1. Because I am just not good enough.
2. Camera not big enough
3. Lens not long enough
4. Because my camera can't do 1001 fps.
5. Because my %^(*&)(&* DSLR back cannot open so i couldn't put fee-lim in!!!
6. Dust on sensor
7. Because i was using a film camera n they only accept digital format!
8. Because i did not submit "uncle" style photos.
9. Because i did not use Trinity or L lenses.
10. They wanted a photo of crushed grapes n i submitted a photo of sour grapes.
11. Because i'm not "the son of a king of a certain country".
12. Because i not using the lastest camera.
13. Because i'm using 3rd party lens.
14. Because I didn't take part in the contest.
15. because no camera ):
16. Becos I got too many cameras and I used the wrong one with the wrong lens on a damaged CF card
17. because spend too much time on CS then never join
18.Because the organiser's gf's aunt's brother's son's cousin's daughter participated n she won cos they were told to let her win.
19. because i don't agree to their terms and conditions.
20. Because i slept with one of the hot female participants
21. Because I'm just too shy to go up the stage in the event i win.
22. I won but i'm underaged so i cannot claim my prize.
23. I spent too much time trying to get the perfect shot so I didn't submit
24. Because I forgot to insert my memory card.
25. I went with crayons n a drawing block. I was disqualified!
26. I took photo of the judges in unglam poses
27. Because my photo can't make the judges nose bleed.
28. Because i did not heed Sion's advice to participate with an Edison's camera.
29. I took photo of the judges in unglam poses
30. Because I took photo with my lens cap on
31. Because my photos too good n the judges thought that i photoshopped it.
32. Because I didn't like the prize
33. Coz I spent too much time playing with the Osim Usqueeze
34. Because the prize isnt purple n adam dislike it!
35. The judges were blind!
36.My photo is not in Braille!
37. There was no 3D viewer available
38. Not enough freebies so I refuse to participate!
39. My film was EXPOSED through the x-ray machine at the flyer
40. Organiser don't like my face
41. I submitted XMM photo for all the subjects, even landscapes
42. I got distracted by XMM.. end up never shoot anything
43. I was too arty, and the judges cannot appreciate my art, it's beyond their ability
44. I wanted to submit an aunty photo, but no aunty wanted to pose for me, not even my mom
45. Give others chance luh, my win-lose (self-proclaimed) ratio of 3:7 is good enough for me
46. During the competition period I went to surf CS B&S.. And that was that
47. During the competition period the uncle from Cathay waved to me across the street and that was that
48. I thought they wanted street photography, but I don't know how to shoot street photography so I quit
49. I no studio, only people with studios can win
50. Cold Storage ran out of prawns to color
51. I saw sexy sheep across the street
52. I was still considering which camera to buy, posted the question on CS, and got 8000 answers, by the time I bought it was all over and I had a camera that I didn't know how to use
53. No workshop organisers were organising sexy shots that day, no mood to shoot
54. I shoot with my lens cap covering the lens.
55. BECAUSE I USE L I V E V I E W
56. Cos i live in a HDB n am a low baller.
57. no money no honey no one lub me, sob sob sob mommyyyy
58. I didn't take pictures that made people go WOW.. time to upgrade!
59. I thought that it was a voice my view,critic session so i didnt submit any photos!
60. I shoot street photography.
61. Because we have drifted away from the nature of past marathons and other ASEAN shooters are laughing at us, but I can do nothing to tell SGP marathon to keep the pride of past marathons, since we are labelled as 'bruised ego' straight away, so next year I will monkey see monkey do and get ready a studio and a chio model.
62. So I can complain and next year got excuse to shoot XMM for competition.. And my wife cannot say anything!
63. So that I can comment that whatever is winning the competition is being laughed at by other ASEAN shooters. Of course if I won they would kowtow!
64. So that I can make up reasons to post in the 1001 Reasons Why I Didn't Win A Photography Competition thread in CS
65. i haven't emoed under a cold shower for a while, losing is a good excuse mmm
66. so that i can run around in the rain singing "raindrops are falling on my headddddddd"
67. it's a good way to release some angst about my life, and carry out some politicking and arguing on the internet whee
68. because we have drifted away from the nature of past competitions and alien shooters from other worlds are laughing at us, but i can do nothing to tell the competition to keep the pride of last competitions, since we are labelled as 'bruised ego' straight way, so next year i will monkey see monkey do and get ready a studio and an alien.
