And I don't pay much attention to the titles. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery voting > Something that surprises me a bit is my dismay at many of the titles. > I don't find myself reviewing the equipment as much as I would have > expected. > It seems the oblique nature of many titles portend the lack of > experience or eye of the photographer and, in most cases, fail to add > the needed drama. > > Jack > > --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Well, obviously I am part of the problem - I'm one of those voting on >> the images. >> >> When voting, the images are presented somewhat as they >> are submitted. Quite a few times now, I have seen maybe 10-30 images >> all of a trip with some commentary much like you'd show travel photos >> to your friends. There might be one or two photos worth submitting >> to >> the gallery, but not all of them. Most of those I have seen like >> that >> were all shot with the kit lens or sometimes the DA 50-200. As these >> are the low priced lenses in the line, it stands to reason that >> someone either new to the Pentax line or new to photography would >> purchase and use them. Someone more seasoned would not submit that >> many similar images - only the real standouts. >> >> I guess another way to put it would be that when you notice the lens >> used is quite expensive, you have a notion that perhaps the >> photographer is more serious about their work - this is not always >> the >> case, but more often than someone shooting the kit lens. >> >> That is the explanation - it doesn't mean at all that a great photo >> can't be produced with either of those lenses - and I have seen quite >> a few great shots done with those lenses. But I have also seen a >> large percentage of shots done with those lenses submitted that >> didn't >> really cut the mustard. >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
