Thanks for passing this on. >I'm happy with the opportunity to have some of my work presented on their >web gallery.
Me too. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery voting >I had a conversation with John Carlson a while back regards the > Pentax Photo Gallery submission voting process because I had/have > misgivings about it and am very uncomfortable. This is an excerpt > from his reply: > > --- >> "We are using the voting process to help limit the number of images >> we have to review. Even without promotion of the site, we are >> receiving more images than we can review with our current >> manpower. Once this site is openly promoted and advertised, the >> number of images submitted will only increase. We have no >> intention of making this an "exclusive" site with a limited number >> of photographers, but we also want the best images. >> >> Some images are declined automatically once they meet a certain >> criteria determined by Pentax. Currently, the thresholds are set >> extremely low. An image must have at least 20 votes, with less >> than 25% of those favorable, to be automatically declined. >> Unfortunately, this may lead to some good images being declined, >> but for the first two weeks we have had this system in place, the >> voters have been relatively accurate in their opinions. As we >> receive more images, and more voters, we can adjust the thresholds >> up or down to make sure we are looking at the best images. I >> imagine as the site is promoted and more artists are added, we will >> have to increase the thresholds. >> >> Ultimately, Pentax makes the final decision on images accepted to >> the gallery. It is still a matter of the judging committee looking >> at a large number of images, and selecting pictures that show the >> best of what Pentax equipment and photographers can do. There have >> been images that have received a large number of positive votes >> that we have declined, just as there has been images with few >> positive votes that we have accepted." > --- > > I continue to be uncomfortable with voting on other people's > submissions, and do not. I batch up 10-30 photos at a time, as mood > and time permits, and upload them for review. The majority are > declined, a few get in. They've accepted 23 of what must now be > 140-180 submitted photos. > > How they select them, ultimately, is their business ... as with any > other exhibition judging and curating. My business is to submit work > that I am happy with and let them do their thing. I'm happy with the > opportunity to have some of my work presented on their web gallery. > > Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
