Why are you picking on this photographer? He is not at fault. FYI I have tried to help out this photographer to stay level with the rest of those that are pumping up the vote. I had been happy to place a vote a day for his work as long as the rest of the contestants played fair. But I will not set by and let a talented photographer be taken advantage of by others. So if you can stop those that have added 200 votes in the last hour I will stop.

This photographer? whom just happened to get 35 votes tonight so he can stay in the top 5. The same photographer who's been in multiple top 5's and won contests already? The same guy that has not have worthy pictures at the top? You can't possibly think that out of all the landscape photographs this one should be in the top 5. What you do is flag the photos of the people who have gotten 200 votes in the last hour and then they get there photos deleted. Not make yourself have a lot more votes to save yourself from getting out of the top 5. that just pushes more people to cheat, not to be honest. I happen to like some of this photographers photographs, but I know some of his thats been up top didn't need to be up top. For example this one and the one from the kids contest. How about not pumping up the votes and let the contests run there course.

Obviously you are new to this contest. From the beginning it has been about how many people you can get to vote for you. I have seen people advertise for votes on My Space and on one occasion I saw a group out of Las Vegas get all the members of there union to vote again and again for what I thought was a very bad photo but they pump in over a thousand votes in 24 hours. Now I checked you out and I see that you are supporting one of the other top photos does that have anything to do with you attacking this photographer?

Wow you guys please stop this. I appreciate your interest and input but please stop using my critique as a blog. I am grateful for your help and I appreciate your concern about fairness. I think that you have a right to your view and I agree that there are many really great photos in the category. I personally think that Jonesys work is phenomenal, as well as the photos of the other top competitors. Utica I hear your concerns and agree with you on some of it but I did not even have an entry near the top five in the Kid category so you need to check you facts. All The Best George

I'm not attacking the photographer, I'm upset with the cheating in this contest. Just because everyone else is doing it doesn't make it ok. I'm voting for many people in the landscape contest, the photographs that i think are the best in the contest. I don't think this is one of them and thats my opinion. I wouldn't have even said anything if it weren't for the pushing votes to the top when I saw it take place. But what I haven't done is voted for a picture over and over again so it would be or stay on top. And yes George, your photograph of Danielle was at the top for awhile of one of the contests. Don't worry I wont comment on this anymore. But my views on cheating stands, even though 90% of this website thinks its ok. Its interesting how you have no concern about it. As long as your photos are at the top it doesn't hurt you.