PHOTO CONTEST - reviews

Submit your pictures to our weekly photo contest. Here is the info:

http://www.btinternet.com/~mcsalty/martin/sirulz.htm

Each week there is a different theme. The theme is announced every
Friday in rec.photo.equipment.35mm

The gallery of photos is here:

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/face

Email your photos to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Here are the reviews for this week:

Garry Ashton-Coulton: Everyone else seems to like this shot. I do not
find it to be anything special. It looks artificially contrasty. That
is because it was originally a color shot that was converted to
digital. I thought no post-processing was allowed? Cheater. And what a
voyeur you are! Peeping Tom!

Bret Douglas: Fine macro. Good shot. Honours the mandate.

Jim Kramer: Poorly lit. Poorly composed. The clocks are not in sync.
Not a very good shot. Try harder next time.

Carbuff/George: Don't quit your day job. Keep photography as a hobby
at an arm's length. Total garbage.

Steve Kramer: 2 monkeys humping each other. Is this considered
bestiality or animal porn? Funny shot.

Joseph Kewfi: The luck of the Irish is not on your side. Is the kid
smart? He looks quite nerdy.

Richard Cockburn: Learn how to use the settings on your flash. These
guys look like they should be doing Kung Fu. Not boxing.

Vic Mason: No post processing allowed. That means no stitching or
excessive cropping. Cheater!

Parv: Poorly composed. Shit-quality shot in all.

Bowser: This looks like a really bad snapshot that some is forced to
look at.

Michael Stevens: Good shot. Nice use of DOF.

Dallas Dahms: Good shot. Nice composition. Proper exposure. Thumbs up!

Charlie Dilks: This backyard drivel should be banned from the shootin!
OK, WOW! You caught a picture of a squirrel. Big deal. Try to catch
one where he has a more interesting expression next time. BORING!

Glenn Travis: Did you use a Leica or a Kodak 110 camera for this
snapshot?

Alan Browne: Good shot, but learn how to use the settings on your
flash.

Nick James: Next time you take the lazy route and submit an old shot
from the archives, try to find something better than this.

Simon Stanmore: Wrong lens for the subject's face. Use something
softer with less distortion.

Michael Hoffman: Are you raising this kid to have diabetes when he
grows up? Forget about photography. You need to learn more about
nutrition and child rearing.

Rich Pos: Very convenient Halloween grab shot. Did you kids take this?

Peter Boorman: Good shot. Nice job with the lens. Good effect. 

Gordon Moat: I like the effect here but the overall shot is poorly
composed.

Simon Lee: Bad idea. Poor shot. Back to the drawing board. Don't quit
your day job.

Elie Shammas: The little monkey looks pissed off. Did you have his
permission to take this picture?

John Cuthbertson: Cute kid, but poor shot overall. Very boring
composition.

Martin Francis: Your mug is more scary than hell! You are one ugly
bastard! Job well done, Male-Medusa!

Al Denelsbeck: I doubt that you took all six shots during the mandate
period. Bad idea. Poor job.

Doug Payne: What kind of crap is this? Did you even read the mandate?
Or did you just submit a JPG at random from your hard drive?

Andrew Colquhoun: Cute kids, but the composition in unflattering an
amateurish. Too much empty space in the shot. I would say learn how to
crop, but since post processing is not allowed here I commend you for
leaving it as-is: garbage.

Bob Hickey: Boring. Poor contrast. Poor shot.

Matt Clara: Interesting shadow detail. But what is up with the sloppy
borders and the white frame? No post processing is allowed. Cheater!

Lesley Cephas: This just sucks. Sorry to sound rude, but I call 'em as
I see 'em.

David Hardin: Face to face. Better than Leslie or Charlie's shot, but
not as good as Steve Kramer's.

John Riegle: Is that you in the picture? The lens distortion of your
coke-bottle glasses makes you look really weird. And why did you
picture appear so late? Face to face, but very crappy shot overall.
You suck as a photographer.

Rusty Shakleford: A picture of a camera. Cheesy attempt at following
the mandate. Boring shot to look at.