Rosemarie said : <snip> "To simplify: Do you believe the 1st runner up in the Miss America pageant is really that ecstatic that the other bitch won? The degree to which you either believe or disbelieve this little fib is in direct proportion to the amount of objectivity you endow in others who offer you their personal "peer review". </snip> That's a reasonable argument, and I would imagine no one (or at least very few) watching the show actually believe the images/emotions/speeches to be genuine. Isn't there a difference between that sort of show and a 'voluntary' review by like-minded people? My onion is that this whole thing is a subjective business and there really is no accounting for people's preferences. A couple of very talented photographers have explained to me that I should avoid trying to explain my pictures, or read meanings into them. Some images work for some people and some others don't - and i am happy with that. Sydney is an interesting place to be right now... keep your flames at home. :D een
