Matthew: Fun pics. I didn't know deep fried Oreos existed. Are they any good? :-) Cheers, Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Hunt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 8:32 PM Subject: OT Rant: County Fair and the Digital Ghetto > So last weekend, the wife and I went to the local county fair, for the > first time since moving back here. If I point you to my meager > gallery, can I get away with a rant? > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/sets/72157607060568138/ > > Anyway, we learned that if you submit something for competition, you > get in free. It occurred to me that paying $8 to enter the > photography contest and get in free is at least as good as paying $8 > at the gate just to get in. And I just might beat the people who have > the date burned in red digits on their pictures, not to mention the > folks who entered color photographs in the B&W categories (true!). > > So I look up the entry guidelines, which are here: > > http://cambriacofair.com/19___arts__crafts__photos > > I call your attention to the "Digital Manipulation" categories. Taken > literally, it seems impossible to shoot digital without ending up in > the "Digital Manipulation" categories, especially if you shoot raw. > For example: > > "26. Single or Multiple Images - The creation of an improved image > through the use of computer tools" > > Well, debayering a raw file certainly improves it. So does using > "computer tools" to choose a suitable 8x10 cropping, as required by > the rules. I've even been known to improve an image by picking black > and white points with my "computer tools". But even worse: > > "28. Tonal/Colorization - Black & White, Sepia, or Color saturation > of a digital photograph to increase visual dynamics to the viewer." > > I take this to mean that any digital B&W conversion lands you in the > "Digital Manipulation" ghetto, instead of, say, "B&W Portrait". > > Maybe we'll just enter the Trail Mix competition... that one's only $3.50. > > If you made it this far, here's a bonus gallery with better shots: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/sets/72157607029365140/ > No rant for this festival, except for the $8 chicken-on-a-stick. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
