Emily Hadn't realised FB had changed the way groups work. But indeed ... get much less feed from them. As to reviewing ... often I have nothing really to say Nice harbour (Oh, Google streetmap hasn't reached there yet! } Interesting tree ... though not doinguch frme Clever canon shot --- suspect it would look MUCH better as a print than on y laptop. Interesting technique (think you have shared similar on FB?). Would like to see ore ... In other ways though it can fell like singing in an empty hall ... lovely echo but is anyone there :o) Rob >----Original Message---- >From: elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Date: 28/03/2014 23:47 >To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"<photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subj: Re: Abject lack of reviews > >Well, of course, the easiest first step is to start reviewing. Have >you looked at this week's gallery? Do you really have no questions, >curiosity, opinions? Someone looked at something I put up last week >and wanted to know how it was done. I was hoping if I explained I >might start a conversation, but it fell flat there. > >You know, we're all photographers. I share my stuff on Facebook and >my friends all have thoughts and we share them. There's no good >reason that can't happen here, except that people are weary of >discussing each other's work. > >I suppose if we can agree that that's what's going on, maybe Andy >could decide to finally retire the list. > >But if you don't want to talk about our work here, please ask to be >my friend on Facebook. I'll miss some of you if you don't. > >One last thing - I know there's a Photoforum page on FB, but FB has >made Pages very inconvenient to get to in the last year, as part of >its campaign to make the site financially viable. Most of the Pages >I've subscribed to I must actively go seek out now, instead of just >having postings land in my News feed. So I find the personal >friending routine more conducive to actually getting stuff seen. >-- >Emily L. Ferguson >mailto:elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >508-563-6822 >New England landscapes, wooden boats and races >http://www.landsedgephoto.com>HOT OFF THE PRESS! SAILING SEPIA IMAGES VOL II: >http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/elfpix>Check out my Spring daily photograph project at: >http://tinyurl.com/3a6m7g6>And Summer: >http://tinyurl.com/22juo5s>Autumn now complete here: >http://tinyurl.com/26pdgz9>Winter concluded here: >http://tinyurl.com/2co5wkg> >