Isn't this more a test of how heavy the contrast and saturation has been ladled onto a shot? Anything without a great deal of "pop" would be excluded from such a rating scheme, yet many great images have been created with more subtle gradients and less garish colours.
This is probably a good way to judge if an image will get a second look in a high-volume contest judging, though. With multiple thousands of images, the initial review is often done with thumbnail size images and blazingly fast review periods.
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