John Francis wrote:
As others have observed, PUG submissions are significantly
down as compared to previous years. While I'm sure that
a lot of this is because of the upsurge in PAW/PESO/...,
I really don't feel this is the time to make it harder to
submit to the PUG.
It's my belief that the restrictive rules (only Pentax gear
for the PUG, but anything goes for a PAW) contributes in no
small way to the decreasing significance of the PUG, and if
any change were proposed I'd suggest just dropping the rule.
It's not as if we expect the PUG to be overrun by submissions
from outsiders, after all. I'd like to see the best work from
any of the list members, no matter what camera they were using
that day.
I'm perfectly happy with PUG as it is. Other people do the work and
provide the resources, I am wholly grateful to them for doing so. I
support it to the best of my extremely limited ability.
It is called "Pentax User's Gallery" and the aim is to display the
possibilities of using Pentax equipment. It would completely lose that
point if submissions were allowed using any equipment.
What contributes to the decreasing significance of the gallery is many
people's inability to have the discipline to submit. I adminre and am
grateful to those who can and do. The change needs to be in the
mentality of the contributors, not the gallery.
mike
