Mildly curious. What happens, no matter how remote the possibility might be, if more than 120 folks submit images? How much more would the book cost?
Jack --- On Mon, 3/2/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2008-2009 Book Review TEASE > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 9:53 AM > In a message dated 3/2/2009 9:08:13 A.M. Pacific Standard > Time, > [email protected] writes: > I agree with Frank and Bill and the proposed policy. > I've "been > there, done that" in a minor way - i.e. edited a > couple of Blurb > books. There were several times in my Venice book where I > had to make > choices resulting in leaving out a "better" > photo in favor of one > which was more appropriate for the slot on the book page. > I'll send > Mark et al two or three images and leave it to them to > figure which > one helps build a stronger book. Going through this > year's version, I > have to agree with the editors that there was no place to > neatly fit > in my second image. > > stan > > ============= > I am glad we seem beyond the point of arguing about it. > > I often don't agree with others' assessments of > what is a better or worse > photo or what would work here or there or not. Reacting to > art work, > photography, etc. can be a very subjective thing. In the > real world, I sometimes write, > and I don't enter writing contests. I don't enter > photography contests. I > don't like contests, period. When I am creative I am > not competitive, when I am > competitive I feel much, much less creative. If I > concentrate on one c or > the other, the other c suffers -- to me they are > conflicting emotions. So I > limit my competitiveness to card and other games. I can be > very competitive. > > What I like about PDML is it's democratic with no > moderation. What I like > about the PUG is the same thing, it's democratic with > no moderation (or not > much). What I don't like about the Pentax Gallery is > that other people, who I > might easily not agree with, get to subjectively choose > what goes in and what > does not. > > If most people are happy with the proposed setup, then I > will accept and > work with it. Or not. I don't have to submit a photo > at all. I can just continue > to enjoy the PDML without worrying about the annual and > the things around > it. > > However, I am glad it will be one photographer, one photo, > because I feel > that is the fairest. If I do submit, I will submit one > photo, because I would > want to KNOW what one is going to represent my work -- and > not leave that > decision to others. > > I still have the Pentax Optio A40, so I might. You have > been warned. ;-) > > Marnie aka Doe > > --------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be > censored. > > **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 > safest jobs in a > recession. > (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000002) > > -- > 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.
