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Thank-you for all your replies. Yes, I think that selecting finalists from about 1500 entires in just 3 days (was it?) may be a way of avoiding pain and confusion on the part of the judges, poor things. I remember when I was younger I, and many other artists, carefully finished, framed and hand-delivered our paintings to be judged for a worthy competition and was told by one of those who witnessed the selection process that the judge came in in a rush, with obviously better things he wanted to do, and briskly walked by saying: "that one, that one, not that, one, that one etc." as fast as you can read the words. I am sure that must be how they judge the BP award initially (with the essential tea-and-chat breaks) as they quite clearly don't have time for more deliberate consideration. Obviously, though, I am speaking with the bitterness of rejection. It is a pity artists are generally not a lot richer or we could hire a venue to set up a "Salon des Refus
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