This is a very interesting subject. I suspect many of us have different feelings about it. I'll lay out some of my thoughts.
I am not a big fan of 'me too' type of responses - it does give a warm fuzzy for the photographer but not much beyond that. However, a critique or at least some thought out drivel takes time. So if the volume of photos is high, that can be difficult. This is one reason I struggle with saying much of anything about a GESO, there are too many pics to spend time writing about. So, time becomes one element that is impacting. Another issue is the level of the photographer. We, on the list, are at different levels of photography along with different genres, alone with different goals and aspirations. So with this in mind, the critique should take into account who the photographer is and provide meaningful input for them. That means that the critiquer needs to know the critiquee and be somewhat familiar with their work. That becomes another element of impact. Enough blathering from me for the moment... -- Bruce Monday, April 13, 2009, 6:48:49 PM, you wrote: DB> Ken Waller wrote: >> Well stated. >> >> I'd be very interested to hear your comments about critiques made on >> this forum - off line if you prefer. DB> I'd be interested in this discussion. DB> -- DB> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List DB> [email protected] DB> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net DB> 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.
