[cc'ing Shyamal]
Yes, there were some disappointments from Shyamal's side as a jury member. The following one was his main point of concern.
Shyamal had an expectation that through Montage, while selecting photographs, he would have an option to communicate with other jury members to discuss his points and to know about other member's judgements. While not able to do so, he at the end of the contest, surprisingly noticed that one photograph which was given low rank by him, came to first 10 photographs as it got higher ranking by other jury members as per their judgements. He felt that Montage still needs more improvements so that jury members can communicate with each other and deliver effective judgements.
This was the primary concern which was beyond our capacity to handle as a national organizer team. This can be taken care of by the international team and Montage developers. This year, fron our side, we tried to organize online calls among our jury members, but for some reason, that didn't materialize.
Regards,
Bodhisattwa