Pentaxium... WOW!

jbarnhart · 03-26-2007, 12:28 AM

I'm stunned by the number of submissions this year! And the quality is just amazing. Everyone give yourselves a big pat on the back. We are Pentaxium -- hear us roar! (or at least softly "click"...)

*jthommo* · 03-26-2007, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by jbarnhart

I'm stunned by the number of submissions this year! And the quality is just amazing. Everyone give yourselves a big pat on the back. We are Pentaxium -- hear us roar! (or at least softly "click"...)

Some very good photographs - but only a few showing what human beings were doing on the 25th of March 2007.

**Adam** · 03-26-2007, 12:41 AM

Looks like we've got more than three times the number of photos than last time, with still a few hours to go!

Thanks for participating, guys

jbarnhart · 03-26-2007, 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by jthommo

Some very good photographs - but only a few showing what human beings were doing on the 25th of March 2007.

I know that you like photos of people. But Pentax Day is all about self-expression. Let folks submit the kind of pics they want.

If there is demand, maybe we'll have a future Pentax Day where a topic is pre-chosen and folks are asked to interpret it in their photos. More of a Pentax "Challenge" Day.

**roentarre** · 03-26-2007, 01:47 AM

I missed the day as I was doing my family tomb sweeping ...

amateur6 · 03-26-2007, 04:17 AM

Originally Posted by jthommo

Some very good photographs - but only a few showing what human beings were doing on the 25th of March 2007.

Sorry, no one was doing anything worth photographing. Seriously, though -- shooting people is potentially embarrassing, and I (for one) don't yet have the self-confidence to do it. "Just wait 'til next year!" *shakes fist in the air*

Great shots in there for sure; only one question: what happened to the 3-shot limit?

*jthommo* · 03-26-2007, 04:54 AM

Originally Posted by amateur6

Sorry, no one was doing anything worth photographing. Seriously, though -- shooting people is potentially embarrassing, and I (for one) don't yet have the self-confidence to do it. "Just wait 'til next year!" *shakes fist in the air*

Great shots in there for sure; only one question: what happened to the 3-shot limit?

It is difficult at first to photograph strangers - but here's a recent and excellent thread on DPR with lots of good advice.
Wanted: Your Street Photography Tips: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

I find that almost invariably people don't mind - if someone does, apologise and move on.

Kitanis · 03-26-2007, 05:48 AM

Originally Posted by jthommo

Some very good photographs - but only a few showing what human beings were doing on the 25th of March 2007.

I shot a few candid shots yesterday.. but I felt that the photos I submitted were the best. During the week I will show the candids at Mt Rushmore and at the local park. I just felt they were not the ones to go into the gallery.

barondla · 03-26-2007, 06:28 AM

Pentaxium looks great. Thanks to everyone who made it possible with the hard work. My Pentaxium shots will be downloaded in a few days. Work sometimes gets in the way.
thanks
barondla

jbarnhart · 03-26-2007, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by amateur6

Great shots in there for sure; only one question: what happened to the 3-shot limit?

Yes, I noticed one contributor who interpreted the limit as three PAGES of submissions.

I've asked Adam to intercede.

By the way, we had this problem on the original Pentaxium.org website. It had no way of counting and restricting submissions. When I finally get around to re-doing it in Plone I'll have an automated way to count the number of submissions to Pentax Day galleries.