69. because we have drifted away from the nature of past wool shaving competitions and sheep from the other side of the mountain are laughing at us, but i can do nothing to tell the sheep to keep the pride of their ancestors, since we are labelled as "purple sheep" straight away, so next year i will sheep see sheep do and get ready a studio and a lot of wool
70. baa baa black sheep have you any wool, yes sir yes sir 3 bags full
71. Cos my "iBowl" phone camera phone not sharp enough and AF too lousy
72. cos the t-shirt provided by organiser cramped my style
73. because we have drifted away from the nature of past competitions and "uncle" shooters from other "world" are laughing at us, but i can do nothing to tell the competition to keep the pride of last competitions, since we are labelled as 'bruised ego' straight way, so next year i will monkey see monkey do and get ready a studio and an "uncle".
74. because we have drifted into the side of the road and crashed our car.. did i mention this was an initial d competition?
75. because we have drifted away from the nature of past competitions, next year i will bring a microwave oven and sit down and cook maggi mee
76. i am the perfect shooter, and i make perfect shots, but the perfect camera has not come along yet, so i never shoot anything
77. i brought my dslr, i brought my lenses, i brought my battery, filters, heavy tripod, 20 studio strobes.. but i forgot my compactflash card alamakkkk
78. What marathon?
79. Because a sore loser stands beside me & I didn't dare to win.
80. because bad photos stand out better and attract more attention than good photos.
81. Because I'm so damned good I don't need no steenking competition.
82. Because my camera is bogged down with excessive weight from all the additional accessories attached to it and not forgetting the super-dupa BIG lens.
83. Because i shot with Lens Baby and got disqualified for not using conventional lenses...
84. Because i shot with another camera brand other than the branch which is sponsoring the competition...
85. Because I didn't buy the latest 14-24 f2.8 lens
86. Why must it be 1001?? Why can't it be 101??
87. The more the merrier... the Canon T shirt not drying enough... made me sticky all over.
88. Why must it be 1 up from 100 or 1000 or even 10000? why can't it be any arbitrary number?
89. I photograph birds but judges only want photos of chio bu...wrong subjects
90. Because I was tired.
91. cannon never ask me to be their judges
92. Because i cannot stand the sight of sore losers if i won
93. Becasue the judges were not my friends.
94. Because I forgot to bring my camera.
95. Because there's no Barney themed shoots
96. Because My gears were locked in my friends car at the carpark
97. Because my camera are used humidity at 40% - 60%... that day humidity too high..
98. Oh my 500mm lens was pampered by the OSIM I-squeeze
99. Because my filter cracked and I shook my VR lense too hard thinking it was a hair on filter
100. Because my GF was not there to support me.
101. Because after collecting the free shirt I went to see a movie.
102. Because i got distracted by food along the way and forgot to shoot
103. I thought it is a running marathon.
104. because i use this camera then they say cannot
105. because we use these camera, they also say cannot
106. Because the judges are blind and didn't realize that i'm the best photographer in the whole world.. EVERRRR !!
107. Because I think I can MAKE IT, and I really can MAKE IT but end up I CAN'T MAKE IT. So I think the photomarathon CAN'T MAKE IT.
108. I will be BACK!!!!
109. sprained my finger, cannot press shutter button
110. Busy scratching ass and forgot to take photo.
111. too busy day-dreaming.
