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Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Contest submission: Einstein – IMOCA 60 Kiwo Race Kiel-Eckernf\u00f6rde 2019 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can vote for this shot here: https:\/\/www.yachtracingimage.com\/gallery\/2019\/kiel-eckernforde-race.html<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As usual in October the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Contest starts. This year it wasnt difficult to decide. Choosing one image is always a challenge but I did not want to submit a stacked image again. There was too much debate online about this imaging concept and getting online flack is always something you kind of have to carry than – and basically its not worth it – since I won the 2017 edition with a stacked image concept there is also no point resubmitting the same concept but the freestyle surfing event generated a nice stack that would have been great – the event came in unfortunately too late. As usual one should in general not take competitions too serious. To choose one image over the other is often a very difficult job – so this year was likely no different. I was wondering however when Sander van der Borch<\/a> showed his contribution on FB why he didnt make it into the Top80, but it is kind of unclear how they decide. Do they use a point scoring system and apply a defined list of aspects that can be scored or do they just select the keepers and sum the points from different reviewers than. What ever they have done I have the feeling that the shot from Sander should have been in there (and maybe some others should be in there too ;) – and that some should not be in there – but clearly mine should be in there ;-) haha – ya see? its difficult – that is likely often what we feel with these competitions. So it goes – this is very very subjective. Thats exactly why I try to keep the ball low on this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Btw: I have seen some great shots this summer in various social media channels and I am pretty sure that these photogs never submitted something – take that as a hint to where it all might go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here some more candidates from my side that did not make it to my No.-1 candidate (the interstellar-shot was No.2 and flying Folke boat was No.3): maybe I should have submitted the “Interstellar-Shot”, but its a known concept and there is basically no “racing” in there :). The Opti Garda shot maybe … difficult to choose the one shot – as usual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n