Gee thanks. Now how do I get this arrow out of my butt?
Ob.Trivia - did you know that archery targets are called 'butts'?
Do you know why?
As far as the Pentax Gallery goes - I didn't submit originally
for a couple of reasons; my first attempt didn't work (because
I was trying to submit a scanned image, and there was a bug in
their validation code), and I never got round to writing a bio.
Now, after hearing of all the various problems others are having,
I doubt if I'll bother to submit anything (and I *still* haven't
written a bio).
On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 10:07:05PM +0100, Bob W wrote:
> > How can I aim for a target if I can't see it?
>
> You must follow the Way Of The Blind Archer, grasshopper. The Blind
> Archer does not see the target. He allows the target to see him, and
> to guide the arrow into his heart, as the heron's beak enters the
> stream. For are they not one, the archer, the target and the arrow?
> Are they not avatars of each of us, and we of them? Your hand must not
> know that it has released the bowstring, it must slip from you as
> melting snow slips from the bamboo leaf. Then surely the bow, the
> string, the arrow, the archer and the target are one.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> --
> Bob
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > Behalf Of frank theriault
> > Sent: 27 September 2007 21:29
> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> > Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery "Resignation"
> >
> > On 9/27/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > >Question: how subjective is this standard?
> > >
> > > Same as all competitions: Very.
> > >
> > > Personally, I quite like the Pentax Gallery kind of contest
> because,
> > > unlike other contests, I get to aim repeatedly at the same target
> > > (acceptance into the Gallery, in this case). I may not
> > agree with their
> > > choices, but teaching myself (or trying to teach myself!) to
> achieve
> > > what they're after makes me push myself as a photographer.
> > >
> > > I find that creating works that please someone else is a lot more
> > > demanding, tiring, frustrating and annoying than creating
> > things that
> > > please just myself. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.
> >
> > I think my problem with the Pentax Gallery is that I don't know what
> > the standard is. How can I aim for a target if I can't see it?
> >
> > There's no explanation as to the criteria to get past the "accepted
> > artists' voting": How many votes are required to be accepted or
> > rejected? What percentage of "yes" votes is required for
> acceptance?
> > and even then, it states clearly that those that get past the first
> > "screening" can be rejected outright by the Pentax Panel. We don't
> > know who those people are, and what they're looking for.
> >
> > It's all very "closed door", which to me makes it something of a
> > crap-shoot. I'm not sure how submitting many photos and having them
> > all rejected makes me a better photographer.
> >
> > It rather just leaves me scratching my head, and thinking that if I
> > want feedback or reaction, this isn't the place for me. Some may
> find
> > this sort of exercise very valuable, but I don't.
> >
> > I mean, hey, no hard feelings. Pentax can run this thing any way
> they
> > want; it's their contest. However, if this is the way they choose
> to
> > run it, my choice is to not participate.
> >
> > cheers,
> > frank
> >
> >
> >
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