On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:57:53 -0000, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> All thoughts comments a while back, about only submitting images of > the utmost quality to the PUG are a crock IMHO. Post the best you can > do, and await any constructive criticism. > > If I relied on the comments of friends and family, I would have > stopped trying to do better 10 years ago. > > As a mediocre photographer myself, post & submit images I say. It's > one of the better ways to help improve your work. > > Cheers, > > Dave Yes John (adopting Dave's laconic anwering style) > On 12/16/06, Malcolm Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 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. > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
