Date:         Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:47:49 -0800
Reply-To:     Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Subject:      Re: VW PHOTO CALENDAR VOTING
Comments: To: Tim Schneider <honemastert@GMAIL.COM>
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I have to chime in on this subject because I too love to collect so many
pics of anything to do with vanagons from the net. now for several years I
have quite a collection of everything I could get my hands on.

Trying to pick a dozen photos from close to 500 pics of vans is pretty
difficult. By what criteria can one make a selection with so many pictures
depicting so many areas of vanagon life.

Just my .02 Is this to be a "vanagon" calendar? Are the earlier busses and
later eurovans part of the vanagon community? Perhaps this is a "vw van"
calendar?

I personally have to say that tend to like the pictures that dont have too
much detail in them, sort of abstract images. I want pictures I can continue
to look at all month long and not become tired of the image.

Just the senic image of the lone vw out there with beautiful backgrounds
seem the best to me.

I also agree there seems to be a skewed voting going on here for some
unknown reason.  If what I saw winning, "wins" its a bit of a joke.

I think 12 is far too limited to represent this wonderful automotive
creation and the lifestyle that follows it. There needs to be about a
hundred pics in a slide show.   You can then show the full bandwidth of what
fantastic vehicles these are and the wacky owners like us who love em.

Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Schneider" <honemastert@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: VW PHOTO CALENDAR VOTING


> > However, I have to say I find it a bit suspicious that photos 390 & 85
> > are *WAY* ahead of all the other photos by 80-100 votes right now, and
> > they both feature the same Eurovan "WIDBAY".  390 is also shows up with
> > somewhat screwed up colors... these photos are far from the
> > best of the bunch (I say that as a professional photographer).
>
> My fav is 367, love that shot of Half Dome in the background
> oh.. there's a Vanagon in front of it.. cool!
>
>  -t