sounds logical to me, thanks :o) rg2
On 8/31/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe the judges decide things with respect to those images that > survive our voting. I don't imagine it takes very many "yes" votes to > get it before the 'judges' for a final decision.(?) > > Jack > --- Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How important are the votes anyways? How many does a photograph need > > to be accepted or declined, or do the judges decide things? > > > > rg2 > > > > On 8/29/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > > 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 > > > 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 > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. > Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 > > -- > 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
