Tom C wrote: > A good 50% of the photos displayed here are nothing more than > stinking street shots of homeless people or mere snapshots > with very little if any consideration given to composition.
Sadly, not living in an area of great natural beauty like your good self, it's very easy to travel a very short distance and see such images which would easily become photos. What we have here is a photographic conflict of interest. You've also raised this in part in earlier posts this year in the quality of images submitted to the PUG. I've submitted very few images in the last twelve months directly as a result of the comments surrounding PUG and other submissions here. Most of the submissions are of a very high standard - well beyond competition for a mediocre photographer like myself - and the constant 'raising of the bar' makes it very difficult not to compete, but to find a place for those of a lower standard to discuss what's gone right and what's gone wrong with a particular shot - perhaps this no longer exists or is welcome here. As regards the stinking street shots, in an age where the camera is increasingly being viewed the same way as a weapon and treated accordingly, I find it fascinating how photographers are still taking pictures, often very good ones and I often wonder if the image as a reflection of society is the problem, rather than the technical aspects of the picture itself. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
