I, for one, would appreciate more negative comments on the images I post here.
I post PESOs because I know that I'm not a very good photographer and I'm trying to improve. [While others here have hundreds of images accepted by Pentax, they have taken only 13 of the many I submitted, and I know that most of those were accepted because of the cute subject matter (little fawns) or because they are postcard views of beautiful scenes on day with nice skies.] When I post something, I usually say that Comments, Criticisms, Suggestions and Abuse are all Welcome, which is my way of saying "please don't be kind". I spent 5 years in the Marine Corps, so I've been abused by professionals; it is unlikely this friendly group could hurt my feelings. In any event, this list would be more useful to all of us -- especially the hacks like me -- if we were all a little more honest and a little more critical in our comments on images submitted to the group. Just my two cents. Dan On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:12 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/1/2010 1:11 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: >> >> Like Bob, I try to look at most if not all of the images posted, although >> I comment only on a few. From the images I view I get two things that are >> important to me - a photographic learning experience based on what I like or >> what I think it would take to improve the image, and I can vicariously see >> what life is like on this planet outside of my local sphere. >> >> As for comments, if I do comment on am image I like, I try to stay away >> from platitudes and say why I like it. If I comment negatively, I'll >> suggest a way I think it might be improved. I expect the same in return on >> any images I post. If you tell me an image is crap without any suggestions >> on how to improve it, your comments will go into that part of my brain where >> all the other bullshit is filed. >> >> OTOH, if you attack me on a personal basis, I'll track you down wherever >> you are and piss in your coffee. > > There are places that make you pay extra for that. > >> >> -p >> >> On 6/29/2010 10:45 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>> >>> I read Doug Brewer's comments, and Bill Robb's, and Doug Franklin's. >>> Lots of what each of them said makes good sense to me. >>> The pictures I post here are often not the greatest, but are >>> current/topical. >>> I'm sorry my standards are so low. >>> >>> I look at almost every picture posted or linked to here. >>> I probably comment positively on too many of them, and >>> rarely make negative comments. Silence is my negative response. >>> I try to specify exactly what it is I like about the photos, >>> but can fall into the trap of 'Nice photo' at times. >>> >>> I've been on the list for a while (10+ years) and know a bunch of you. >>> It's easy to encourage folks you know and have met personally. >>> And I'll do this. If I'm doing to much of this, tell me to shut-up or >>> just send me to the trash bin. >>> >>> I think the quality of pictures here has improved with digital and over >>> time. >>> The subject matter that we prefer individually is quite different. >>> Look at who did and didn't enjoy the Chicago Art Institute photo exhibit. >>> This leaves a lot of room tolerance of many different types of photos. >>> I hope it stays this way, but I'm not likely to tell you if I hate your >>> photo! >>> >>> Regards, Bob S. >>> >> >> > > > -- > {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 > Courier New;}} > \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just upgraded to Thunderbird 3.0 and the > interface subtly weird.\par > } > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
