William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "keith_w" > Subject: Re: PESO - Simple Macro > > > >> >> Bottom line? I think *some* of those critical of images submitted let >> their critical comments run away with them, and are occasionally going >> just a wee bit overboard with it...
> If a person puts an image up and asks for comments, then what exactly > are they asking for? > Are they only asking for nice comments? I think not. > Are they asking for constructive critisism? Yes. > The difference between an okay picture and a very good picture can be > quite subtle, the difference between a very good picture and a brilliant > picture, even more so. Yessir. I agree. > If one is critiquing a very good picture, then that critique may very > well take the form of nit picking. Okay. I understand that. However, I do believe that no-one expects that the Chief of Surgery at John's Hopkins will be evaluating his plantar wart removal! Nice, but probably unnecessary. If we're talking about a world famous photog, who is submitting this for his Nobel Prize in photographic imaging, that's one thing, and even the most minuscule corrections will be welcomed...maybe even necessary. But does your even above-average image maker give a hoot that his "something or other" is 2 percentage points off straight up? And, even if it WAS, would anyone else but the person giving the critique even notice? Even when it was laboriously pointed out to them? Prolly not. > I have read complaints before about critiques. One complaint that really > sticks in my mind was a person who said the picture is what it is, > accept it or not. > This leaves little room for critique, you either like the image or not, > but aren't allowed to say what you think could be improved upon. > I have had complaints before sent to me offlist about what I say about > people's pictures. > I have printed gallery exhibitions for some very talented people, I have > had several gallery hangings of my own work, I have worked in and around > photography pretty much my entire life. I have judged photo contests, I > have won photo contests. > I've paid my dues, and I feel qualified to critique pictures. Yessir. Of that I have zero doubt. Give praise where praise is due. > That I choose to do it rarely is because often when I do, I get a few > emails slamming me for telling the person what I think. I don't think so. What I mean is, I don't think they should. They'd be fools to do that. > So yes, I am a little prickly on the subject of critiques. > > William Robb Yup. Understandably so. Just like after spending a long time reviewing all these impressive images by our PDML contributors, I feel seriously inadequate! The longer I look, the less inclined I am to submit anything at all. I'm not 1/4 the photog I once was, a long time ago, and it's obvious when I look at all these offerings, critiqued or not! ;-) Many thanks for your careful comments to my incautious statements. You're a gentleman. Thanks for that. keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
