If I may say so I think it's not a good idea to put as much emotional investment into an image as you would your own child or children. Some images are good, some are not so good. You save the best ones, of course, then go out and shoot more! The kids, well, you're stuck with them. On 8/17/12, Robert J McCulloch <bobmcculloch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > John, you expressed my thoughts better than I could have, I view the > comments and look at the photos again, frequently I see things to adjust > even before comments are made as the backgrounds on the forum are different > than my editor, other times it takes someone else's eye to spot the faults > in my "children" Bob. > > On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 5:53 AM, John Palcewski <palcewski@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> Part of a lack of response may well be because many--myself >> included--believe that it's a good practice to never argue a critique >> but to carefully consider what's said, heed what's useful, and let the >> rest pass. Because there is no such thing as an aesthetic absolute by >> which art (photographic or otherwise) can be measured, a critique is >> but an expression of personal opinion. Furthermore, on most subjects >> or issues, the public is almost invariably evenly divided, 50 percent >> are for, and 50 percent are against. >> >> >> >> >> On 8/17/12, asharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <asharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > Interesting. Nobody said a word about my feedback. I'm fairly sure it >> > was >> > sent, as I received it back from the list. That's fine, I suppose, but >> > a >> > bit discouraging; a bit like trying to carry a conversation with a >> > cliff >> > face. In fact, as far as I could tell, nobody else said a word about >> > this >> > week's offering. Ah, well. perhaps next time. >> > >> > Andrew >> >> > > > -- > Please visit > https://sites.google.com/site/rjmccullochphotographer/ > Check out > http://robert-mcculloch.fineartamerica.com >
