Well said, Mark. I kinda regret the title I put on this thread.
Jostein 2007/7/11, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Scott Loveless wrote: > > >Assuming that the "official" judges are > >employed by either Pentax or a company contracted by Pentax to operate > >the gallery, they have an obligation to properly select photos that > meet > >Pentax's criteria. One could also assume that Pentax is interested in > >displaying photos that demonstrate the benefits of owning a Pentax > >camera. Regardless, the judges have some motivation for doing their > job > >per Pentax's instructions - employment. I have no idea what qualifies > >the judges for their jobs, but I hope they have a background in > photography. > > > >Lots of assumptions, huh? I don't think they're too far fetched, > though. > > >From the feedback we've received from people at the Gallery, I'm pretty > sure the official judges do have a good background in photography. > > The rate at which submitted images have been getting approved (or not!) > has been getting slower and slower (I'd almost given up on submitting > because of it). They're clearly unable to keep pace. Since there is no > fee for participating in the Gallery, it's safe to assume they don't > have the budget to simply hire more staff. It seems to me they've found > a very reasonable way to deal with the situation: Leave final say with > the official Judges but give the Gallery members an initial say in what > makes the cut. It may not be perfect, but it seems like an excellent > compromise given the constraints they're under. > > I just did some browsing through the Gallery and was pretty much > knocked out by the quality of photographs on display. I have no problem > at all with my work being judged by the people who produced such work > (especially as they're just providing a first-level filter for the > official judges). > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
