3d@xxxxx Will Happen

[JakeKristy@xxxxxxx]

I am full of confidence(?) tonight.  Humble opinions will fly.

I admire Lauren Michaels.  Someone who: cracks a good posting, sends out
beautiful (if you like *red* ;)) stereo slides as kickback, entered some
heavyweight contenders in 3d@xxxx, and is not afraid to share opinions.

[That's great, but what has that got to do with 3d@xxxxx?]

OK, so my point was to add my comments to the 3d@xxxxx fishbowl.

(00) Voting?  Oh, heckers, yes!  The education!  The fun!  The prizes (and I
didn't get Jack in the 1st expo)!

(01) Method of transport?  Who cares what someone chooses.  Each of us puts
something valuable in the hands of either United Parcel or US Post every
year.  So just send it by a method that will get it to the next person in
less than 7 days.  We just avoid the UPS to a POBox thing (would the UPS
clerk even *let* you attempt that?).

(02) Formats?  All the formats you can view should be included.

(03) Biography?  Include whatever you want.  Or don't.  We won't take the
cookies away from you.

(04) Self-Portrait?  If you like.  If not, you can always rebel and throw in
a shot of your camera or shoe.  Heckers, *forcing* someone to include a
write-up or a self-image would be as repulsive as forcing one to wear a tie
to a stereo club meeting!

(05) Categories for experience level?  No, not categories.  But the benefit
of including the bio on yourself and the data on the picture is that all
viewers can judge your images in the light they were taken.  Admire the
beginner and punish the expert (or something like that ;*) ).

(06) Private snapshots of your kids making funny faces?  Well, if that's all
Dr. T has, we don't want to exclude him.  Besides, I can't wait to see what
form of macaroni he's been taking close-ups of these days.

(07) See the expo without contributin images?  Naw!  Shucks, everyone has
something stereoscopic to contribute.  If you have to, sign your name to the
bottom of one of those "5-D" RDS greeting cards and claim that it's your
work.  Heckers, we'll all be lying in our bios anyway.

Sincerely, but not very seriously,

Chris Helms


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