> Don't be afraid of > giving an honest critique. But, conversely, don't get in a snit if > someone gives your shot a bad review. Just dismiss them as the the > ignorant savages they have shown themselves to be. Well, I've decided to adopt a new strategy. I'm not gonna review any more images by people who get snitty about reviews. That (IMO) should keep the grief level down. > I may even have to try a few. I generally agree that the overall > quality is not super but then that is sort of what I expect from a > diverse group. We are pros, students, amateurs, advanced and rank, > retired etc. There should be a wide variety of types and quality levels > put up. Don well - yes - but (IMO) in other ways I think this forum throws up some very interesting / informative images from time to time. It's just because it's partly about education and not a competition. Compare the PF gallery (IMO) to a photo competition (camera club, photo magazine, trade show). In those places 99% of the images just have that "seen it before" look about them. "Challenging" images just don't succeed that often. Take Peeter's shot this week. Like it or not is irrelavent: it's different. John's shot: OK, messy hair. Sort of "heroin sheek" without the sheek (IMO) ... Bob PS: wouldn't it be great (IMO) if it was taken for granted that anything written to a mailing list was IMO by default without having to endlessly reiterate it ... (IMO)
