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!

**arnold** · 01-23-2013, 04:00 PM

Originally posted by Davidw0815

Well, I think they want make really sure that your image was taken with a Pentax camera. So the site seems to check the EXIF data even if you chose to enter the specs of your image manually. I don't know which software you are using for editing but I'm pretty sure there is a way to strip the EXIF data from the file (had google that for Photoshop myself).
Cheers,
David

Thanks again David. They obviously don't care about this, so I will pass. I can't be bothered jumping through hoops they set because I use a film camera.I will try to delete my membership.

**Ash** · 01-24-2013, 03:15 AM

Nicely done Vincent. The HDR processing is effective in those landscapes.

One more portrait in:

**Deimos** · 01-27-2013, 12:23 PM

Very nice Vincent and Ash!

A couple more in for me:

**arnold** · 01-28-2013, 03:56 AM

Originally posted by arnold

Thanks again David. They obviously don't care about this, so I will pass. I can't be bothered jumping through hoops they set because I use a film camera.I will try to delete my membership.

OK, I got a reply from Pentax. It seems the scanner is fooling their software automation. I was told to save the pictures 'for the web'. This time they were accepted ( now why can't they put this information on the front page???)
They had a place to vote for other pictures, but I'm not sure what that is about. Only two choices yes or no. There were many I simply just wanted to skip because they were not my kind of pictures. For example, I don't like long exposures on flowing water which makes it look like cotton wool, yet I don't want to thumbs down just on my subjective tastes. I wish it was just the pictures you liked that you could vote on.

Swift1 · 01-28-2013, 12:24 PM

I haven't posted in this thread before but today I had 3 more photos accepted to the PPG, which brings my total up to 40 images accepted into the gallery.

Here are the last 3 to be accepted, all shot with my K-01

Into The Lens · 02-03-2013, 05:02 PM

Sorry about that...

dane.dawg · 02-03-2013, 05:21 PM - **1 Like**

My PPG is mostly wildlife..

John Araki · 02-04-2013, 09:28 AM

That first eagle is amazing.

**ramseybuckeye** · 02-04-2013, 03:55 PM

Originally posted by dane.dawg

My PPG is mostly wildlife..

Nothing wrong with that as good as you do it!

Unusual for me, a portrait:

Davidw0815 · 02-05-2013, 07:28 AM

Great wildlife shots, dane.dawg & Tom!

One more of my images got in:

**skid2964** · 02-07-2013, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by Swift1

I haven't posted in this thread before but today I had 3 more photos accepted to the PPG, which brings my total up to 40 images accepted into the gallery.
Here are the last 3 to be accepted, all shot with my K-01

That looks like a bridge i've seen in a recent car (or travel?) commercial.

**skid2964** · 02-07-2013, 12:04 PM

Originally posted by Rondec

I have had quite a few get in lately, so I'll just post a few...

Bird and Snow.

Log at Tucker Lake.

Bird and Snow is amazing.. love this photo....

The log one is pretty awesome also...

v5planet · 02-08-2013, 08:39 AM - **1 Like**

I am quite surprised at the images from my most recent batch of submissions that did not get accepted. Maybe PPG is getting a little more picky again? Anyway, here are a couple that did squeeze through:

Cassiopeia and the Double Cluster

Emma II

thoughton · 02-08-2013, 10:10 AM

That's a great portrait v5planet!

Davidw0815 · 02-08-2013, 11:51 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by v5planet

I am quite surprised at the images from my most recent batch of submissions that did not get accepted. Maybe PPG is getting a little more picky again? Anyway, here are a couple that did squeeze through:

Great images, Chris! Seems like PPG is getting more picky. I did some voting this week and checked the "recently added" section afterwards. Normally a lot of the images I gave a 'thumb down' end up in the PPG anyway. But this week only very few of the images were accepted.

Three more of my film shots were accepted:

Pentax ME, Ilford Pan F+ developed in D-76

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02-03-2013, 05:02 PM	#4806
Into The Lens Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Between clever and stupid Photos: Albums Posts: 216	Sorry about that... Last edited by Into The Lens; 02-05-2013 at 09:39 AM. Reason: Brain fart

02-04-2013, 03:55 PM	#4809
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,291	Originally posted by dane.dawg My PPG is mostly wildlife.. Nothing wrong with that as good as you do it! Unusual for me, a portrait: Last edited by ramseybuckeye; 02-16-2013 at 02:42 PM.

