Hey Daniel, Thanks for the advice :) Much appreciated. I have many more that I can choose from adhering to more of the guidelines
On Oct 19, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Daniel Pullan wrote: > Hey man, I tried using this as a background and found it didn't quite fit my > screensize. Also, it's quite a busy picture, very attention grabbing, I'm > sure some people will agree it might not be suited to being a background > picture. > > In the ubuntu design guidelines there is: > > "Avoid high frequency images. ( A soft focus is one way to achieve this )" > > "As the name suggests, visually, it should settle into the “background” of > the activity scene" > > "Your image should strive for subtlety and poetry". > > I don't feel this image adheres to that. Also, > > "The final dimension should be 2560 x 1600 pixels". > > This image is 3648x2736, as you can see the dimension is wrong, I'm sure this > is nothing a well done crop would fix (Gimp works for this). > > Overall, I don't think this picture works, however it's a great first attempt > and I'm sure you can either attempt to fix this image or try using a > different photo you've taken. > > Away from the background side of things, it's a cool picture, I love the > blues of the water, very nice. > > Daniel > > On 19 October 2012 22:58, Jason Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello to the Ubuntu community, > > My name is Jason Williams and I am a professional freelance photographer and > IT security student. I am new to the community here and have already > received some helpful advice from others who are also on the mailing list. I > wish to share a photograph that I captured while in Neah Bay WA over the > Summer this year that I would love feed back on and possibly a chance for the > administrators in the Ubuntu community to approve it for usage :). Please, > all members feel free to comment as I welcome it. Thank you again for the > opportunity to serve and help out in whatever way I can in the Ubuntu > community. > > Sincerely, > Jason Williams > > <IMG_1345mod2.jpg> > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > > > > -- > Daniel Pullan > > Twitter: @dansboxers | Blog: dansboxers.wordpress.com Email: > [email protected] > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
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