Noticing the titles seems to be an inadvertent thing for me. I don't try to avoid them and was just expressing my involuntary reaction.
Jack --- Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And I don't pay much attention to the titles. > > Kenneth Waller > http://tinyurl.com/272u2f > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery voting > > > > Something that surprises me a bit is my dismay at many of the > titles. > > I don't find myself reviewing the equipment as much as I would have > > expected. > > It seems the oblique nature of many titles portend the lack of > > experience or eye of the photographer and, in most cases, fail to > add > > the needed drama. > > > > Jack > > > > --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Well, obviously I am part of the problem - I'm one of those voting > on > >> the images. > >> > >> When voting, the images are presented somewhat as they > >> are submitted. Quite a few times now, I have seen maybe 10-30 > images > >> all of a trip with some commentary much like you'd show travel > photos > >> to your friends. There might be one or two photos worth > submitting > >> to > >> the gallery, but not all of them. Most of those I have seen like > >> that > >> were all shot with the kit lens or sometimes the DA 50-200. As > these > >> are the low priced lenses in the line, it stands to reason that > >> someone either new to the Pentax line or new to photography would > >> purchase and use them. Someone more seasoned would not submit > that > >> many similar images - only the real standouts. > >> > >> I guess another way to put it would be that when you notice the > lens > >> used is quite expensive, you have a notion that perhaps the > >> photographer is more serious about their work - this is not always > >> the > >> case, but more often than someone shooting the kit lens. > >> > >> That is the explanation - it doesn't mean at all that a great > photo > >> can't be produced with either of those lenses - and I have seen > quite > >> a few great shots done with those lenses. But I have also seen a > >> large percentage of shots done with those lenses submitted that > >> didn't > >> really cut the mustard. > >> > >> -- > >> Best regards, > >> Bruce > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
