Pentax Photo Gallery (PPG) entries

Pentax Photo Gallery (PPG) entries · **4 Likes**

Hello all! I am going to make this a sticky post in hopes that I can get all of you who have submitted pictures to the Pentax Photo Gallery (PPG) and have had them accepted please post a couple of them here and please link back to your gallery so we can see your work. We have so many incredible photogs on this site I am curious to see what Pentax considers your best work.

Thanks!

**boriscleto** · 06-03-2012, 09:35 AM

Another one in...part of the dawn chorus.

Last edited by boriscleto; 06-03-2012 at 03:51 PM.

kengoh · 06-04-2012, 03:34 AM - **1 Like**

Sweet moment...

Prieni · 06-04-2012, 11:39 AM - **1 Like**

That last one is very nice, Ken!

6 more since my last time posting in this thread:

bossa · 06-05-2012, 04:52 AM - **1 Like**

I give up.. no more submissions from me.
Declined:

Declined:

Pablom · 06-05-2012, 05:08 AM

oh I love the last one Bossa

GeoJerry · 06-05-2012, 09:14 AM

I like your pics... don't give up!

jezza323 · 06-05-2012, 11:31 AM

dont give up bossa

technically your photos are really good, but personally I wouldn't have voted for them. They lack something, a story I guess. Keep at it!

EDIT: I have just submitted some images (first for a very long time). See how we go!

Last edited by jezza323; 06-05-2012 at 11:50 AM.

Dr Orloff · 06-05-2012, 11:36 AM

Keep trying. I think the rejection rate is increasing now. It's easy to get something like a bird shot accepted even if its out of focus. Your shots are a little different and that's good. The only one I remember voting on is the beach shot. I did like it but I voted no because the horizon is sloping.

bossa · 06-05-2012, 02:13 PM

Thanks guys.

Hmm.. the horizon is sloping on that beach shot.. somehow that got by me.. lol Thanks

Actually, that shot is part of a pano and I don't even remember why I submitted it. My photo's are preliminary ideas for paintings mainly.. Being a trained painter (4 years at art school) I see things more in 2D than a 'real' photographer would I think.

This is the one I should have uploaded to the Gallery:

Here's another one which was taken for a Pano.. kinda works by itself too I think, (horizon not sloping ;-)

bossa · 06-05-2012, 02:34 PM

Originally posted by jezza323

dont give up bossa

technically your photos are really good, but personally I wouldn't have voted for them. They lack something, a story I guess. Keep at it!

EDIT: I have just submitted some images (first for a very long time). See how we go!

Visual language has many ways to exist and communicate and story-telling is only one part of visual communication. The story, or narrative, of a visual work can be anything.. even just shapes relating to other shapes (that's what a photograph is anyway). The story can be something that just points to your expectations (viewer) and reveals something about you to yourself. This doesn't mean that the artist actually knows something about you that you don't but merely that the artist can offer a framework through which the viewer can explorer those expectations and thus possibly change them.

I feel there is a 'story' in my work and because there aren't many people in there it's not always evident - I like to take a minimalist approach.

Art isn't something that necessarilty even looks 'good' but can be something that takes effort on the part of the viewer to 'get' if you know what I mean. I'm not saying my work is even good but a few of the pic's I uploaded (not all) were worthy of inclusion in the gallery. I won't bother submitting any more shots there.. it really is pointless.

Blue · 06-05-2012, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by Dr Orloff

Keep trying. I think the rejection rate is increasing now. It's easy to get something like a bird shot accepted even if its out of focus. Your shots are a little different and that's good. The only one I remember voting on is the beach shot. I did like it but I voted no because the horizon is sloping.

What amazes me is the number of shots that I vote no on that appears in the "accepted" category within hours. I am referring to either poor images etc. The rejection rate may be going up, but the acceptance of some marginal images is still occurring. I had a macro of a tortoise beetle and mirid nymphs rejected a couple of weeks ago. I guess the voters didn't realize how tiny they are. I guess I need to start shooting butterflies.

bossa · 06-05-2012, 04:59 PM

Where can I see this list of accepted/rejected images that aren't your own? I am only aware of my own images that either succeed or are declined.

bossa · 06-05-2012, 05:07 PM

Never mind.. I see it now.. it's the "recently added" area.

bossa · 06-05-2012, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by Blue

What amazes me is the number of shots that I vote no on that appears in the "accepted" category within hours. I am referring to either poor images etc. The rejection rate may be going up, but the acceptance of some marginal images is still occurring. I had a macro of a tortoise beetle and mirid nymphs rejected a couple of weeks ago. I guess the voters didn't realize how tiny they are. I guess I need to start shooting butterflies.

