I miss the days when I got scathing comments on my PESOs. They were always helpful, or at least thought provoking, even when the comments were a little hurtful. I'm a big boy, and I can take criticism. I made it though Marine boot camp, where I was insulted by professionals. I realize that I am a mediocre photographer. The only way that I will get any better, however, is if the people here who know more than I do give me frank critiques of my efforts. I can always post images in the non-photography groups to which I belong if I need my ego stroked.
I also agree that there is no criticism harsher than getting no comments at all on a PESO. To me that means not only that no one liked it, but also that no one thought there was any hope of fixing it or improving on it. I would much rather hear "That is a poor image because . . . ." Perhaps we need to categories of image submissions on this list: Pictures submitted for admiration or amusement and images submitted for Critical Review. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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.
