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Joe Pineapples
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The British naturalist J. B. S. Haldane was asked by a church group what his study of nature had taught him about God. Haldane replied "He has an extraordinary fondness for beetles."
Richard Murdey: "photojournalists who use the Leica M"
Such a creature exists?
Orthodontist with photojournalism as his second job...
The "Volkwagen" was the single-seater version, was it?
:)
Shakylee: What are you rambling about?
Crom!
You might need to be more specific. In some parts of the world, hockey means field hockey, and in other parts, it means ice hockey.
Now, where did I put those Yerevan - Armenia snapshots?
Pictures of a Wooly Mammoth? Hmm... maybe it is taking dpreview too long to get these reviews out!
Joe Pineapples: Sigma DP2 Merrill - simply put, it is capable of producing better quality images than any camera on this list (at less than the price of a decent lens for most cameras). What else matters? All the other "features" are just distractions from the business of taking photographs...
Who said anything about the DP2, a four-year-old camera? I'm talking about the DP2M - a different camera completely. Of the cameras on this list, at base ISO only the D800E can approach the image quality of the Sigma. The DP2M has no bells and whistles - just a basic camera with an outstanding lens and a great sensor. Check out the edge-to-edge detail in some sample images and the complete lack of CA and fringing. Who needs any more than that? "Art" filters, apps, GPS, HDR-mode, WiFi, sweep panorama, zoom lenses - all just stupid gimmicks to distract you from the purpose of photography.
Sigma DP2 Merrill - simply put, it is capable of producing better quality images than any camera on this list (at less than the price of a decent lens for most cameras). What else matters? All the other "features" are just distractions from the business of taking photographs...
Clearly a lot of effort went into some of these photos. I'm not sure what more you can say...
FNG303 - I take my hat off to you as an artist for creating chaos; but although I might admire your skill, I still wouldn't be sorry to see the back of you and your challenges. The level of craziness on these forums is high enough naturally without you ratcheting it up a notch or two with your artfully-crafted challenge themes...
Where there's muck, there's brass - by 'eck!
I agree with the previous two comments. These challenges are just plain creepy!
Vastly better photograph than the one that was voted first...
Too creepy for me...
Great photo - I love the different textures with the handle, the wonderful Damascus blade, and the feather background. I don't know why it received the low vote. It should definitely have been in the top two. Maybe someone didn't like the association with hunting...
Good challenge - a bunch of decent photos...
alex326: why don't you raise the number of slots to 100?
IMO you shouldn't change the challenge rules after entries have started. For example, I like participating in challenges with 50-60 entries as that is a reasonable number to vote on. With 100+ photos I find it hard to do a decent job of voting and I suspect many others would find it a chore as well...
Joe Pineapples: I see no connection between the sample image and the Vermeer masterpiece...
Well, it's the main point for me! If the purpose of these challenges is to promote someone's photography classes, why would I sign-up for lessons from someone who can't tell the difference between a masterpiece and a cheesy pastiche?
RuthC: I've read the rules several times, and the host's description for the challenge, and it seems to me that many of the entries have ignored the host's request for the SUBJECT to be illuminated by a lamp. Instead they have made the LAMP the sole subject of the picture. Am I missing something here?
I think you're spot-on, Ruth. IMO there is no point participating by entering into or voting on challenges that are run like this...