So the hypothetical question is - can enough "no" votes keep an image from being seen by the judges.?
Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebekah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery voting > 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 >> > > > [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 >> > > >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > [email protected] >> > 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 >> [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
