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 08/20/2003 11:32:43 PM · #26
If the picture was shot in portrait orientation and was uploaded in landscape, I see absolutely nothing wrong with putting it back in portrait as it was originally taken. I don't think people are trying to bend the rules to fit their own interpretation, I think it's just common sense. I understand your lawyer sense though Mav, you're just like my brother, very literal (he's a lawyer too) : )
 08/20/2003 11:34:52 PM · #27
Originally posted by sagestudio:
If the picture was shot in portrait orientation and was uploaded in landscape, I see absolutely nothing wrong with putting it back in portrait as it was originally taken. I don't think people are trying to bend the rules to fit their own interpretation, I think it's just common sense. I understand your lawyer sense though Mav, you're just like my brother, very literal (he's a lawyer too) : )


The problem is the same logic very resonably can be applied to correcting the colours so they look like it was originally seen and captured.

Maybe makes sense to fix the exposure too, as it was originally seen.

Yes this is a literal interpretation of the challenge. But it says 'resize and that's it'
 08/21/2003 12:06:47 AM · #28
Originally posted by Gordon:

Yes this is a literal interpretation of the challenge. But it says 'resize and that's it'


I just wish D & L would make a ruling on this so that we can move on. I don't really care one way or another, just wanted to know. I have sent in the question directly to them, but have yet to receive an answer. I'll post it here when I get it.
08/21/2003 12:08:01 AM · #29
In the meantime, I guess we vote as if they're legal and request a DQ.
08/21/2003 12:10:14 AM · #30
What clarification do you need? Resize and that's it! Nothing else...where's the confusion? Don't do anything to it but resize once it's made that long trip through the USB tube.

Originally posted by mariomel:


I just wish D & L would make a ruling on this so that we can move on. I don't really care one way or another, just wanted to know. I have sent in the question directly to them, but have yet to receive an answer. I'll post it here when I get it.
 08/21/2003 12:12:09 AM · #31
How many camera's allow a ratio that will result in a size other than 640x480? I think I spot a few other shots that weren't real clear about the rule.
 08/21/2003 12:14:13 AM · #32
It would be 640 on the longest side in that case.

Originally posted by myqyl:
How many camera's allow a ratio that will result in a size other than 640x480? I think I spot a few other shots that weren't real clear about the rule.
 08/21/2003 12:19:28 AM · #33
My camera allows for a wider ratio than 640x480. I can select 720x480 ratio. When I make a 10x8 shot, I have to crop some off the sides.
 08/21/2003 12:22:17 AM · #34
Rotating should've been allowed from the beginning, it was a slight oversight on our part. Please don't request vertical photographs for disqualification. Our apologies for not clarifying this sooner.
 08/21/2003 12:22:38 AM · #35
Well I see a shot with an off-axis focal plane...interesting...does someone out there have a tilt-shift lens?
 08/21/2003 12:27:17 AM · #36
Originally posted by langdon:
Rotating should've been allowed from the beginning, it was a slight oversight on our part. Please don't request vertical photographs for disqualification. Our apologies for not clarifying this sooner.


.Thanks for the clarification! I thought it would have been silly to exclude all portrait shots. Now we can resume actual photography as opposed to just talking about it.
08/21/2003 12:45:04 AM · #37
Originally posted by langdon:
Rotating should've been allowed from the beginning, it was a slight oversight on our part. Please don't request vertical photographs for disqualification. Our apologies for not clarifying this sooner.


Well, I guess this will teach me a lesson about following the rules as they are stated... From now on I'll just follow whatever rules I think should've been allowed from the beginning and wait for the rules to change once the voting starts.


08/21/2003 01:07:35 AM · #38
Silly me.


08/21/2003 01:09:34 AM · #39
Ditto...

Originally posted by mavrik:
Silly me.

 08/21/2003 10:43:51 PM · #40
Ditto
 08/21/2003 10:49:00 PM · #41
And let that be a lesson to you about following rules! You silly literal people! : )
 08/21/2003 11:12:04 PM · #42
yeah - as long as I think it should be allowed, it's ok!
 08/21/2003 11:47:00 PM · #43

I mean this in the nicest way possible:

*thumbs his nose and says "nyah nyah nyah"*

:) I'm just playin'. I'm just excited that I finally was on the winning side of a "dicussion" (i.e. argument) in the forums. A first!

08/22/2003 12:03:15 AM · #44
Let's not have a hissy fit people...
 08/22/2003 12:42:10 AM · #45
Rotating should've been allowed from the beginning, it was a slight oversight on our part. Please don't request vertical photographs for disqualification. Our apologies for not clarifying this sooner.




A bit late for me, i unsubmitted mine then the site went down :(
 08/22/2003 11:46:25 AM · #46
Originally posted by marbo:
Rotating should've been allowed from the beginning, it was a slight oversight on our part. Please don't request vertical photographs for disqualification. Our apologies for not clarifying this sooner.




A bit late for me, i unsubmitted mine then the site went down :(


Also, some cameras have an orientation sensor and therefore create a vertical shot directly from the camera.
 08/22/2003 12:10:11 PM · #47
On one hand I understand the rule this time to not allow rotating because the photographer could use it to fix a slightly tilted picture, but on the other hand not allowing it really limits the shot you can take.

So I decided to not mark down for portrait pictures.
 08/22/2003 12:11:25 PM · #48
It would have to be 90degs 180degs or 270degs, otherwise it would leave a wonkey border as cropping is not allowed.
 08/22/2003 12:15:08 PM · #49
reading this thread is worse then playing cards with my sisters kids.. complain complain complain...
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