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Re: [Digital BW] RE: Congratulations, Clayton, on your success - 2005 Print Contest

2005-10-18 by Michael Vendrell

David, I think this would have been better saved for
your private musings or communicated to Hawk Mountain
- or, at least, saved until you saw Clayton's
photograph.  Otherwise, it just comes off as
mean-spirited sour grapes and you should not only
"duck and cover" , but be ashamed.

Clayton - CONGRATULATIONS!...michael

--- David Keenan <ausdlk@...> wrote:

> I hate to be the cynic around here but...
> 
> Does it strike any one else as, um, curious that
> Clayton was awarded these honors by a company that
> makes photographic ink jet paper and Clayton enjoys
> the reputation where his word is gold as far as
> which papers the rest of us should buy and use?
> 
> Now, I haven't seen his image and perhaps it is
> truly wonderful and given his reputation, it
> probably is.
> 
> I would hope that Hawk Mountain truly did pick their
> winners in a completely blind way -- and they
> probably did.
> 
> Still, in these increasing sad days where it is gets
> harder and harder to know who to trust, I just find
> this worthy of comment.
> 
> Okay, I've ducked and covered and am awaiting the
> flames that this message will probably invoke... ;)
> 
> Dave.
> -- 
> David Keenan, ausdlk@... on 10/18/2005
> 
> 
> 



	
		
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