(I'm coming into this discussion late) Very close minded way of thinking...
The PDML is an aging & I suspect shrinking group. How many new, and more importantly, active members do we see join each year? This is possibly why the idea is so abhorrent to the old skool PDML'ers. The "old boy" network could become inundated with new, young upstart, blood. Good Lord! We can't have that now. I'm not suggesting the PDML should be transplanted to a Flickr group, but I do like the idea of those so inclined submitting their work to a dedicated PDML group. Instead of wading through 20 PESO/GESO posts, all the PDMLS photos are there. Most people are using Lightroom. You can upload a low res shot from within LR, & post it toany future PDML Flickr Group. Then upload a higher res version to your own server. I personally use Flickr searches a lot to find inspiration in other people images. I'm a reformed Flickr hater. I understand where people are coming from when they say they hate using it. I used to say the same thing. Until I took the time to learn how to use it. Also, I can directly connect my growth as a photographer to the social group of local photographers I've met, in person, through Flickr. Recently I sold my first ever photo because some image researcher for an educational publication did a Flickr search and one of my tagged photos fit the bill. Cah ching! Food for thought. DS On 25 May 2011 20:31, Doug Franklin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2011-05-25 8:27, William Robb wrote: >> >> On 25/05/2011 6:23 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: >> >>> >>> I'm with the "Christine and Ann" faction here. I don't have a need, a >>> use, or any interest in PDML (or anything else) on Flickr. >>> >> Why don't we just put a copyright on "PDML" and be done with it? > > Do you mean trade mark it? Not being a legal entity, I don't think PDML can > own copyrights. > > I can't control where the PDML goes, only offer my suggestion. Only the > actions of the group members can control where it goes. But if it goes the > way of living on Flickr, I'll bid the group adieu. > > -- > Doug "Lefty" Franklin > NutDriver Racing > http://NutDriver.org > Sponsored by Murphy > > > -- > 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.