112. Because they don't believe that my Hello Kitty camera IS a camera.
113. My dog ate my camera.
114. My camera got flushed away.
115. Cos sian lor
116. forgot put CF/SD CARD
117. Sensor not clean enough, that why the wrinkles so many.
118. Dog miss me so need to be home
119. Lens are too SHORT
120. COS I MISS YOU
121. my mother tell me cannot win
122. my father also
123. my ah kong also
124. the doggie on the street barked to me that i couldn't win, so i didn't
125. baby hamster got stuck in my lens
126. Cos BARNIEMON eesh no longer in Chingapore! :cry:
2. Camera not big enough
3. Lens not long enough
4. Because my camera can't do 1001 fps.
5. Because my %^(*&)(&* DSLR back cannot open so i couldn't put fee-lim in!!!
6. Dust on sensor
7. Because i was using a film camera n they only accept digital format!
8. Because i did not submit "uncle" style photos.
9. Because i did not use Trinity or L lenses.
10. They wanted a photo of crushed grapes n i submitted a photo of sour grapes.
11. Because i'm not "the son of a king of a certain country".
12. Because i not using the lastest camera.
13. Because i'm using 3rd party lens.
14. Because I didn't take part in the contest.
15. because no camera ):
16. Becos I got too many cameras and I used the wrong one with the wrong lens on a damaged CF card
17. because spend too much time on CS then never join
18.Because the organiser's gf's aunt's brother's son's cousin's daughter participated n she won cos they were told to let her win.
19. because i don't agree to their terms and conditions.
20. Because i slept with one of the hot female participants
21. Because I'm just too shy to go up the stage in the event i win.
22. I won but i'm underaged so i cannot claim my prize.
23. I spent too much time trying to get the perfect shot so I didn't submit
24. Because I forgot to insert my memory card.
25. I went with crayons n a drawing block. I was disqualified!
26. I took photo of the judges in unglam poses
27. Because my photo can't make the judges nose bleed.
28. Because i did not heed Sion's advice to participate with an Edison's camera.
29. I took photo of the judges in unglam poses
30. Because I took photo with my lens cap on
31. Because my photos too good n the judges thought that i photoshopped it.
32. Because I didn't like the prize
33. Coz I spent too much time playing with the Osim Usqueeze
34. Because the prize isnt purple n adam dislike it!
35. The judges were blind!
36.My photo is not in Braille!
37. There was no 3D viewer available
38. Not enough freebies so I refuse to participate!
39. My film was EXPOSED through the x-ray machine at the flyer
40. Organiser don't like my face
41. I submitted XMM photo for all the subjects, even landscapes
42. I got distracted by XMM.. end up never shoot anything
43. I was too arty, and the judges cannot appreciate my art, it's beyond their ability
44. I wanted to submit an aunty photo, but no aunty wanted to pose for me, not even my mom
45. Give others chance luh, my win-lose (self-proclaimed) ratio of 3:7 is good enough for me
46. During the competition period I went to surf CS B&S.. And that was that
47. During the competition period the uncle from Cathay waved to me across the street and that was that
48. I thought they wanted street photography, but I don't know how to shoot street photography so I quit
49. I no studio, only people with studios can win
50. Cold Storage ran out of prawns to color
51. I saw sexy sheep across the street
52. I was still considering which camera to buy, posted the question on CS, and got 8000 answers, by the time I bought it was all over and I had a camera that I didn't know how to use
53. No workshop organisers were organising sexy shots that day, no mood to shoot
54. I shoot with my lens cap covering the lens.
55. BECAUSE I USE L I V E V I E W
56. Cos i live in a HDB n am a low baller.
57. no money no honey no one lub me, sob sob sob mommyyyy
58. I didn't take pictures that made people go WOW.. time to upgrade!
59. I thought that it was a voice my view,critic session so i didnt submit any photos!
60. I shoot street photography.
61. Because we have drifted away from the nature of past marathons and other ASEAN shooters are laughing at us, but I can do nothing to tell SGP marathon to keep the pride of past marathons, since we are labelled as 'bruised ego' straight away, so next year I will monkey see monkey do and get ready a studio and a chio model.
62. So I can complain and next year got excuse to shoot XMM for competition.. And my wife cannot say anything!
63. So that I can comment that whatever is winning the competition is being laughed at by other ASEAN shooters. Of course if I won they would kowtow!
64. So that I can make up reasons to post in the 1001 Reasons Why I Didn't Win A Photography Competition thread in CS
65. i haven't emoed under a cold shower for a while, losing is a good excuse mmm
66. so that i can run around in the rain singing "raindrops are falling on my headddddddd"
67. it's a good way to release some angst about my life, and carry out some politicking and arguing on the internet whee
68. because we have drifted away from the nature of past competitions and alien shooters from other worlds are laughing at us, but i can do nothing to tell the competition to keep the pride of last competitions, since we are labelled as 'bruised ego' straight way, so next year i will monkey see monkey do and get ready a studio and an alien.
