What are the finalists for the worst picture in this contest?

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The discussion revolves around a contest for the worst picture, where participants share their opinions on the finalists and express their votes. The scope includes subjective criteria for judging the pictures, such as aesthetic appeal and the nature of the mistakes in the images.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express difficulty in determining criteria for voting, questioning whether to choose the best bad picture or the worst looking picture.
  • One participant votes for Zoobyshoe, citing it as a classic mistake with significant movement in the image.
  • Another participant prefers 0TheSwerve0, describing it as the 'best worse' picture.
  • A participant questions the inclusion of Zz's artistic fireworks in the final round, suggesting it may not be considered bad by most.
  • GeoMike receives a vote due to the discomfort it evokes in viewers.
  • Moonbear's picture is voted for by multiple participants, with one noting it might have been posted upside down and another associating it with Halloween.
  • Larkspur is also mentioned as a choice for its poor outcome.
  • There is a suggestion to consider voting for second place in this round.
  • A reminder is given about the limited time left to vote for the worst picture.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express varied preferences for different pictures, indicating multiple competing views on which image deserves to be considered the worst. No consensus is reached on a single favorite.

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The discussion reflects subjective interpretations of what constitutes a "bad" picture, with no clear criteria established for judging the finalists.

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FINAL VOTE - Bad Picture!

  • turbo-1

    Votes: 4 13.3%

  • larkspur

    Votes: 4 13.3%

  • GeoMike

    Votes: 2 6.7%

  • zoobyshoe

    Votes: 2 6.7%

  • ZapperZ

    Votes: 3 10.0%

  • 0TheSwerve0

    Votes: 7 23.3%

  • Moonbear

    Votes: 8 26.7%
  • Total voters
    30
  • Poll closed .
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As expected, it was difficult to vote in this one. Just what criteria does one use? The best bad picture? The worst looking picture? Whatever it was, here are the finalists in this contest. Good luck!

1. turbo-1
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/33/badcu4.jpg

2. larkspur
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/5774/badphotoiy3.jpg

3. GeoMike
http://www.mcschell.com/blur.jpg

4. zoobyshoe
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b95/mrzshoe/blurman.jpg

5. ZapperZ
IMG_0392.jpg


6. 0TheSwerve0
blurrypic.jpg


7. Moonbear
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6195/halloweenuu9.jpg

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I voted for Zooby because it's just such a classic mistake, and the movement in the picture is so wide as well.
 
My vote goes to 0TheSwerve0, it's the 'best worse' picture.
 
How did Zz's artistic fireworks ever make it into the final round?! :smile: Surely that's not a bad picture to anyone but Chroot. :biggrin:

I'm going with GeoMike because it still manages to make me slightly queasy to look at that photo.
 
I'm going to vote for Moonbear cause that picture is so bad I'm pretty sure it's been posted upside down.
 
Shouldn't we be voting for second place this time?
 
Less than a day left for you to vote on the picture that you think is the BADDEST of the lot!

Zz.
 
I'm going to go with larkspur...that just turned out very badly haha
 
I went with Moonbear because it makes me think of Halloween.