Hi,
> That's pretty much exactly how I feel.
> I still find it a bit hard to understand how someone could submit
> an image to the PUG, but not want it to be discussed.
I submitted the 2 I did (years ago) on the 'show me your photos'
principle. Since I was allowing myself the luxury of mouthing off in
public about the subject I figured I ought to show people what sort of
photos I take. To me it helps form an opinion of the person that may
not come through the posts, and adds/subtracts weight to what they
write. I submitted 2 photos that I think are fairly representative and
which I think are successful (although one of them got mangled in the
jpegging), so feedback, good or bad, wouldn't have made a lot of
difference to me.
> But apparently
> there *are* people who feel this way, so I'd support a 'no discussion'
> request. I think the default should be to allow discussion, though.
I'm surprised nobody's picked up on my suggestion in an earlier post
that the reviewer should contact the reviewee and between them they
should decide what general form, if any, the review should have.
> And I think the discussion *should* stay on the PDML. For one thing
> I want criticism from PDML members simply because I've come to know
> a bit more about them from their other postings. Some people I agree
> with; others, I know, have a significantly different worldview. That
> gives me a little more context in which to evaluate their comments.
Indeed.
> And, dammit, if we *can't* talk about photographs made, by PDML
> members, with (mostly) Pentax gear, then what is the point of the
> group?
Agreed, too much talk about hardware, not enough about photography and
its barnacles (such as criticism).
> More endless nitpicking about the smallest technical details,
> moaning about the cameras that Pentax don't make, and speculations
> about what might get released in the next lifetime. Yawn.
Ever the optimist!
Cheers,
Bob
> To repeat an epigram: Nice equipment. Now show me your photos.
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