Hello!!
I'm actually trying to track down Geoff Hanzlik - I did a google search for him and it brought me to your page --- can you forward my email to him: bgeffen@gmail.com or email his contact info?

Thank you!

Brook :)

Hi! :)

Just want to let you know about Fotki digital art contests:

http://journals.fotki.com/fotkicom/fotkiblog/entry/rdftgdbwqkd/

Good luck!
Nataly

Hi!

I have to confess that I like sunsets and flowers, but I also enjoy seeing pictures like yours in the recent Weekly contest. Please don't stop submitting this kind of pictures - it truly makes the contests diverse. I like to see what other fotkins see around the world (the best part of the contests) - and they certainly see more than just pretty things.

P.S. I have to come back and look through albums more - very interesting.

Alenka

Thank you for the comment... feel free to browse my other albums. I update my "photography from work" folder often. Thanks again!!!

Hello, thank you for your nice comment about my entry in the stormy weather contest :)

Congrats for fifth place in "Stormy ..", great picture of Shasta, it could do better in this tight competition. NJ

Hi John

Thanks for your message. You actually beat us by a lot more than you think. Check it out:

YOURS:
Place 17
Average score: 6.2
Total score: 1259
Votes/Views: 203/401

OURS:
Place 18
Average score: 5.95
Total score: 1243
Votes/Views: 209/470

So your average was .7 ahead of us which is quite significant in a contest like this. You got more points with less votes than us. If they had used average score to calculate the winners, you would have placed closer to 10th place. We've been pushing to get them to use the weighted mean in their calculations which would give more weight to higher points given and less to lower points given. I really don't think Fotki knows what the hell they're doing from one contest to the next. Oh well.

Take care and keep clicking
Barb

Dear John

What a great entry in the Time contest. Congratulations on placing just AHEAD of us LOL. It's very refreshing to see a great sports action photo get it's due rewards :) Keep clicking!


Rich and Barb

Hi John,
Just saw and voted on your entry in the "Time" contest - 10!
Fabulous capture and 'action' Photography.
I live in Eugene!
Nice to see a photo of my town in the contest. I wish you sucess in the contest. Linda

Hi John-

Don't know why I "googled" you today, but since I did and found this site I thought I'd write. It's been almost 30 years, I think, hasn't it? Lots of time and water under the bridge. Still in Ashland? I'm north of you in Cottage Grove, have been since '92. Thought of you when I drove thru Ashland last summer for the first time in many years.

Anyway, I just thought I'd say hello, re-connect as it were. Here's hoping you're healthy and happy.

Lee Marks

You know what, John (presumably), since they started the new format, I don’t vote in the contests at all!

The first time, I skipped through the photos not knowing that I couldn’t go back and vote. Since then, I still skip through them all even though I know that I am not rewarding anyone with stars. I love doing it this way – I have no pressure or regrets.

When that first photo pops up, how are you supposed to know if it’s the best or the worst until you’ve seen the other photos?

So, I essentially vote with my comments. And in my personal opinion, I would rather have a six with a nice comment than an anonymous 10.

I make a lot of smart-alecky comments too, and am more rewarded when I get an LOL from one of those, than I’m ever going to feel from a vote on my own photo. (Of course, I’m a terrible photographer, so that’s easy for me to say.) If I ever get a ROTFLMAO, than that makes my whole year.)

Regarding your shopping cart – I like the photo, and I thought it was perfectly on theme. Some voters read too much into the theme, and some completely disregard it. So you should never be discouraged by the results of the contest. It’s much more important to enjoy the process than the results.

Regards,
David (aka Drib)

Your family pictures are great, John. I got a big kick out of seeing them. Let's see some more!

Yep...I mean the window cleaners are brave :-)...not you lol:-)

I appreciate your vote in architechture contest, thanks a lot!
- Dina

Thank you so much for the link to the house photo! I left you a message under it.
Best from Canada,
Sheila

Hiya, Many, many thanks for your kind words and vote in the Architecture Compitition. This is our first ever entry as we have not been with fotki for long and its great that you found time to look and vote for my pic, Thank you again!

All the best

Keith & Babs

Hi,
Thanks for your generous vote in the architecture contest. I appreciate all votes and comments.
Beth

I would love to see the uncropped version. Would you mind sending it?
Thanks, Sheila
Or just let me know what album it is in and I will look at it there.

Thank you for your vote! =)

OLá, your portuguese is fine! I wish you good luck in the contest.
All the best, take care, Rosa