I do exactly the same analysis.
I wouldn't take any definitive judging about the IRTC after this round.
I prefer to turn my attention toward the next topic.

JC

Jeremy M. Praay wrote:
>>P.S. Ok, 1 rant addendum...  I do not think any of the top 3 were bad,
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> they
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>>are all fine images, I just feel that there were better, and that I find
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> it
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>>odd that so many excellent images received such poor scores.
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> After having thought about this whole issue, and after having slept on it.
> I think the biggest problem is that most of us IRTC folks aren't actually
> artists, and have had no formal art training.  "Surrealism" is a very artful
> topic, being voted on by largely non-artists who may know nothing of the
> surrealist movement other than seeing a few of Dali's soft-watches.
> 
> This round is "Decay".  Art is not a major component of the topic itself.  I
> personally expect judging to be more normal.  This round seemed to be the
> exception rather than the rule.
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