AGA contest results

News & upcoming events
User avatar
chris_todd
Posts: 1118
Joined: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:05 pm
Location: Catonsville

Post by chris_todd »

At the risk of pressuring Ghazanfar into doing a presentation (when he's already spent over 28 hours on this), I was thinking it might be very informative if he could go over a few scapes (perhaps focusing mostly on GWAPA member's entries, but also on the winners), and discuss what he thought about them and why he judged them the way he did.

Amano did a similar presentation at the AGA a few years ago (I wasn't there, but I bought the DVD), and I learned a ton from that talk. Just understanding how the judges think helps you understand how to improve your scapes.

You've already done a lot, Ghazanfar, and we appreciate all your efforts, but what do you say? Could you slap together a few pics and tell us what you think? :D
User avatar
krisw
Site Admin
Posts: 7100
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:25 pm
Real Name: Kris Weinhold

Post by krisw »

If Ghazanfar isn't willing to do this, buy the 2010 AGA DVD when it's available. That's exactly what the judges did after the banquet. Also, this was primarily the topic of Karen Randall's talk at the convention as well...
User avatar
Cristy Keister
Posts: 2215
Joined: Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:52 am
Location: MD

Post by Cristy Keister »

It'd be great to hear a report about what you all learned at the convention, too.
User avatar
krisw
Site Admin
Posts: 7100
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:25 pm
Real Name: Kris Weinhold

Post by krisw »

Cristy, I've got notes up on my blog, and Mary has videos on hers...
User avatar
Ghazanfar Ghori
Site Admin
Posts: 3258
Joined: Sun Nov 23, 2003 5:26 am
Location: United States

Post by Ghazanfar Ghori »

krisw wrote:I did the math... LAZY! LOL! :mrgreen:

Well, you and Baliban should be obligated to at least send your scathing comments to all of the GWAPA member submitters. LOL! ;-)

Like Mr. Amano's "your foreground sucks" comments on my first AGA entry. ;-)
Its easy to comment like that. Its the constructive ones that are hard to come up with. :)
-
Ghazanfar Ghori

Image
User avatar
chris_todd
Posts: 1118
Joined: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:05 pm
Location: Catonsville

Post by chris_todd »

krisw wrote:If Ghazanfar isn't willing to do this, buy the 2010 AGA DVD when it's available. That's exactly what the judges did after the banquet. Also, this was primarily the topic of Karen Randall's talk at the convention as well...
Oh, excellent! I will eventually buy the DVD anyway, but that's nice to know there was a good bit of feedback at the convention.
User avatar
Ghazanfar Ghori
Site Admin
Posts: 3258
Joined: Sun Nov 23, 2003 5:26 am
Location: United States

Post by Ghazanfar Ghori »

If we put up the AGA website and contest results on a screen (Kris?) at the next meeting, I'd be happy to go over some of the items - no problems.

I was thinking about showing you guys pictures from my Europe trip to Tropica and Niels Jacobsens greenhouse - but we can do that later - no problem.
-
Ghazanfar Ghori

Image
User avatar
SCMurphy
Site Admin
Posts: 2104
Joined: Sun Nov 23, 2003 1:40 pm
Real Name: Sean
Location: Maryland United States

Post by SCMurphy »

Ghazanfar Ghori wrote:If we put up the AGA website and contest results on a screen (Kris?) at the next meeting, I'd be happy to go over some of the items - no problems.

I was thinking about showing you guys pictures from my Europe trip to Tropica and Niels Jacobsens greenhouse - but we can do that later - no problem.
NO NO NO Do the ECS talk.
"したくさ" Sean

Aquascape? I'm a crypt farmer.

If you've got bait, I've got wasabi!

I wish I could be like Mr. Sarcastic when I grow up! ;)
User avatar
Jeff120
Site Admin
Posts: 1973
Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2005 10:57 pm

Post by Jeff120 »

Ghaz, if you would like to start a thread here of my tanks I entered and critique them I would be fine with that, I would actually appreciate the feedback. Let me know and I can post the photos in a thread for you.
Jeff U.

Image
User avatar
krisw
Site Admin
Posts: 7100
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:25 pm
Real Name: Kris Weinhold

Post by krisw »

Jeff, one comment Cavan and I noticed when we looked at your tank at the AGA is that it didn't photograph very well front-on. In person, it looked really good at the meeting, but somehow that was lost in translation in the photograph. I'm guessing it was the classic case of scaping from overhead/angle verses scaping from head-on problem.
Post Reply

Sponsors