Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >>Steve LeHuray jotted down the following: >> >>> I agree Doug. FOM2 is a fantastic idea that is not getting much > response. >>> And the PAW crowd (myself included) should be posting their pictures > there >>> also. The FOM2 needs more marketing. >> >>Maybe the format's wrong. Rather than having us explicitly submit, perhaps >>the coordinator (Alastair?) should request the inclusion of images he > thinks >>fit particularly well. As it has been noted before, photographers are >>notoriously bad editors of their own work. At least use the two as >>complementary strategies. >> >>M. >> >>Alastair Firkin answered : >>Its a bit hard to sit in judgement of images. If the group likes an >>image, why not as a group encourage its submission? >> >>Remember, it does not really matter if you are unsure about your >>work, there is no restriction on entries, so get those images in and >>up and we will have a wonderful selection to work on in November. > > > and another lugger stated : > > >>I agree that there are some fine images, but the photographers do not seem >>to be credited. > > and Guy answered : > >>That's true, but that's the nature of the project. The photos are to be >>judged later this year, and the photographers are to remain anonymous for >>reasons of impartiality. >> > Dear all, > > I agree with Guy . I think the photographs submitted to FOM2 must > be original ones, I mean never seen on a personal web site like PAW or > something else. Otherwise where is anonymity (if this point is critical for > the vote)? And I don't think we should give any comment on the LUG about the > quality of the pictures of FOM2 - just vote on the request of Alastair. > > > Just my 2 cents > > Bernard > > bernard.degaute@village.uunet.be > Bernard, I agree with you completely that there should be NO photo credits until after the first year's 100 have been selected. Besides I think it is fun to try and match the styles of the photos to various LUG people......hmmmmm...that looks like it was taken with a Noctilux...ummmm, let me think, now who has a Noctilux? Steve Annapolis