I believe it can - In fact, I think the no votes are the ones that the whole program was set up for. They are really wanting us to weed out the stuff that just isn't even close. Whether it is done on a percentage of no votes or a hard and fast # or what, I think enough no votes gets it kicked out. I've had a couple kicked out extremely fast compared to the normal turn around time of the judges - a matter of a few hours.
-- Bruce Friday, August 31, 2007, 4:15:00 PM, you wrote: KW> So the hypothetical question is - can enough "no" votes keep an image from KW> being seen by the judges.? KW> Kenneth Waller KW> http://tinyurl.com/272u2f KW> ----- Original Message ----- KW> From: "Rebekah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> KW> 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 >>> > > > PDML@pdml.net >>> > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >>> > > Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. 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