George S.
You've got some good pts here. 1)We don't want to overanalyze and 2)we
need to be careful of folks' egos.
As for 1) I think the problem is solvable, I've been saving all the msgs
re the photo con/splay and can take a look for concensus. Also, a list
of categories shoud be put out to vote on. For several years, I was in
a local camera club. We did similar slide contests every month. It can
be done, but as with everything, not everyone will be totally happy
withe the system or the results.
2) If it looks like this may be a problem, how about filtering the ID of
the commenter?
I figure we can hash out a bit more, then I'll put together concensus
and we can go from there.
Also, all who are interested, please suggest categories. How about:
macros
abstracts
faces
wildlife
...
George
ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/24/99 3:53:46 PM EST, bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> << >Yes, but how about calling it "normal lens category," and allowing 40mm
> >through 55mm? Or do we really want to limit it to precisely 50mm lenses?
>
> What if I'm using my 35-70 and think I was somewhere around 50?
> >>
> I may be way off, and piss a lot of people off, but I think you all
> are over regulating and over analyzing and about to ruin the whole concept.
> It's going to be too much trouble to enter. And as recent events have proven,
> what happens when we don't agree with the criticism leveled at our images? I
> think there are quite a few- the majority I believe -- good or even great
> photographers on this list that may not take to someone they don't know
> trashing their images. And that's how it will seem, believe me, thanks to the
> impersonality of electronic messaging. I think the majority of us know what
> makes a good photo and try our best to achieve that. I'm not really saying we
> don't have room for criticism, we surely do, but I just wonder how people are
> going to take it.
> Also- What are we going to do, have 40 categories to cover 16 -
> 1000MM? And don't forget 40 more to cover the use of a converter at each
> focal length. No 80 more- it may be a 1.5 or a 2X converter now, couldn't it?
> How about separate categories for SC vs. MC lenses, after all, _everyone_
> knows there's no comparison between them!
>
> George S.
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