69. because we have drifted away from the nature of past wool shaving competitions and sheep from the other side of the mountain are laughing at us, but i can do nothing to tell the sheep to keep the pride of their ancestors, since we are labelled as "purple sheep" straight away, so next year i will sheep see sheep do and get ready a studio and a lot of wool
70. baa baa black sheep have you any wool, yes sir yes sir 3 bags full
71. Cos my "iBowl" phone camera phone not sharp enough and AF too lousy
72. cos the t-shirt provided by organiser cramped my style
73. because we have drifted away from the nature of past competitions and "uncle" shooters from other "world" are laughing at us, but i can do nothing to tell the competition to keep the pride of last competitions, since we are labelled as 'bruised ego' straight way, so next year i will monkey see monkey do and get ready a studio and an "uncle".
74. because we have drifted into the side of the road and crashed our car.. did i mention this was an initial d competition?
75. because we have drifted away from the nature of past competitions, next year i will bring a microwave oven and sit down and cook maggi mee
76. i am the perfect shooter, and i make perfect shots, but the perfect camera has not come along yet, so i never shoot anything
77. i brought my dslr, i brought my lenses, i brought my battery, filters, heavy tripod, 20 studio strobes.. but i forgot my compactflash card alamakkkk
78. What marathon?
79. Because a sore loser stands beside me & I didn't dare to win.
80. because bad photos stand out better and attract more attention than good photos.
81. Because I'm so damned good I don't need no steenking competition.
82. Because my camera is bogged down with excessive weight from all the additional accessories attached to it and not forgetting the super-dupa BIG lens.
83. Because i shot with Lens Baby and got disqualified for not using conventional lenses...
84. Because i shot with another camera brand other than the branch which is sponsoring the competition...
85. Because I didn't buy the latest 14-24 f2.8 lens
86. Why must it be 1001?? Why can't it be 101??
87. The more the merrier... the Canon T shirt not drying enough... made me sticky all over.
88. Why must it be 1 up from 100 or 1000 or even 10000? why can't it be any arbitrary number?
89. I photograph birds but judges only want photos of chio bu...wrong subjects
90. Because I was tired.
91. cannon never ask me to be their judges
92. Because i cannot stand the sight of sore losers if i won
93. Becasue the judges were not my friends.
94. Because I forgot to bring my camera.
95. Because there's no Barney themed shoots
96. Because My gears were locked in my friends car at the carpark
97. Because my camera are used humidity at 40% - 60%... that day humidity too high..
98. Oh my 500mm lens was pampered by the OSIM I-squeeze
99. Because my filter cracked and I shook my VR lense too hard thinking it was a hair on filter
100. Because my GF was not there to support me.
101. Because after collecting the free shirt I went to see a movie.
102. Because i got distracted by food along the way and forgot to shoot
103. I thought it is a running marathon.
104. because i use this camera then they say cannot
105. because we use these camera, they also say cannot
106. Because the judges are blind and didn't realize that i'm the best photographer in the whole world.. EVERRRR !!
107. Because I think I can MAKE IT, and I really can MAKE IT but end up I CAN'T MAKE IT. So I think the photomarathon CAN'T MAKE IT.
108. I will be BACK!!!!
109. sprained my finger, cannot press shutter button
110. Busy scratching ass and forgot to take photo.
111. too busy day-dreaming.
112. Because they don't believe that my Hello Kitty camera IS a camera.
113. My dog ate my camera.
114. My camera got flushed away.
115. Cos sian lor
116. forgot put CF/SD CARD
117. Sensor not clean enough, that why the wrinkles so many.
118. Dog miss me so need to be home
119. Lens are too SHORT
120. COS I MISS YOU
121. my mother tell me cannot win
122. my father also
123. my ah kong also
124. the doggie on the street barked to me that i couldn't win, so i didn't
125. baby hamster got stuck in my lens
126. Cos BARNIEMON eesh no longer in Chingapore! :cry: