Nikon's for me.:-) Dave
On 8/28/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm discriminating against Pentax by not sending them any more photos. I'm > posting them on Canon's gallery. :-)))) > > Tom C. > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery voting > >Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:39:16 +0000 > > > >It's obvious you're being discriminated against. You have a mere 50 pics on > >the site:-)) !!! > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >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 > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > >-- > >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >[email protected] > >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
