***I've got two problems*** about the current contest - submissions are soaring in

[Pobeka]

5. A couple of thoughts.

1. The three most important rules, which are lost or not even in the "fine print" at the bottom of the start of a new contest original post -- I think should be cut&pasted to the submission thread original post, immediately after the theme.
-maximum dimension of photo
-maximum size (kb) of photo
-by submitting the photo, you give rights to DU to put it in a calendar, blah, blah.

I say that because it has got me a few times, and I realized after the fact and went back and resized.

2. When I get stuck on choosing photos in a contest, I ask myself "which one would I like to have printed, hanging on my wall for 20 years and still like 20 years later?". It allows me to remove myself from the immediate emotional impact of a photo, and think about is there really something special about the photo that makes it stand out visually.
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(I personally would like to see the maximum dimensions for photos raised 50%, and the maximum size in kb tripled. I understand even 7 or 8 years ago size could be a problem for various viewing devices, but there's a lot of nice work here that I'd love to see at a larger dimension and higher jpeq quality.)