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<p>Geez, Mary. You're the icon queen.</p>

<p>Thanks, Lex.</p>

<p>I'm still curious about how candidates are chosen. I'm sure the Elves don't have time to surf around randomly. Perhaps a report of highly rated photos is generated and they look at the list and discuss...?</p>

<p>I think one has no choice but to view POW recipients as winners of enviable prestige. Their photos are selected not only for aesthetic and technical excellence, but also for an X factor of intrigue lacking in the large majority of the field.</p>

<p>Josh, anything you can tell us about how the massive pool of all available photos gets filtered down to one each week?</p>

<p>L.J., it sounds like you would value the feedback more than the trophy.</p>

<p>Do you consider winning POW...<br /><br /><br />...a dream come true?</p>

<p>...a serious honor you're working toward?</p>

<p>...a purely subjective and thus meaningless decoration?</p>

<p>...none of the above?<br /><br /><br />Thanks,</p>

<p>Cal</p>

<p>I'm just trying to sponge a bit from the vast knowledge reservoir provided by the kind and generous experts on this site, Janne.</p>

<p>It's a shame they don't make the manual 35mm F1.4 anymore. I'd love to give it a spin.</p>

<p>K factor, Dug?</p>

<p>Nice work, Vihao.</p>

<p>Also congrats on the ballet POW.</p>

<p>Thanks for all your thoughts and that classic Shakespearean quip, Bernard.</p>

<p>Stephen, thanks.</p>

<p>Are you certain it's not focal length that's the basis of the rule? For example, at 70mm, you want a minimum shutter speed of 1 / 70 sec. This makes sense to me because longer focal lengths amplify the effects of vibration. I'm not sure why ISO would be the factor.</p>

<p>Thanks, Scott.</p>

<p>Thanks, Bill.</p>

<p>I didn't realize there was such a difference in shutter speed requirement based on the direction of the moving subject.</p>

<p>Thanks, Richard.</p>

<p>Pretty tough read for someone like me.</p>

<p>Ken, you're right to advocate flexibility. Thanks for your input.</p>

<p>Yes, Gary. Composition is the artistic and therefore more difficult part of photography.</p>

<p>Nice analogy, Bernard.</p>

<p>Although come to think of it I don't know of any star-crossed trysts between Canon and Nikon shooters. If anyone does, please share.</p>

<p>Thanks for the background on what you do, Per.</p>

<p>Very nice low light photo.</p>

<p>Thanks, Lil.</p>

<p>For some reason I had ridiculously envisioned you locking your ISO regardless of the situation. Heh.</p>

<p>Per, "Nikonficionado" is a beautiful term. Being a big Hemingway fan I am particularly fond of it.</p>

<p>Scott, what's "AA's Zone System"?</p>

<p>Thanks for the pic, Indraneel.</p>

<p>Glad to know we think alike, Pete.</p>

<p>Thanks for clarifying, Georg. I've never used a lens without autofocus.</p>