----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: So What's So Great About HCB?
> > It's also a lot nicer. Just because someone shows a photo that may not > personally appeal to me (us) does not mandate a negative response or > critique from individuals or the group at large. Some people may wish to > have such a learning tool... I prefer constructive criticism as opposed to > lambasting. Sometimes a photographer just needs to be lambasted. One of the reasons why I almost never (and even more rarely onlist) comment about a photo is because of a criticism chill that was put on the list a couple of years ago when a contributor made some less than cheery comments about a picture and was pretty much rounded on by the entire list. One can only do so much constructive criticism on an image. If it is a shit picture, it's a shit picture, end of story. > > I don't need someone coming down on me about a particular shot in a > high-minded manner... an uninspiring, or poorly composed, or over/under > exposed photo,whatever does not make a person an idiot, a simpleton, > unskilled or anything else. I can usually read between the lines... if no > one, or hardly anyone responds positively to a particular shot, then I > figure it was either plain bad or failed to inspire. But what have you learned beyond that? Have you learned why? Wouldn't you like to know? William Robb
