Tom C wrote: > 1. I don't want to think my images are good just because I pressed the > shutter or because I may have a personal attachment to the subject. > 2. On the other hand, just because a preponderance of people seeing the > image say they like it, does not make it a good or successful image. Those > people could be responding that way because they really like me, or they > could be reacting that way because they like the subject matter. There's a > fair chance that most people viewing the image couldn't really tell you why > they like. > 3. Or, I may have a good image that just doesn't strike a chord with most > people.
If you're talking about image displayed on the PDML, I'd guess that at least some of it is the "self selection" effect. Basically, people who think well of the image are far more likely to post about it. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
