> > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/12/02 Sun PM 02:16:32 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Denied > > Bruce Dayton wrote: > > >http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/ptreyes_0137a.htm > >Based on the list response, I thought this one would make it. > > No offense, Bruce, but I'm not surprised that didn't make it. It's a > very nice shot, but beautiful sunset/landscape shots are so widely > represented that one has to be something *really* special to make it. > The crescent moon is a nice touch but not enough to elevate it over the > thousands of other beautiful, well-composed, well-exposed sunset shots > out there (especially considering it's going to be displayed at a size > of approximately 540 x 360). > > One trick I find useful is to shrink my own image to thumbnail size > (say, 45 x 60 pixels) before deciding to submit. Most of what you see > in the Gallery shows up as a recognizable image of some sort even at > that size. No, it isn't universal -- I've seen some that are virtually > unrecognizable as thumbnails -- but the majority seem to hold to this > rule of thumb. I call this the Stenquist/Cassino property :) Just look > at their photos in the Gallery and you'll see strong compositions that > contain elements that show up even in the thumbnails.
The Stenquist/Cassino property (good name...) has been pretty much a rule for me for over a decade, in deciding whether to open up a full file or not. Although, recently, I find that I am opening more because I can't actually work out _at all_ from the thumbnail what the full file will be. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
