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Post by melons on Jun 27, 2012 21:11:10 GMT
Have been looking forward to seeing the pics of our fell at cheshire county but honestly, the size and quality of the proofs is unbelieveably poor, and YES I do understand that people are taking advantage and copying to facebook etc.. but surely anyone genuinely wanting to buy a picture is unable to even tell if it's their pony - let alone decide which to buy... How they expect to sell many pics is beyond me.. Come on Equinational... I have bought many pics from you in the past and would hope to do so again, but unless you buy on the day.. (and this is often not possible) I don't see how we can from the sub-standard proofs you are now publishing!!!!  |
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Post by showingfanatic on Jun 27, 2012 21:24:40 GMT
i echo your thoughts, i know where they're coming from but really, theres photos from two recent shows i want to order but as the quality is so poor i cannot see which ones i like!!
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Post by keyhole on Jun 27, 2012 22:21:10 GMT
Echo comments, went to Cheshire show couldn't purchase on the day went to site photographs that small can't determine what is average/giddy or great photo, so won't be making a purchase
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Post by keyhole on Jun 27, 2012 22:21:26 GMT
Echo comments, went to Cheshire show couldn't purchase on the day went to site photographs that small can't determine what is average/giddy or great photo, so won't be making a purchase
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Post by bow1607 on Jun 28, 2012 9:15:14 GMT
My thoughts exactly, unfortunately equinational have got a bit above themselves........... at Cheshire the man in the arab ring (in hand) told a friend he was going to sue her for taking pics of her horse at the show.
She asked him to point out where it states that you can't take your own pictures??
He was that busy threatening her he missed half the class!!!!!
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Post by 09rebel99 on Jun 28, 2012 9:48:43 GMT
Bow1607 that is disgusting!!! I would have made a complaint! I can't believe they would say you can't take your own pictures!!!
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Post by Kerbeck on Jun 28, 2012 10:12:23 GMT
I was just about to post about this! I could only tell it was me because of the colour of my jacket, I couldn't distinguish my friend in her class at all! There is no way I am going to spend £20 on a print when I can't see it!
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Post by shelliewilson on Jun 28, 2012 11:06:06 GMT
couldnt agree more - these people who do steal pic for facebook have no intentions whatsoever of buying the picture anyway so if anything i think they are going to lose more buisness by reducing the quality and size of the proofs as i also was going to buy a picture and so was my friend but we just cant see if we like them so their loss!
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Post by sectiondcrazy on Jun 28, 2012 11:53:36 GMT
The only way which I can tell which is my boy in the D class is his 2 big white socks at the back and nothing at the front :/
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Post by cayo on Jun 28, 2012 17:03:49 GMT
we had same thing after a show the other week we didnt bother buying either could barely see the pic it was so tiny
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Post by bow1607 on Jun 29, 2012 21:35:14 GMT
I have emailed them...........just waiting for a reply  |
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Post by ilovebuckroox on Jun 29, 2012 21:39:15 GMT
I thought it was just my laptop.. I kept refeshing the page & reopening the page for about 20 minutes ;D
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Post by bow1607 on Jun 29, 2012 22:30:25 GMT
I thought it was just my laptop.. I kept refeshing the page & reopening the page for about 20 minutes ;D No, the proofs are really THAT BAD! ;D |
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Post by bow1607 on Jun 29, 2012 22:36:39 GMT
well hats off to them, they have emailed me back and have improved there proofs..... still not brilliant but miles better!
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Post by Shortstuff on Jun 30, 2012 7:35:24 GMT
The last picture i ordered from them was totally fuzzy! Is a terrible picture and it cost me £16, i ordered it after seeing the proof online. It looked ok online but once i got the picture i was gutted  . Have to say i probably wont order from them again (especially online!), it would of been nice if they had mentioned the fact that the picture wasnt the best quality as there were others i could of had instead. |
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Post by ry93 on Jun 30, 2012 8:21:15 GMT
Glad it was not just me gave up looking at the pictures from showdown very disappointed |
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Post by melons on Jun 30, 2012 8:30:56 GMT
well hats off to them, they have emailed me back and have improved there proofs..... still not brilliant but miles better! yes credit where its due am off to have a look at them now... thanks bow for emailing and to be fair.. the pictures that I have bought in the past at shows have been excellent quality |
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Post by SJD on Jun 30, 2012 19:57:04 GMT
Glad it was not just me gave up looking at the pictures from showdown very disappointed looking at showdown pics to! trying to find a trad coloured in a class of 16 is proving very hard! ive emailed them but no reply!! |
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Post by shelliewilson on Jun 30, 2012 20:35:18 GMT
yes much better at least i can see which pony is mine lol. well done bow :-)
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Post by watchbank on Jun 30, 2012 20:37:38 GMT
I just had a nosy too although i had no ponies there but couldnt even see who was riding what so gave it up as a bad job and came off it!
