Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]To clarify for everybody, I typed. > > Personally, I have NO objection to you picking just one winner and > > commenting as to why you think it is the winner in your eyes. I don't > > think > > it is necessary to comment on every picture submitted. The LUG should be > > DAMNED happy to have a great photographer with your considerable > >skills and and thought it would be taken as Judge Ted wouldn't have to comment on every entry, but just what he found compelling and deciding for him in the winning photograph. I have no objection to comments from anybody else about any contest photographs submitted AFTER Ted has given his judgement. Any comments earlier than the verdict could be seen as "leading". But I'm sure all you fellow citizens of the Republic of Leica are above any devious or dirty tricks and that there is some honour among chimpers :-) Now IF Ted wants to comment on other pictures in the competition, other than the winner, then that is his perogative. This kerruffle reminds me of what the Irish playwright Brendan Behan once remarked about Irish political organisations - the first item on the agenda was the split <grin> Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean-Michel Mertz" <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> To: "lug LEICA USERS ORGANISATION" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Ted & Assignments in LWC >I totally agree with Tina. And I think we should add comments AFTER Dr >Ted's "assessment" ... once everyone has posted their pictures. > JM > > > Jean-Michel Mertz > Strasbourg > > >> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:58:37 -0400 >> From: images at comporium.net >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ted & Assignments in LWC >> >> I think if we don't allow comments on the photos, including but not >> limited >> to Ted's comments, interest will drop off drastically. Why would you >> bother to post something if you don't get any feedback? We somehow >> manage >> to look at and comment on hundreds of photos a week. I think that's a >> good >> thing! We are all learning from Ted's great criticisms on the challenge >> photos and that's a good thing, too. >> >> Tina >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 7:46 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >> >> > Ted, you certainly have a busy schedule for a man who blithly gave us >> > the >> > choice of TWO assignments for this week, and who HASN'T limited the >> > number >> > of photos that anybody can submit on the topics. Best of luck with the >> > weddings. >> > >> > Personally, I have NO objection to you picking just one winner and >> > commenting as to why you think it is the winner in your eyes. I don't >> > think >> > it is necessary to comment on every picture submitted. The LUG should >> > be >> > DAMNED happy to have a great photographer with your considerable skills >> > and >> > vast experience judging the entries submitted, and equally be very >> > happy >> > with your choice of winner. It's a personal choice for you and LUG >> > should >> > just accept it. If people are unhappy, they can choose not to enter. >> > >> > I consider that entries should be limited to one photo per LUG member, >> > no >> > comments submitted until the result is announced, and no criticism of >> > the >> > judge's choice be entertained. This might make it simpler to manage!!! >> > >> > If you are loath to make rules, I might suggest to the rest of the LUG >> > that they only submit one photo per topic, rather than blizzard a raft >> > of >> > similar efforts at the hapless judge. At our age, all of us are surely >> > capable of choosing our own best picture on each topic. Bear in mind, >> > the >> > sheer volume of both emails and pictures on the LUG sometimes makes it >> > very >> > difficult to look at everybody's photos, and cranking up the volume >> > even >> > further should be discouraged. >> > >> > These are my personal opinions and I'm equally sure that all of you >> > have >> > your own!! >> > >> > Other opinions, anybody???? >> > >> > Douglas >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca> >> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 10:48 PM >> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGS: Wedding Photos >> > >> > >> > Tina Manley OFFERED: >> >> Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Wedding Photos >> >> >> >> My son and his bride got married in Gibraltar in March, after hiking >> >> the >> >>> Camino de Santiago. They got remarried yesterday in Charleston for >> >>> all >> >>> of >> >>> their friends and family who couldn't make it to Gibraltar. >> >>> >> >>> http://www.pbase.com/image/**151792382<http://www.pbase.com/image/151792382> >> >>> >> >>> http://www.pbase.com/**tinamanley/image/151792383<http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/151792383> >> >>> >> >>> It was a beautiful wedding! I only took about 1000 photos ;-) >> >>> >> >> >> >> Hi Tina, >> >> Well I'll be the wedding photographer next Saturday as two of my >> >> grandson's Kyle -Victoria and Kyle-Ottawa get married on the same day! >> >> :-( >> >> >> >> However, it was originally planned to be on separate Saturdays. One >> >> today >> >> and one next Saturday. I mean when you have two grandson's the same >> >> name >> >> it's bad enough when you are talking about them or about them you have >> >> to >> >> designate which one all the time. Let alone their about to be wive's >> >> mix >> >> the wedding day dates, both happening on the same day!! :-( >> >> >> >> The families bad enough with 2-Ted's, 2- Scotts, 2- Kate's thoughout >> >> the >> >> collection. But when they screw-up the wedding dates makng it >> >> immpossible >> >> to get to both you take the nearest, save a big pile of money in >> >> airfares >> >> and let the Kyle in Ottawa with bride fly here for a bit of a >> >> Honeymoon >> >> with the "old lad. Then with his cousin Kyle and is bride they will >> >> both >> >> share the honeymoons together ! Me? I'll be editing my thousand >> >> frames???? :-) >> >> >> >> The scary thing is, they were two little boys not so long ago who sat >> >> on >> >> my knee and watched grandpa show slides from the last assignment from >> >> wherever in the world! :-) BOY DOES TIME EVER FLY! >> >> >> >> Any tips for the old lad as I haven't shot a wedding in nearly 50 >> >> years >> >> and I always hated every minute even though I was extremely well paid >> >> for >> >> doing them. :-( >> >> >> >> May have some happy snaps to show after next Saturday. >> >> mmmmmaaayybbbbeeee???????????? ;-) >> >> >> >> cheers, >> >> ted >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No poblem G'Pa could've flown to Ottawa and been back here for the >> >> week >> >> laer. Well it started out like that >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> See >> >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> >> >> >> more information >> >> >> >> >> > >> > ______________________________**_________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See >> > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> > >> > more information >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >