I won a Charlie Award....without entering the competition...

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:43:39 +0100, "Boris" wrote:

the gist of his entire post went straight over
the top of your head.

No, the gist of his entire post went completely over *your* head. He's a
well-known spammer. Has been trying to sell his beginner's photography for
years now. He thinks if he travels somewhere with a camera and takes enough
tourists' snapshots that that automatically turns him into a professional
photographer. The whole thing was to start a controversy so all you fools
would go to his pathetic website. Catch up.

Ghett A. Kleu wrote:
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:43:39 +0100, "Boris" wrote:

the gist of his entire post went straight over
the top of your head.

No, the gist of his entire post went completely over *your* head. He's a
well-known spammer. Has been trying to sell his beginner's photography for
years now.

And he seems to have been quite successful at it, no?

--
Bertrand

"Robert Coe" wrote in message ...
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:43:39 +0100, "Boris" wrote:
:
: "Me" wrote in message ...
: Nice of you to snip out my comment:
:
: "Meh - bad form by the magazine"
:
: You weren't even aware of the nature of the OP's fully justified
: and specific complaint against the magazine. Which was that
: they didn't even have the courtesy to inform him. Either that
: they'd entered his work in a competion, or that his work
: had won it.
:
: Anything else they may or may not have done pales into
: insignificance when compared with sheer downright ignorance
: and bad manners of their behaviour in that regard.
:
: In other words, the gist of his entire post went straight over
: the top of your head. So that your remark about "bad form" is
: totally meaningless as you didn't have the faintest idea of what
: he was complaining of in the first place. And was about on a par
: with your "helpful" suggestion that he should get some tee-shirts
: printed up. Presumably so as to impress the eskimos and polar
: bears on his next visit to the icy wastes.
:
: Which sums it up, and refutes the nonsense you write above.
:
: To sum anything up, you have to be aware of what what's being
: complained of in the first place. You clearly didn't. And quite
: possibly still don't, by the looks of things.

You think there are Eskimos and polar bears in Antarctica, yet you have the
temerity to ridicule someone else's understanding of the OP's original
complaint? guffaw!!

Bob

I never mentioned Antarctica anywhere in my post. When you've finally
managed to sponge all the dribble from your keyboard from all the
guffawing, you might try and work out for yourself why I specifically
referred to "icy wastes" there. If not, maybe you could ask a grown
up to help you out.


michael adams

....

"Ghett A. Kleu" wrote in message ...
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:43:39 +0100, "Boris" wrote:

the gist of his entire post went straight over
the top of your head.

No, the gist of his entire post went completely over *your* head. He's a
well-known spammer. Has been trying to sell his beginner's photography for
years now.

quote


Thijs Heslenfeld's "Cold - Sailing to Antarctica" is a truly unique book here at
Stanfords, a personal journey recorded in both photography and print that will
captivate and inspire.

"Antarctica has become the subject of countless photographic books. But this one
stands out from the crowd. (...) Dutch photographer Thijs Heslenfeld has succeeded
where I feel others have failed. Cold isn't a sugar-coated portrait of the continent;
it looks bleak, capricious and genuinely wild. (...) I've never been lucky enough
to go to Antarctica, but after seeing this book, I feel I've got a little bit closer."
- Wanderlust

"Cold is a successful book. It is beautiful; the images are simply stunning.They present
a slightly unusual view of Antarctica, unusual in that they don't offer up photos of
fluffy penguins, nor do they conform to the uniformity of the stark images used to
depict global warming." - Professional Photographer

quote

http://www.stanfords.co.uk/stock/cold-165672/

And for your own next book ?

"Ten Years Sitting in Front a Computer Screen in my Underpants, Typing Gibberish,
While Eating Tubs of Ice-Cream"

by Klueless Wannabee


michael adams

....

Boris wrote:
"Ghett A. Kleu" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:43:39 +0100, "Boris"
wrote:

the gist of his entire post went straight over
the top of your head.

