my "Backup" pic as a last resort, just in case scenario, I was going to change it, as I noticed that someone else had posted something similiar, but if you really look at the techs of the photos they are not similiar, perspective, lighting, composition, framing, blah blah are all different, so I decided to leave it.

So I say, if you are pleased with your photo, then post it, and let the judges do their job!

Hope this helps
DP

this is not the first time someone has piggybacked on anidea, and then entered it (whether it was better or worse), which is part of the artistic process, agreed, that's life.

but when i cruised through the entry thread yesterday, i 100% thought the up close, blue sky bg dandelion entry had to be tlee's. looks like a crop of your earlier pic w/ a diffusion filter added.

now I see it was not.

the entered image looks incredibly similar to yours. i would be so bummed if i were you!

Oh well! FWIW, I like the B&W too.

I actually thought the dandelion was this one too and the other one with soemthing else

I loved both of these to be honest

Originally Posted by urbanaries this is not the first time someone has piggybacked on anidea, and then entered it (whether it was better or worse), which is part of the artistic process, agreed, that's life.

Hold up there cowboy, or cowgirl , no ones idea has been 'piggy backed' here, I take pictures of dandelions every year and try to improve my images.

Here are a couple I took last year:-

http://thebigsky.smugmug.com/gallery/1439945#68720644

http://thebigsky.smugmug.com/popular...92814#71392814

Of all the shots I've attempted so far for this competition this is the one I think is best, I may still change it if I take something better.

Tlee, I understand your frustration, but believe me there's no plagiarism going on here, your image is wonderful and you should enter it, all images will be judged on their own merits and I think there are significant differences between our images, crop, DOF, angle etc.

Charlie

Personnally I like the B&W one better. the contrast is just so strong, I had no idea a danilion could look so cool.

Originally Posted by tlee I was going to enter my "DANDI" image, but just saw that someone else had a similiar idea, and has recently entered an image very much like my first image below.

I think I know, it was that darn Al Gore again

Originally Posted by Nikolai I think I know, it was that darn Al Gore again

Oh no, not that thread again

Originally Posted by thebigsky Hold up there cowboy, or cowgirl , no ones idea has been 'piggy backed' here, I take pictures of dandelions every year and try to improve my images. Here are a couple I took last year:- http://thebigsky.smugmug.com/gallery/1439945#68720644 http://thebigsky.smugmug.com/popular...92814#71392814 Of all the shots I've attempted so far for this competition this is the one I think is best, I may still change it if I take something better. Tlee, I understand your frustration, but believe me there's no plagiarism going on here, your image is wonderful and you should enter it, all images will be judged on their own merits and I think there are significant differences between our images, crop, DOF, angle etc. Charlie

I am so sorry. It was not my intent in anyway to say that you had "piggy backed" my idea. I was concerned that you might be offended if I entered a very similiar image after you had entered yours. I was just wanting to know if other people thought it was a good or bad idea to post a similiar image.

I do appreciate your candor.

Originally Posted by tlee I am so sorry. It was not my intent in anyway to say that you had "piggy backed" my idea. I was concerned that you might be offended if I entered a very similiar image after you had entered yours. I was just wanting to know if other people thought it was a good or bad idea to post a similiar image. I do appreciate your candor.

No sweat, there's no need for things to get uncomfortable here and there's no need to apologise, I was actually irritated by Urbanaries rather presumptious post, not yours.

Let's just enter the images we're happy with and let the judges do their best.

Best of luck,

Charlie

Originally Posted by thebigsky No sweat, there's no need for things to get uncomfortable here and there's no need to apologise, I was actually irritated by Urbanaries rather presumptious post, not yours. Let's just enter the images we're happy with and let the judges do their best. Best of luck, Charlie

Thanks, Charlie.

I agree, let's just enter the image of our choice, and let the judges do their thing.

Best of Luck to you as well,
Tracey

Originally Posted by thebigsky No sweat, there's no need for things to get uncomfortable here and there's no need to apologise, I was actually irritated by Urbanaries rather presumptious post, not yours. Let's just enter the images we're happy with and let the judges do their best. Best of luck, Charlie

there's no negative association intented re: piggybacking an idea, as i said. we are all influenced by something...none of us has purely original ideas. It is pretty amazing how much the two look similar! didn't mean anything by it, just saying I would have been frustrated, too. Every LPS there's a "someone used my idea" thread... and that will continue as long as there's open entry. just my .02