Ken, My views differ.
What I want when I post a pic is comments; kudos are nice, but constructive appreciation or criticism is much better. Sometimes I'm not sure whether a photo conveys to others what I intended, or I may have tried something different or been in a challenging situation. In those cases, providing some background helps others provide useful comments. Rick On Feb 6, 2016, at 2:15 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > My 2 cents... not directed at anyone in particular, but my observations to > photos in general. > > Photographic images should not require any background verbiage to the viewer > for it to be appreciated. Images should stand by themselves on the merits of > the subject matter they convey & the technical aspects of the photo - > lighting, exposure, composition and focus. > > While background info about the image may be interesting, for the most part, > that info may indicate a failure/inability on the part of the photographer to > properly capture the idea he/she was trying to relay. > > Furthermore, responding to criticism with background info, justifying why the > photographer did what was done, is a further indication of the 'failure' of > the image. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "ann sanfedele" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Perched Too > > >> Just to be clear about my comment earlier - Larry- all of us, I think, show >> each other photos because we want the rest to "get" what >> we were doing and do want to communicate - so it DOES matter whether or not >> the image communicates what we intendedit to say >> to the rest. >> >> I was just making the point that none of us knew the guy on the rock was >> there for a long time and Dan said that element was >> what made him take the photo.... whether or not the imageis nicely >> proportioned, good bokeh or whatever or just plain liked >> or not by others , until we were told by Dan what attracted him we couldn't >> tell from that photo.... we didn't have backstory. >> >> We dont' always show each other photos because they work for us -- sometimes >> its because we are uncertain, or it doesnt or >> we need suggestions to help make it work... but don't say it doesn't matter >> to the photographer whether it works for the viewers- >> at least one or more... Not everything speaks to everyone, but there really >> is no point sharing a photo if you don't care at all >> what others think of it... >> >> ann >> >> >> >> On 2/5/2016 12:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 8:25 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> It does not matter whether it works for us. The question is, does it work >>>> for you? >>> Yes; otherwise I would not have taken it, processed it and shown it >>> here and elsewhere. >>> >>> I thought this image could stand on its own, but then again, sometimes >>> I think I am a photographer. What the hell do I know? >>> >>> >>> 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. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- 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.
