What's *hard* to imagine about Pentax? Tom C.
>From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery "Resignation" >Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:58:49 -0700 (PDT) > >No way it could be stated any better, Frank. >Their not having anticipating a volume crunch is, however, hard to >imagine. Could be they consider "accepted artist" voting a handy >explanation..if needed. >When 'proven' laudable work is summarily declined, incentive wanes. > >Jack >--- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 9/27/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > Actually I see any photographic competition as utterly pointless. > > <snip> > > > > I agree 100%! > > > > Funny thing is, I didn't see The Pentax Gallery as a competition. I > > thought that as long as the photos met a minimum standard, they were > > in, and it would be a cool place from which to show photos. I didn't > > see it as "grading" or "rating" photos, merely "accepting". > > > > I think it's that misconception that pisses me off most. I didn't > > understand it as a competition at all, and clearly it is. I know my > > photos aren't all pretty or pleasing or spectacular, so really they > > don't stand a chance against some that are in the gallery, but I have > > to admit to feeling a bit stung when I saw some rather banal, > > ordinary > > photos that got accepted, while mine all got the boot. It may be > > that > > these other photos were accepted early, when there were far fewer > > voters, and the gallery "needed" photos, but it certainly points to a > > glaring inconsitency in the acceptance procedure, IMHO. > > > > Too bad, because had it been set up properly, it could have been fun. > > Having everything rejected isn't fun at all... > > > > cheers, > > frank > > > > > > > > -- > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all >the tools to get online. >http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