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Post by abcd on Jun 30, 2012 21:10:20 GMT
I see what they mean.. It was so easy to just use the pictures on Facebook etc and that is wrong but as the comments above say: how are you supposed to choose a picture to actually buy if you can't tell who is who!?!?
We rarely get photos from shows as the ques are so long and it takes forever when we have other things to get done so we buy them of the internet but it's so, so hard to now - you may choose a picture that looks great small and fuzzy but when printed it's awful and you have payed more than the class entry fee, there is nothing you can do. I think a lot of customers will be lost.
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Post by kates on Jul 2, 2012 7:13:51 GMT
I won't buy from them any more, i asked how much a email of the pic would be so i could print it out wa told £42!?!? seriously! The photo wasn't even that great if i'm honest I only got it as it was the first time my boy was at the norfolk, didn't even bother looking this year...
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Post by rightrein92 on Jul 2, 2012 20:31:10 GMT
I won't buy from them any more, i asked how much a email of the pic would be so i could print it out wa told £42!?!? seriously! The photo wasn't even that great if i'm honest I only got it as it was the first time my boy was at the norfolk, didn't even bother looking this year... thats such a rip off.......il have to remember if they are the photographers ....get hubby to bring camera !!!!!xx |
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Post by flee on Jul 3, 2012 18:55:08 GMT
Well thankyou bow for ruining my day .
Had looked at the ( admittedly tiny/fuzzy ) proofs of Cheshire , found my pony in a sea of yellow duns , and was just admiring how svelte I looked , how well my jacket fitted and how much my position had improved .
Went back on today to order - and yes , it's a different rider/pony combo and I still look like a dumpy granny who got lost on a pony trek.
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Post by bow1607 on Jul 3, 2012 20:36:38 GMT
Well thankyou bow for ruining my day . Had looked at the ( admittedly tiny/fuzzy ) proofs of Cheshire , found my pony in a sea of yellow duns , and was just admiring how svelte I looked , how well my jacket fitted and how much my position had improved . Went back on today to order - and yes , it's a different rider/pony combo and I still look like a dumpy granny who got lost on a pony trek. I will email them back just for you and tell them to put the fuzzy ones back on ;D  |
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Post by flee on Jul 3, 2012 21:41:16 GMT
Thanking you .
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Post by shelliewilson on Jul 3, 2012 21:46:48 GMT
i have to agree they are ridiculously expensive - if they charged less more would buy and i am sure they would make more profit! sometimes the reason people steal a pic is because itsnot quite worth 19 pound but its still good enough to show your friends on fb! seriously i wont be paying 19 pound for any picunless its an absolute cracker! but i would none the less pay 19 pound for 3 small ones that were just ok! ink and paper cant be that expensive surely lol! and i know they have to pay the photographers etc but i know lots more people would buy if they were cheaper! if alton towers can get away with charging 6 pound a pic then i am sorry so can these! just my opinion tho before i get attacked lol  |
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Post by sundance20 on Jul 3, 2012 22:26:04 GMT
well hats off to them, they have emailed me back and have improved there proofs..... still not brilliant but miles better! if they are improved i dread to think what they were like before! Im trying to get into photography and know how frustrating it must be to spend an entire day at a show for people to steal photos, maybe equinational should take 'spidge's approach where the quality is still good enough so you can still see the photo enough to see if you like it but not much use to show on facebook www.everybodysmile.biz/cgi-bin/public.cgi?form_status=Cover&Id=155720 |
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Post by kates on Jul 4, 2012 9:28:04 GMT
I brought 3 at the weekend for £20, stunning pics bloomin fab! so equinational can keep theirs!
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Post by greasedweasel on Jul 4, 2012 10:24:55 GMT
well hats off to them, they have emailed me back and have improved there proofs..... still not brilliant but miles better! if they are improved i dread to think what they were like before! Im trying to get into photography and know how frustrating it must be to spend an entire day at a show for people to steal photos, maybe equinational should take 'spidge's approach where the quality is still good enough so you can still see the photo enough to see if you like it but not much use to show on facebook www.everybodysmile.biz/cgi-bin/public.cgi?form_status=Cover&Id=155720 As a part time photographer I can assure you that I have seen MUCH heavier watermarked images on FB, some the size of a postage stamp as well. I have "friends" with whole albums of watermarked photos  - I do like his comment "essentially the same as shoplifting" though ;D I don't have mine heavily watermarked now - just a banner that says "please do not steal" I didn't think it was very subtle but it does seem to be too subtle for some!! |
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. Have to say i probably wont order from them again (especially online!), it would of been nice if they had mentioned the fact that the picture wasnt the best quality as there were others i could of had instead.
- I do like his comment "essentially the same as shoplifting" though ;D