Yeah, one has to be pretty well adjusted to wait out the time lag, doubtless created do to lack of interest in voting. Still, it's a healthy incentive stimulated by the challenge of having their photographic efforts find approval. The proof is in the obvious satisfaction gleefully expressed by many when announcing their work's acceptance.
Jack --- On Thu, 8/26/10, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Brian Walters <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: The Pentax Photo Gallery > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 3:49 PM > On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:25 +1000, "Rob > Studdert" > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On 27 August 2010 04:04, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > In any event, one thing that bothers me is the > way the size limitation > > > is structured. The recommended image size is > 600 pixels high. There > > > is no stated limit on width, however. That > means the images in > > > portrait orientation are much smaller -- in both > the thumbnail and the > > > "full" size -- than images in landscape > orientation or even square > > > images. I think that it makes it more difficult > to get a portrait > > > image in the gallery and worse, it makes it > harder to appreciate those > > > in the gallery that are in portrait orientation > and therefore quite > > > reduced in size. Has anyone else noticed this? > > > > I think the World's gone landscape in the digital > realm, the tendency > > towards video and wide aspect ratio monitors has left > portrait > > orientated images as a legacy of sorts, basically > suitable for print > > only, it's a pity. > > > > In any case I stay away from the PPG, I find the > interface slow and > > hideous and I don't subscribe to their philosophy > regarding selection, > > basically it's a crapshoot, if you partake you have to > be tolerant of > > the foibles of the system. > > > > > I've long since stopped pondering what will make an > 'acceptable' image > for the PPG. I just submit images that I like and > shrug my shoulders > when they're rejected.... > > I participate for the challenge but I can't imagine that > anyone would > ever go there to view my images, or anyone else's for that > matter. That > interface is simply bizzare. Waiting while the 12 generic > images load > before you can even look at the gallery can often take up > to a minute - > and once you're actually in and viewing, the rate at which > images appear > redefines the word 'sluggish'. > > If you have supersonic broadband, maybe you'd hang around > for a bit but > I doubt that many would. > > Very strange design. > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home > and the web > > > -- > 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.
