I used to submit, but it’s too much work for no real benefit. Paul
> On Oct 18, 2019, at 5:04 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > > But have we seen the end of the PDML Annual? > > The PPG is certainly not perfect, but it is the best we have at this point. > I agree about your comment on the PPG favoring images with "pop" and > "sizzle." I submitted one of my favorite images, a study of the texture of > tree bark. It was rejected. I submitted it again, and it was rejected > again. I submitted it a third time, in a different category, and it was > approved -- and placed in the Premiere Gallery. It was a matter of getting > the right people to look at it. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > >> On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 4:52 PM Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Daniel J. Matyola wrote on 10/17/19 12:10 PM: >>> I am just curious as to who else is submitting and voting on images in >> the >>> PPG, now that it is reactivated, and what kind of experiences you are >>> having there. >> >> Many years back I submitted a few photos to the PPG, and quickly >> realized that the photos that got voted in were not the ones I >> considered my best work but rather the ones that had the most "pop" and >> "sizzle". >> >> My other experience with "juried" work has been the PDML annual. If the >> PPG were judged by those standards I think that the photos would be >> chosen for a more "educated palette" and more interesting to me. I >> think that I've just been spoiled by what I see on PDML. >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