No, the gist of his entire post went completely over *your* head.
He's a well-known spammer. Has been trying to sell his beginner's
photography for years now.

quote


Thijs Heslenfeld's "Cold - Sailing to Antarctica" is a truly unique
book here at
Stanfords, a personal journey recorded in both photography and print
that will
captivate and inspire.

"Antarctica has become the subject of countless photographic books.
But this one
stands out from the crowd. (...) Dutch photographer Thijs Heslenfeld
has succeeded
where I feel others have failed. Cold isn't a sugar-coated portrait
of the continent;
it looks bleak, capricious and genuinely wild. (...) I've never been
lucky enough
to go to Antarctica, but after seeing this book, I feel I've got a
little bit closer."
- Wanderlust

"Cold is a successful book. It is beautiful; the images are simply
stunning.They present
a slightly unusual view of Antarctica, unusual in that they don't
offer up photos of
fluffy penguins, nor do they conform to the uniformity of the stark
images used to
depict global warming." - Professional Photographer

quote

http://www.stanfords.co.uk/stock/cold-165672/

And for your own next book ?

"Ten Years Sitting in Front a Computer Screen in my Underpants,
Typing Gibberish,
While Eating Tubs of Ice-Cream"

by Klueless Wannabee


michael adams

Don't waste your time, just killfile the twit.

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:53:22 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

Boris wrote:
"Ghett A. Kleu" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:43:39 +0100, "Boris"
wrote:

the gist of his entire post went straight over
the top of your head.

No, the gist of his entire post went completely over *your* head.
He's a well-known spammer. Has been trying to sell his beginner's
photography for years now.


more spam snipped


And for your own next book ?

Don't waste your time, just killfile the twit.

That's all fine and well, but it won't make either of them less of a
spammer, nor you less of a troll.

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:35:34 +0100, "Boris" wrote:
:
: "Robert Coe" wrote in message ...
: On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:43:39 +0100, "Boris" wrote:
: :
: : "Me" wrote in message ...
: : Nice of you to snip out my comment:
: :
: : "Meh - bad form by the magazine"
: :
: : You weren't even aware of the nature of the OP's fully justified
: : and specific complaint against the magazine. Which was that
: : they didn't even have the courtesy to inform him. Either that
: : they'd entered his work in a competion, or that his work
: : had won it.
: :
: : Anything else they may or may not have done pales into
: : insignificance when compared with sheer downright ignorance
: : and bad manners of their behaviour in that regard.
: :
: : In other words, the gist of his entire post went straight over
: : the top of your head. So that your remark about "bad form" is
: : totally meaningless as you didn't have the faintest idea of what
: : he was complaining of in the first place. And was about on a par
: : with your "helpful" suggestion that he should get some tee-shirts
: : printed up. Presumably so as to impress the eskimos and polar
: : bears on his next visit to the icy wastes.
: :
: : Which sums it up, and refutes the nonsense you write above.
: :
: : To sum anything up, you have to be aware of what what's being
: : complained of in the first place. You clearly didn't. And quite
: : possibly still don't, by the looks of things.
:
: You think there are Eskimos and polar bears in Antarctica, yet you have the
: temerity to ridicule someone else's understanding of the OP's original
: complaint? guffaw!!
:
: Bob
:
: I never mentioned Antarctica anywhere in my post. When you've finally
: managed to sponge all the dribble from your keyboard from all the
: guffawing, you might try and work out for yourself why I specifically
: referred to "icy wastes" there. If not, maybe you could ask a grown
: up to help you out.

The subject under discussion in this thread is an award won, directly or
indirectly, by a picture taken in Antarctica. Did you not notice that? And if
you didn't, why *did* you refer to "icy wastes"?

My comment stands as written.

Bob

In article ,
says...
Either that
they'd entered his work in a competion, or that his work
had won it.



It was the magazine that was entered in a competition, not the image.
The judges looked through the magazine. They looked through all the
magazines. They decided that for the best color photo category, Thijs'
photo in Florida International Magazine was the best. FIM won the award
in this category. Not the image. FIM.

