Contest #3: Portrait Due 11.16.08

The smaller image on the voting page is just a representation, like a large thumbnail. It is autogenerated upon upload and is just a reference. In order to see the original uploaded file simply click on the image on the vote page and the original uploaded file will display ... that is the file that was provided by the entrant, untouched in any way.
 
I see, thanks! Sheesh, some folks attached some giant images, like the drag-queen, it's a huge file. Nice work all around fellas, good luck :)
 
I'll see if I can improve the thumbnail generator ... when I get some free time (not sure what free time is ... I've heard its nice though :grin: )
 
Going forward to make it easier on yourself just ask folks to keep it under a certain size, maybe that will help. Thanks for the hard work though Larry, I know this kinda thing isn't easy to juggle when you've got other priorities.
 
Larry,

To help with your free time... let's make the fests once every 2 weeks. The weekly fest is nice to get people off their butts, but every 2 weeks would give more time to prepare, vote etc.
I know you mentioned it was staying as a weekly thing for now...but I don't think it's going to hurt anything.

Any thoughts?
 
zergtherobot said:
Larry,

To help with your free time... let's make the fests once every 2 weeks. The weekly fest is nice to get people off their butts, but every 2 weeks would give more time to prepare, vote etc.
I know you mentioned it was staying as a weekly thing for now...but I don't think it's going to hurt anything.

Any thoughts?
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I agree. Again, I can't shoot develop and scan my photos in a week unless I am super on it. Takes just a bit longer than that...
 
When I saw Portrait, I was thinking I would enter. I was considering shooting with a hasselblad. But I would need to ship the 120 film out to get developed.

I can process 4x5 here. But that would take a while. And I didn't have the time. A week is tight especially for those shooting film.
 
As I have said in PMs...

The contests, after Round 4 will move to an every other week format.

After viewing the difference in thumbnails we will ultimately do a file size limitation... the best solution is to just render your images for web viewing at 72dpi.

I'll think on this and update the format submission options when I post Round #5.
 
i know how u feel.

Mattykins said:
When I saw Portrait, I was thinking I would enter. I was considering shooting with a hasselblad. But I would need to ship the 120 film out to get developed.

I can process 4x5 here. But that would take a while. And I didn't have the time. A week is tight especially for those shooting film.
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I would like to cast my vote regarding the 1 vs. 2 week thing. I vote 1 week instead of 2. I mean why are you guys creating complex set-ups for? I mean grab your camera, a subject and go shoot it.

Most of us are simple photographers. Making it this a complex process will only scare us simpleton shooters away, so the guys you gain will cost you us amateurs :) Anyway, it's more of a challenge to get it done in a small frame of time, not to mention get with the times and buy digital :) He-he, I kid, I kid.

:)
 
Hey! I apologize, but with the addition of the previous fest choice I broke the vote storage ... so if you've cast any votes for this, Round #3 - Portrait, you'll need to re-cast them.

Seems like the more I try to give you in the way of feature set, the more I mess it up :) ... but it seems to be working correctly now. Comments are storing, my test votes all stored correctly.

No fear on previous fests, as I didn't upload this code until the last fest closed.
 
I get an operation aborted error every once in a while. If I hit back enough times it will finally stop but then it will return a few clicks later. I don't know what is causing this.
 
I've commented on a few. Voted on all.

But I keep seeing P&S. What the hell does that mean? I've been a photographer for years and I've never heard P&S. Maybe I am just lame. Or sports photogs don't use it. I don't know.

Really curious is all.
 
P&S normally stands, as stated above, for point and shoot.

It can refer to a simple camera (a disposable camera or something like a completely auto digital camera). It can also refer to a style of shooting, namely letting the camera do all the work and just releasing the shutter. Finally, it can refer to a simple type of photo journalism, namely what your grandfather does at family reunions.
 
and it's not always a bad thing, if done right P&S documentation has a kind of immediacy which can be quite strong. Colour grading always helps though.
 
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