----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Cut or Keep? A Question About Editing
> No you make the mistake in putting the word "dumb" in my mouth. > > Many people can't evaluate their own images or those of others very well, > because they either don't possess the objectivity or the experience > critically evaluating images. Dumb or smart has nothing to do with it. > > Since it matters little to you, what others think, and a good ole slap on > the back kudos is more pleasant to read than an honest thoughtful > appraisal, > I'm sure you'll continue to improve. I found that to be more than a little condecending myself, since nowhere did I call anyone dumb, but as I have no right to complain without being a complete jerk...... Ijust don't see how comments such as "nice colour" are going to help a person improve their photography. Damning with faint praise or totally ignoring a picture may say something about what the group thinks about a picture, but isn't going to tell a person much about why the image failed. If you don't know why your pictures don't cut it, then improvement becomes one of blind luck more than skill set improvements. I wonder how one evaluates non feedback in a way that makes it meaningful. William Robb -- 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.
