I gave up a long time ago and pulled all my pictures off. Between the very inconsistent voting and the crazy interface it just wasn't worth the aggravation. Haven't been to the site in a long time. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail.
"Jack Davis" <jdavi...@yahoo.com> wrote: >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 <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > >> From: Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> >> Subject: Re: The Pentax Photo Gallery >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 3:49 PM >> On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:25 +1000, "Rob >> Studdert" >> <distudio.p...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > On 27 August 2010 04:04, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> >> 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 >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 >PDML@pdml.net >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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
