I've decided to cast my vote based on lens <grin> - if it is the kit lens or the 50-200, automatic reject. Just kidding... I only say that because I see so many travel photos put up with those two lenses, and I am wondering just what those people are thinking.
Honestly, It would be nice if you could be judged somewhat against yourself - that way, beginning photographers would have something to show - but I'm sure that Pentax wants this to be the best of the best so that it is a true showcase. -- Bruce Tuesday, August 28, 2007, 12:30:49 PM, you wrote: pcn> I quit submitting quite a while ago. I think I only put up pcn> one shot since the peer judging was introduced. It was one that pcn> had previously been accepted but that I had felt a need to edit. pcn> It was promptly rejected. I'm okay with what I have now ( even pcn> the dragonfly:-), so I doubt that I'll try again. Too time pcn> consuming. pcn> Paul pcn> -------------- Original message ---------------------- pcn> From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Probably just my own complaining, but I do continue to see a large >> slant towards outdoor (scenic) and street photography. One real downside to >> 'artists' voting before the judges even get a crack at it, is those >> biases can come out. For example, after seeing about 400 dragonflies >> and butterflies I tend to be a little harsher in my judgements. I >> also tend to be a little critical of photos of art - statues, >> paintings, etc. As near as I can tell from timing of >> acceptance/rejection, it appears that there is a tally of votes on a >> photo - when it reaches a threshold of either accept or reject, the >> photo is taken out of the voting. The rejects are simply rejected >> without judge intervention and the accepted are then put on hold (not >> actual status) waiting for the judges to decide. >> >> So technically excellent studio or wedding work will largely go >> unnoticed unless it involves a beautiful girl. >> >> Case in point - I had submitted the recent bridal portrait shot I show >> here, prior to showing on the list. It was rejected within hours - >> which would indicate the judges had not even seen it (the judges take >> much longer to get to a photo than that - usually days). I then >> showed it on list here and got a very strong positive response to it >> from people I would consider pretty critical. So I decided to >> resubmit it to see what would happen. This time it took a little >> longer to reject, but it did get rejected in a time frame that would >> lead me to believe the judges did not see it. >> >> I guess the real problem with a gallery like that is no one wants to >> see quality work of other humans unless then know them. Since they >> don't know them, it needs to be more like a NG shot of a beggar or a >> small child which all of us relate to. >> >> Anyway, just some thoughts. >> >> -- >> Bruce >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
