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> From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2007 5:33:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Denied
>
> An interesting issue brings itself forward when the voting is so open
> like this. There have been quite a few photos shown on this list
> (including a few of mine) where some of the members can't see the
> deeper shadows - essentially a hardware problem - could be calibration
> or just problem monitors. So when a photo is voted on, not only are
> you at the mercy of the voters, but if their monitors don't/can't show
> the subtle details, your image could get panned. A fairly recent one
> of mine shown here did just
> that.
>
http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/ptreyes_0137a.htm
> Based on the list response, I thought this one would make it. There
> were some responders on the list here who could not see the foreground
> details and thought there was too much black in the foreground.
>
> What I am getting at, is that the odds of a subtle image making it
> through now is even harder because of variance of equipment being used
> to view the photos for judging.
>
> Thoughts?
Even more: with LCD displays, it also depends on the angle of view. For
instance, if I'm sitting in my chair in my normal, relaxed position, then I can
barely make sense of the foreground. It is enough to raise my head a few inches
and I can already see the grass. A lot depends on the ambient light, too. So,
yes, you're at the mercy of these random conditions. But, equally well, people
judging your photos are not necessarily experts, in the same way that people
voting for, say, presidential elections are not necessarily subtle political
analysts. In a serious competition you'd probably not encounter this kind of
problems (hopefully).
A. M.
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