Compaq
Been spending a lot of time on here!
- Joined
- Aug 29, 2010
- Messages
- 3,400
- Reaction score
- 657
- Location
- Norway
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos OK to edit
I've been thinking. Maybe (just maybe) it would be beneficial to have some "ground rules" with this thing. I've seen, in my limited time as participant, that there have been some common problems, or misunderstandings.
For example, and I've sinned this one as well, uploading raw files. It seems most people want to use high res JPEGs, as not all use software supporting raw files. It takes a few minutes converting 5-6-7 raw files to JPEGs.
Secondly, using an upload site is all well and good, but if we got together in a thread with our e-mails, we could easily create a TPF Shootout Dropbox folder. Of course, everyone who wanted to participate would need to join the dropbox group, and that may be a challenge.
These shootouts are very much fun, and it they became a little more structured, the game might benefit? I'm not talking insane amounts of rules and legislation here, just a couple of suggestions.
For example, and I've sinned this one as well, uploading raw files. It seems most people want to use high res JPEGs, as not all use software supporting raw files. It takes a few minutes converting 5-6-7 raw files to JPEGs.
Secondly, using an upload site is all well and good, but if we got together in a thread with our e-mails, we could easily create a TPF Shootout Dropbox folder. Of course, everyone who wanted to participate would need to join the dropbox group, and that may be a challenge.
These shootouts are very much fun, and it they became a little more structured, the game might benefit? I'm not talking insane amounts of rules and legislation here, just a couple of suggestions.
Anyone with internet and a computer is able to use the dropbox system. If their connection is good enough to download from the web, it's good enough to use dropbox. And you only need to join up once, and you're done for the future of shootouts.
