Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #45

<p>Luis Arguelles,<br>

Thank you for your kind comment.<br>

best regards</p>

<p>Thank you <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=380477">Luis Argüelles</a> and <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5043399">Monika Epsefass</a> .</p>

<p>Thank you, Luis</p>

<p>This thread just keeps getting better and better.</p>

<p>To Everyone: Thank you for sharing your wonderful photo for this week! I liked all of them very much and appreciate the comments on my attempt at something different (for me). :)</p>

<p>To Matt: You have a new title, "Dog Photographer Extraordinaire" in my book. I think you're a Dog Whisperer or something magical like that to capture them SO well. I see big bucks amongst those fleas in your future. I adore your puppy/dog shots. Please keep them coming...or put them in a book and I'll buy it. :D</p>

<p>And thank you, Monika.<br>

This is a great site and Wednesdays are the best.</p>

<p>From the photos I've managed to see, there are some wonderful contributions as usual, but it takes many refreshes and openings of the page before I can see most of them. Alexandro H, lovely waterfall shot, James K, super river shot.<br /><strong>However, I have to pass comment on certain aspects of this thread.</strong> Its bad enough that half way through wednesday there are already a couple of hundred entries and so many are at the starting gate waiting for the go, but I have noticed a trend where many people seem to be posting almost identical shots as their previous weeks, just for the sake of posting a photo. This is grossly unfair on those others trying to post something new and its hoarding the bandwidth and space of this thread. Not nameing any names, but I have noticed photos of the same girls at the same cafe, but with a different body position or expression from last week. I've noticed buskers with the guitar in a different position from what it was the previous week, etc, and I'm sure there are many more that I haven't noticed. If there's nothing new or different lets not post just for the sake of posting and getting our names on the forum, its infair on the others and causes unnecessary delay in downloading. Also, another trend I have noticed is for vertical photos to be as big as possible, to be noticed more, and you are scrolling up and down to see part of the photo. I cite one example on todays page, of a rock singer, that is 1050 pixels high and 750kb (what happened to the 300 kb limit ???). If there's a 700 pixel width limit, there should be one for the height also.<br />I'm sure my comments won't agree with everyone, but what do our moderators have to say about this ?</p>

<p>Andrew.... Hi there!<br /> You are right! Some people won't agree with everything you said and some will.....</p>

<p><strong>I FIRMLY agree with</strong> people posting extremely large files when they use the portrait mode. YES, there should be a 700 pixel limit on hight too. That is the way I do it. I export my files not to exceed this size. Also the files should be less than 300 kb as stipulated many times before.</p>

<p><strong>What I don't agree i</strong><strong>s</strong> why it bothers you about those people who post first? I live in Japan and I am ahead in time of almost everyone else. I think 90% of the time, my shot is on the first 5. I just didn't know someone would be upset about it. When in Japan, I usually posted before leaving my company. Which means I was always done with my work and killing time on the net so YEAH! I get to be first. Now I don't have a job so I have nothing better to do and when Jose posts it's 5 pm here and I'm home drinking a beer. When in Europe, I am just waking up and the first thing I do is read the threads so again, I am one of the first. Do you think I should wait until Friday to post? just give me a good reason and I will!</p>

<p>People posting similar pictures doesn't bother me either. If the picture is different and taken with Nikon gear it should be welcome.</p>

<p>And I am sorry about people with a slow internet connection. With mine a get like 8 MB/s and the thread downloads within 5 seconds. Some times I am on the road and because I wanna see the thread I use my mobile internet connection which is VERY slow. But I just wanna see the thread so I don't mind reloading the thread many many times until I see it all. What I mean is that we all have options.</p>

<p>Let's just stay within the few rules already stipulated!</p>

<p><strong>Thank you everyone for participating and sharing your work! Cheers!</strong></p>

<p>Rene', I'm not upset by people posting first, you misunderstand me. The point I'm making is that there is already so much traffic, so to speak, that clogging it up with unnecessary traffic is unfair to others, regardless of slow or fast connections. And its not just 'similar' pictures, its practically the same pictures. The same photo as the week before, but the person is looking elsewhere, in this case. As to vertical pictures, they should be within most monitors' vertical confines ie, about 800 pixels top to bottom, not ginormous "look at me" 1000-plus pixels. That one picture of the guitar playing rocker is the size and file size of three othors roughly, I don't think thats fair on everyone else participating.</p>

<p>MS Keil, Issac Sam, Tiffany Brook, Savitri Wilder and Cees Maas. Thank you for your kind comments!</p>

<p>Andrew - A lot of people like this thread the way it is. People will post an arc of photos over a few week. Its enjoyable.<br /> <strong>It's very simple - If you don't like the way this thread runs, don't visit it, The large majority are </strong><strong>ver</strong><strong>y happy with it</strong> and don't wish to see it changed. We went thru this last month in a heated discussion <br /> This thread has evolved into the best recurring thread on photonet for a reason. If its not broke. don't fix it. <strong>Its not broke because you don't like people posting similar photos each week. </strong><br /> and as far as the similar photos go - I like seeing the next evolution.</p>

