Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-12-11 Thread Boris Liberman
I haven't voted for my portion for at least two weeks... I wonder if I ever am going to see the light at the end of the tunnel ;-) Jostein, I think you're a bit too preoccupied with numbers and stats... Boris AlunFoto wrote: Conclusion: The minimum estimate of throughput must be about a

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-12-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Dec 11, 2007 1:09 PM, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jostein, I think you're a bit too preoccupied with numbers and stats... 5% of about 20-30 of us are, which leaves 79% or 100-200 of us to , oh you know..:-) Dave Boris AlunFoto wrote: Conclusion: The minimum estimate of

Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-12-10 Thread AlunFoto
For the last fifteen days, I've kept track of my voting in the Gallery. The rules were simple; log on once a day and vote until the queue is empty. On average, I cast 71 votes per day. Then to the fun bit... :-) Assumptions: - A photo needs at least 40 votes before being presented to the Pentax

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-12-10 Thread Toine
71 votes every day! Thats what I would call Noblesse oblige. What's the average of your 71 votes in thumbs up and down? On Dec 10, 2007 9:47 AM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the last fifteen days, I've kept track of my voting in the Gallery. The rules were simple; log on once a day

re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-12-10 Thread AlunFoto
Toine wrote: 71 votes every day! Thats what I would call Noblesse oblige. What's the average of your 71 votes in thumbs up and down? It was 71 votes _on average_ over 15 days. The highest number of votes was about 135, and the lowest about 20. For some reason, both Tuesdays had much higher

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-20 Thread AlunFoto
John, The requirements seem a bit peculiar at first, but not really very complicated. Size: Max heigth is 600 pixels. It is a good idea to use 600 pixels to get the most out of the presentation interface. Due to limitations in the same interface (which is Flash-based), they don't want panoramic

Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread AlunFoto
Okay, I'll share what I've found out. Data as of a couple of days ago. Number of published photographers: 500 (exactly!) Total no. of pictures: 3377 Average no. of pics per photographer: 6.75 To the statistically minded, it might also be interesting to know that the median is 3. There are 89

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread pnstenquist
Bruce Dayton has more than 30 as well. -- Original message -- From: AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Okay, I'll share what I've found out. Data as of a couple of days ago. Number of published photographers: 500 (exactly!) Total no. of pictures: 3377 Average no.

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Jack Davis
Jostein, you don't consider me a prominent PDML'er? (I have 33..big deal) ;-)) I've lost track of the criteria numbers I professed in the past. I may have to bother some Pentax type and ask.(?) I do vote and feel a smidgen guilty if I don't support the effort. Once I start voting, I generally

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Jack Davis wrote: Once I start voting, I generally continue to do so 'til there are no more..for the moment. I vote until the web-app that they use for the voting pukes and dies. My record is 5 batches, I think. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread AlunFoto
And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. I just mentioned the first names that dropped into my head. :-) Jostein 2007/11/19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bruce Dayton has more than 30 as well. -- Original message -- From: AlunFoto [EMAIL

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Mark Roberts
AlunFoto wrote: And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. Yes, and they both have some awesome shots. Plus, Bong Manayon has the coolest name of anyone on the PDML :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
AlunFoto wrote: And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. I just mentioned the first names that dropped into my head. :-) Jostein Yes, but Dario is not so prominent ;-) Dario 30+ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mark Roberts wrote: AlunFoto wrote: And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. Yes, and they both have some awesome shots. Plus, Bong Manayon has the coolest name of anyone on the PDML :) I fully agree to your second statement ;-) Dario 30+ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Jack Davis
Every once in awhile we are all reminded that it's a vein world. This time, it was my job. ;) Jack --- AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. I just mentioned the first names that dropped into my head. :-) Jostein 2007/11/19, [EMAIL

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread John Celio
Only slightly related to the topic: When submitting photos, do the images have to have EXIF data or anything else like that included? Also, do they have size requirements (pixels, not megabytes)? John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
There's an uploading FAQ on the site. Basically, leave the EXIF data in and size them to be 600 pixels tall. G On Nov 19, 2007, at 4:33 PM, John Celio wrote: Only slightly related to the topic: When submitting photos, do the images have to have EXIF data or anything else like that

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Bong Manayon
Does that have anything to do with the fact every time I google my name I get all these marijuana related websites? :-D On Nov 20, 2007 4:43 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AlunFoto wrote: And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. Yes, and they both have some awesome

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread David Savage
At 09:33 AM 20/11/2007, John Celio wrote: Only slightly related to the topic: When submitting photos, do the images have to have EXIF data or anything else like that included? Yes. Otherwise you'll have to mark it as scanned. Also, do they have size requirements (pixels, not megabytes)? 600

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello John, I found out the hard way that if they have exif data, they better be from a Pentax DSLR. Basically the uploading program searches the exif data for pentax cameras (probably just the Pentax part). So the way I do it, is make sure the exif has that information - otherwise use the good