my 2 cents
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 by gmc2 | Discussion: Wallpapers
So, I'm going through the wallpapers to find one to highlight with my next blind (settled on Skyzyk's chopper) and found a picture of a dead leaf with 8 stars. A dead leaf, 8 stars, wtf.
I'm thinking to myself that I have better pictures than that where my finger got in the way and decided to upload a set of 5 pretty damn nice wallpapers. Much better, to me at least, than a dead leaf.
1 approved and the other 4 regulated to my personal page, very disappointed.
I've always stayed out of the wallpaper rants and bitching as I had not uploaded wallpapers and had no experience to comment on. Now I guess I do and can empathize with those that have had their work regulated to personal pages (or rejected outright) when work that appears to be of lesser quality is allowed to become part of the public galleries.
Jellyfish
Dandelion
Yellow flower
Rose-2
I'll be deleting these over the weekend, if anyone is interested grab them while they're here.
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Reply #22 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 7:58 PM
well from an artists point of view, id rather slit my fucking throat than put a dead leaf wallpaper on My desktop.
but hey, each to their own right?
Reply #24 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 8:19 PM
I once put a dead leaf in a comic book. What did I know...I was four. But even a dead leaf tells a story.
Reply #25 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 8:21 PM
and i dont think this is about ego at all,
its about one person questioning the logic of the mods choices.
what is so wrong about that?
Reply #26 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 8:45 PM
and probably many times over and over again. But at least now I have a better understanding of how others may feel having their work rejected/regulated.
please remember if anyone is interested in any of these they will be deleted sunday evening.
I have quite a number of photographs that I would be willing to make into various sized wallpapers however it seems like a lot of hassle just to get it rejected/regulated. any thoughts on a process to pre-approve wallpapers before I make these various sizes and zip them up?
Seth, wtf is that symbol suppose to represent, may I ask?
Reply #29 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 10:23 PM
I'm still trying to figure out why this was rejected.
Reply #31 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 1:02 AM
Po that Kathy Bates "Misery" is the friggin shit!!!!! 
Reply #33 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 3:00 AM
but hey, each to their own right?
actually, I think an 'artist' can see art in dead leaves.... link... 
I suppose it depends on your definition of 'artist'..
is an artist anyone who can put a brush to paper and produce something reasonably aesthetic.. or controversial.. or whatever..
someone who can creatively photograph nature... at it's finest.... or simplest..
press some buttons on a software program and produce something quite dazzling... whether tasteful or not..
I think 'artist' has too broader spectrum of interpretation to state that, as an 'artist'... a dead leaf could not be found.. artistic..
I suppose I end up using a higher percentage of nature walls than abstract/digital... because there seems to be a higher percentage of people on the net producing quality creative nature photography with or without some manipulation.... and fewer 'artists' who are talented enough as 'graphic artists' to be able to produce quality art from software..
and, as always, it comes down to individual taste..
Reply #34 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 3:06 AM
Still waiting for the flood of nature wallpapers to disappear finally, anyways. Seen enough leaves already, dead or living. 
Reply #35 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:34 AM
has been a wish unfulfilled, I am truly amazed at some of the work that comes from graphic artists.
Thanks Po, I agree, I don't understand it either.
Reply #37 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:53 AM
The links should´ve stayed and grilled horsesteak is still the best meat ! 
Reply #39 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:18 AM
I suppose it depends on your definition of 'artist'..
is an artist anyone who can put a brush to paper and produce something reasonably aesthetic.. or controversial.. or whatever..
someone who can creatively photograph nature... at it's finest.... or simplest..
press some buttons on a software program and produce something quite dazzling... whether tasteful or not..
I think 'artist' has too broader spectrum of interpretation to state that, as an 'artist'... a dead leaf could not be found.. artistic..
I suppose I end up using a higher percentage of nature walls than abstract/digital... because there seems to be a higher percentage of people on the net producing quality creative nature photography with or without some manipulation.... and fewer 'artists' who are talented enough as 'graphic artists' to be able to produce quality art from software..
and, as always, it comes down to individual taste..
i personally think that you can only call yourself an artist if you were born with the god given talent to do anything naturally in the artistic field, like paint, sculpt, draw ect. , for me that is the limit, and since I was blessed with the god given talen to draw, I guess i can afford to be protective of the term.
yes, the term artist is flung around to loose these days, if you can use photoshop and a brush, your an artist. (rolls eyes) that dont cut it for me.
but hey this isnt the subject at hand, and im not one to hijack threads.....
but as I said before, each to his own. i just happen to think a dead leaf isnt art, but it dosent mean 20 people standing in line behind me will agree.
Reply #40 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:23 AM
and yeah.....why the hell where gregs links removed? they were just links to his art for christ sakes.....
this is getting pathetic.
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Reply #21 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 7:17 PM