<p>Andrew- as a newbie myself (with a 16mps cable connection), I'm less sensitive to the issues fueling your concerns, but I have to say that I'm waiting for Igor's next pic in that series because I'm wondering how long it will be before the chic in the red sweater smacks somebody. Being from NewJersey, I recognize real "attitude" when I see it!!</p>

<p>Please, let us NOT start a similar discussion as one month ago, which almost killed this thread series, which in my opinion is the best on photo.net ever.</p>

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<p>Great work everyone, another wonderful Wednesday collection. As usual, I'll mention the images that particularly caught my attention:</p>

<p>@Anish, the fall colors at Reigate Hill<br>

@Aguinaldo, another winning sky and stars<br>

@Pedro, that's a really fine macro shot of the watch<br>

@Lil, the night heron<br>

@Louis, your portrait of Lotus<br>

@Richard, a fabulous Halloween kid picture<br>

@John, homework with the cat<br>

@JF Zhang, you've really hit this one just right, blue sky, fall foliage, and the lake<br>

@Epp, the green silos are really funny.<br>

@Ofey, nice shot, I thought it was a prison<br>

@Phil, it's a great image on your mocked-up Cosmo cover<br>

@Alex, great ghost shot<br>

@Matt, I'm really enjoying the dog portraits<br>

@Brandon, fab shot of Springsteen. You did have a photographer's pass, right?<br>

@Isaac, the seafood image is very nice.<br>

@Evan, your boxer is a great shot<br>

@Chauncey, great shot of your son<br>

@James, nice fall waterfall<br>

@Miles, I really like the vineyard shot<br>

@Peter Heritage, great shot in the sewing shop</p>

<p>As for the comments... This thread is great as is. Ain't broke, don't fix it. I do like the idea of changing the rule to "700 pixels on the longest edge" so that verticals fit on one screen.</p>

<p>My best to all!</p>

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<p>Andrew Fedon, I like this thread. It is as fun watching other peoples pictures as getting comments on my own picture. I try to comment myself when I have something to say.</p>

<p>There are clear rules on how to post pictures in this thread. Sorry, but I follow those, not your rules.</p>

<p><strong>@Jonas Fjellstedt</strong><br /><strong><em>"There are clear rules on how to post pictures in this thread. Sorry, but I follow those, not your rules."</em></strong><br />Ok, putting the 'similar pictures' issue to the side, the rules of this thread clearly state pictures under 300 kb, and I clearly make reference to oversize vertical pictures in general and specifically to one example that is <strong>750 kb</strong> file size on the current page. By what logic do you deduce that it is <strong>"<em>my rules" ??</em></strong> Its the threads' own rules. <strong><em>Its at the top of the page,</em> </strong><em><strong>read</strong> <strong>it</strong></em><strong>.</strong> I simply pointed out the infraction in fairness to everyone, with good intention, and I'm being abused for it instead the of perpetraters. I didn't realise that stating some opinion I would ruffle so many feathers in the process. At 1092 pixels height, the tallest photo on todays thread, I can understand why Joseph is upset by my comments. Don't worry Jonas, you'll still get your weekly pat on the back.<br /><strong><em>Subject closed as far as I'm concerned</em></strong></p>

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<p>My photo is 144 K, less than half the 300K limit<br>

Joseph is upset by people who go 20 weeks in between post on this thread and don't understand the true nature of the thread, and want to change the way it runs.</p>

 

<p>Just returned to look over the entries more closely and looked at the last few psosts - guys, take you bickering elsewhere. This thread, if I am correct, has run every week for over a year now, thanks to <strong>Jose</strong> and all the others contributing.... I use it for inspiration and a reminder to get out there and have fun.<strong> Matt Lauer</strong> , great shot. Now I'll stop taking up bandwidth....</p>

<p>Monika, thank you so much for your mention. Being mentioned does encourage me to go out every weekend to get better at this hobby. Certainly, even without any mention, I will strive, needless to say :-) No mention means not good enough, I understand.</p>

<p>My top 10 favorite this week -<br>

Anish, Monika, Dan South, JF Zhang, Richard Karash, James Kazan - I wish I could do the autumn color and depth of the scene like you.<br>

Aguinaldo - I never get tired of your night starly night photo. I would LOVE to be able to take such photo.<br>

Luis - I feel like I am sucked into the engine hood of the car!<br>

Alejandro - Lonely? I know how it feels.<br>

Joseph - I was foolishly thinking (and waiting) that the start would be the Central Park :-( Yours tells the feeling of the "race".<br>

Wouter - Man, I always admire such sky landscape.<br>

Lil - I am always amazed by the photos of birds you take.<br>

Jonus F - Very nicely done HDR.<br>

Justin - are you becoming oya baka (fool parent :-) ? Kidding. Cute girl!<br>

Cees Maas - beautiful angle and perspective architectural photo.<br>

Greg, and Paul Wang - You captured the moment!<br>

Matt - As everyone said. The master of dog photos!<br>

deep vishy - I like that, too. Well done.</p>

<p>Well, a bit more than 10, but couldn't limit to 10. Many others I like, too, but sorry couldn't mention all. Nice weather this weekend I am now in the process of selection for the next Wednesday photo. See you again in a few days!</p>

<p>Ken</p>