Yes, Butterflies, Hummingbirds and lots of worn out old people staring directly at you in black and white.

kengoh · 06-05-2012, 05:50 PM

2 sunset shots around Marina Bay Sands area

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06-05-2012, 04:52 AM - 1 Like	#4324
bossa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,546	I give up.. no more submissions from me. Declined: Declined: Declined: Declined: Declined: Declined: Declined:

06-05-2012, 02:13 PM	#4329
bossa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,546	Thanks guys. Hmm.. the horizon is sloping on that beach shot.. somehow that got by me.. lol Thanks Actually, that shot is part of a pano and I don't even remember why I submitted it. My photo's are preliminary ideas for paintings mainly.. Being a trained painter (4 years at art school) I see things more in 2D than a 'real' photographer would I think. This is the one I should have uploaded to the Gallery: Here's another one which was taken for a Pano.. kinda works by itself too I think, (horizon not sloping ;-) Last edited by bossa; 06-05-2012 at 05:02 PM.

06-05-2012, 02:34 PM	#4330
bossa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,546	Originally posted by jezza323 dont give up bossa technically your photos are really good, but personally I wouldn't have voted for them. They lack something, a story I guess. Keep at it! EDIT: I have just submitted some images (first for a very long time). See how we go! Visual language has many ways to exist and communicate and story-telling is only one part of visual communication. The story, or narrative, of a visual work can be anything.. even just shapes relating to other shapes (that's what a photograph is anyway). The story can be something that just points to your expectations (viewer) and reveals something about you to yourself. This doesn't mean that the artist actually knows something about you that you don't but merely that the artist can offer a framework through which the viewer can explorer those expectations and thus possibly change them. I feel there is a 'story' in my work and because there aren't many people in there it's not always evident - I like to take a minimalist approach. Art isn't something that necessarilty even looks 'good' but can be something that takes effort on the part of the viewer to 'get' if you know what I mean. I'm not saying my work is even good but a few of the pic's I uploaded (not all) were worthy of inclusion in the gallery. I won't bother submitting any more shots there.. it really is pointless. Last edited by bossa; 06-05-2012 at 05:03 PM.

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06-03-2012, 09:35 AM	#4321
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Another one in...part of the dawn chorus. Last edited by boriscleto; 06-03-2012 at 03:51 PM.

06-04-2012, 03:34 AM - 1 Like	#4322
kengoh Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,787	Sweet moment...

06-04-2012, 11:39 AM - 1 Like	#4323
Prieni Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Rostock Photos: Gallery Posts: 104	That last one is very nice, Ken! 6 more since my last time posting in this thread:

06-05-2012, 05:08 AM	#4325
Pablom Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Usa Posts: 1,940	oh I love the last one Bossa

06-05-2012, 09:14 AM	#4326
GeoJerry Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,158	I like your pics... don't give up!

06-05-2012, 11:31 AM	#4327
jezza323 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brisbane Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,421	dont give up bossa technically your photos are really good, but personally I wouldn't have voted for them. They lack something, a story I guess. Keep at it! EDIT: I have just submitted some images (first for a very long time). See how we go! Last edited by jezza323; 06-05-2012 at 11:50 AM.

06-05-2012, 11:36 AM	#4328
Dr Orloff Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Brighton, England Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 512	Keep trying. I think the rejection rate is increasing now. It's easy to get something like a bird shot accepted even if its out of focus. Your shots are a little different and that's good. The only one I remember voting on is the beach shot. I did like it but I voted no because the horizon is sloping.

06-05-2012, 04:46 PM	#4331
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by Dr Orloff Keep trying. I think the rejection rate is increasing now. It's easy to get something like a bird shot accepted even if its out of focus. Your shots are a little different and that's good. The only one I remember voting on is the beach shot. I did like it but I voted no because the horizon is sloping. What amazes me is the number of shots that I vote no on that appears in the "accepted" category within hours. I am referring to either poor images etc. The rejection rate may be going up, but the acceptance of some marginal images is still occurring. I had a macro of a tortoise beetle and mirid nymphs rejected a couple of weeks ago. I guess the voters didn't realize how tiny they are. I guess I need to start shooting butterflies.

06-05-2012, 04:59 PM	#4332
bossa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,546	Where can I see this list of accepted/rejected images that aren't your own? I am only aware of my own images that either succeed or are declined.

06-05-2012, 05:07 PM	#4333
bossa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,546	Never mind.. I see it now.. it's the "recently added" area.

06-05-2012, 05:26 PM	#4334
bossa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,546	Originally posted by Blue What amazes me is the number of shots that I vote no on that appears in the "accepted" category within hours. I am referring to either poor images etc. The rejection rate may be going up, but the acceptance of some marginal images is still occurring. I had a macro of a tortoise beetle and mirid nymphs rejected a couple of weeks ago. I guess the voters didn't realize how tiny they are. I guess I need to start shooting butterflies. Yes, Butterflies, Hummingbirds and lots of worn out old people staring directly at you in black and white.

06-05-2012, 05:50 PM	#4335
kengoh Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,787	2 sunset shots around Marina Bay Sands area