Yes. Thijs might be right to feel a little aggrieved to not be told that
his image had won the magazine an award but he can't complain that his
image was entered in the first place. Magazines enter magazines for
these awards, not specific images. Some awards do require images to be
"pointed out" and submitted individually (in context) but not these
ones.

Unless you are suggesting that every magazine should inform every
photographer that has work in their submission for every two-bit poxy
local self promoting award scheme that they enter into. Of which there
are many.

--
Alan LeHun

"Alan LeHun" wrote in message ...
In article ,
says...
Either that
they'd entered his work in a competion, or that his work
had won it.



It was the magazine that was entered in a competition, not the image.
The judges looked through the magazine. They looked through all the
magazines. They decided that for the best color photo category, Thijs'
photo in Florida International Magazine was the best. FIM won the award
in this category. Not the image. FIM.

Yes. Thijs might be right to feel a little aggrieved to not be told that
his image had won the magazine an award but he can't complain that his
image was entered in the first place. Magazines enter magazines for
these awards, not specific images. Some awards do require images to be
"pointed out" and submitted individually (in context) but not these
ones.


Unless you are suggesting that every magazine should inform every
photographer that has work in their submission for every two-bit poxy
local self promoting award scheme that they enter into. Of which there
are many.



Given that his photograph brought the magazine attention it might not
otherwise have recieved, and given that the magazine at least thought
the competetion was worth entering in the first place, the least they
could have done was tell him that his image had won an award, and thank
him for his contribution to their success in the competition.

To have not done so, is simply ignorance and bad manners on their part.


michael adams

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--
Alan LeHun

"Robert Coe" wrote in message ...
On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:35:34 +0100, "Boris" wrote:
:
: "Robert Coe" wrote in message ...
: On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:43:39 +0100, "Boris" wrote:
: :
: : "Me" wrote in message ...
: : Nice of you to snip out my comment:
: :
: : "Meh - bad form by the magazine"
: :
: : You weren't even aware of the nature of the OP's fully justified
: : and specific complaint against the magazine. Which was that
: : they didn't even have the courtesy to inform him. Either that
: : they'd entered his work in a competion, or that his work
: : had won it.
: :
: : Anything else they may or may not have done pales into
: : insignificance when compared with sheer downright ignorance
: : and bad manners of their behaviour in that regard.
: :
: : In other words, the gist of his entire post went straight over
: : the top of your head. So that your remark about "bad form" is
: : totally meaningless as you didn't have the faintest idea of what
: : he was complaining of in the first place. And was about on a par
: : with your "helpful" suggestion that he should get some tee-shirts
: : printed up. Presumably so as to impress the eskimos and polar
: : bears on his next visit to the icy wastes.
: :
: : Which sums it up, and refutes the nonsense you write above.
: :
: : To sum anything up, you have to be aware of what what's being
: : complained of in the first place. You clearly didn't. And quite
: : possibly still don't, by the looks of things.
:
: You think there are Eskimos and polar bears in Antarctica, yet you have the
: temerity to ridicule someone else's understanding of the OP's original
: complaint? guffaw!!
:
: Bob
:
: I never mentioned Antarctica anywhere in my post. When you've finally
: managed to sponge all the dribble from your keyboard from all the
: guffawing, you might try and work out for yourself why I specifically
: referred to "icy wastes" there. If not, maybe you could ask a grown
: up to help you out.

The subject under discussion in this thread is an award won, directly or
indirectly, by a picture taken in Antarctica. Did you not notice that? And if
you didn't, why *did* you refer to "icy wastes"?


Because penguins are unlikely to be impressed by his wearing a tee shirt and
are thus unlikely to commission any work from him. Unlike say eskimos.

HTH

Doubtless you'll now take the opportunity to point out that the idea of anyone
wearing a tee shirt in the icy wastes simply to impress some eskimos is
absurd to start with.



My comment stands as written.


Good. Why print it out, frame it, and stick it on the wall ?


michael adams

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Bob