Re: WEEKLY PHOTO CONTEST - rules and reviews ! !

As usual, great.
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> 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.