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01-23-2013, 04:00 PM	#4801
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by Davidw0815 Well, I think they want make really sure that your image was taken with a Pentax camera. So the site seems to check the EXIF data even if you chose to enter the specs of your image manually. I don't know which software you are using for editing but I'm pretty sure there is a way to strip the EXIF data from the file (had google that for Photoshop myself). Cheers, David Thanks again David. They obviously don't care about this, so I will pass. I can't be bothered jumping through hoops they set because I use a film camera.I will try to delete my membership.

01-24-2013, 03:15 AM	#4802
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Nicely done Vincent. The HDR processing is effective in those landscapes. One more portrait in:

01-27-2013, 12:23 PM	#4803
Deimos Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kingdom of Wonder Posts: 1,777	Very nice Vincent and Ash! A couple more in for me:

01-28-2013, 03:56 AM	#4804
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by arnold Thanks again David. They obviously don't care about this, so I will pass. I can't be bothered jumping through hoops they set because I use a film camera.I will try to delete my membership. OK, I got a reply from Pentax. It seems the scanner is fooling their software automation. I was told to save the pictures 'for the web'. This time they were accepted ( now why can't they put this information on the front page???) They had a place to vote for other pictures, but I'm not sure what that is about. Only two choices yes or no. There were many I simply just wanted to skip because they were not my kind of pictures. For example, I don't like long exposures on flowing water which makes it look like cotton wool, yet I don't want to thumbs down just on my subjective tastes. I wish it was just the pictures you liked that you could vote on.

01-28-2013, 12:24 PM	#4805
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	I haven't posted in this thread before but today I had 3 more photos accepted to the PPG, which brings my total up to 40 images accepted into the gallery. Here are the last 3 to be accepted, all shot with my K-01

02-03-2013, 05:21 PM - 1 Like	#4807
dane.dawg Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,436	My PPG is mostly wildlife..

02-04-2013, 09:28 AM	#4808
John Araki Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Makawao, HI Photos: Gallery Posts: 195	That first eagle is amazing.

02-05-2013, 07:28 AM	#4810
Davidw0815 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 437	Great wildlife shots, dane.dawg & Tom! One more of my images got in:

02-07-2013, 12:03 PM	#4811
skid2964 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 614	Originally posted by Swift1 I haven't posted in this thread before but today I had 3 more photos accepted to the PPG, which brings my total up to 40 images accepted into the gallery. Here are the last 3 to be accepted, all shot with my K-01 That looks like a bridge i've seen in a recent car (or travel?) commercial.

02-07-2013, 12:04 PM	#4812
skid2964 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 614	Originally posted by Rondec I have had quite a few get in lately, so I'll just post a few... Bird and Snow. Log at Tucker Lake. Bird and Snow is amazing.. love this photo.... The log one is pretty awesome also...

02-08-2013, 08:39 AM - 1 Like	#4813
v5planet Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Photos: Albums Posts: 1,915	I am quite surprised at the images from my most recent batch of submissions that did not get accepted. Maybe PPG is getting a little more picky again? Anyway, here are a couple that did squeeze through: Cassiopeia and the Double Cluster Emma II

02-08-2013, 10:10 AM	#4814
thoughton Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Saffron Walden, Essex Photos: Gallery Posts: 362	That's a great portrait v5planet!

02-08-2013, 11:51 AM - 1 Like	#4815
Davidw0815 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 437	Originally posted by v5planet I am quite surprised at the images from my most recent batch of submissions that did not get accepted. Maybe PPG is getting a little more picky again? Anyway, here are a couple that did squeeze through: Great images, Chris! Seems like PPG is getting more picky. I did some voting this week and checked the "recently added" section afterwards. Normally a lot of the images I gave a 'thumb down' end up in the PPG anyway. But this week only very few of the images were accepted. Three more of my film shots were accepted: Pentax ME, Ilford Pan F+ developed in D-76