Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Remember it takes courage for most of us to post our pictures. We *want* be better photographers. (Our cameras aren't collecting "investor" dust in the closet.) What would the standards be? Who sets them? Sure, some are better than others, and not all of us are award-winning photographers (well, some of us might be...<g>) There's a mix of stroking and quality criticism. That's ok. If it encourages more picture taking, without a doubt is for the best. Jeffrey - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 3:03 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW -- Criticism or Stroking? > > I don't want to offend anybody, I'm just > > wondering what the ground rules are. > > Ellis, > Don't worry about offending anyone, but if you do, you might want to do it > privately to them off-line. Public humiliation is not a goal of criticism. > > But the ground rules ... > > I think there are different strokes for different folks. Part of the PAW, > and my own personal favorite part, is "ok, turkey, you have a Leica ... > aren't you going to use it?". > > How many of us have invested fair amounts of money in cameras, lenses, > lighting (but by that time, you're probably really using it, or you > wouldn't even know you were missing it), and never using the stuff. Kind > of a Toy's R Us for big boys. > > The PAW is a challenge to "wake up and get your act together". So the > ground rule for the PAW participant is: use your camera. The ground rule > for the critic ... as Groucho said: DamnFyNo > > The end result, for me personally as a PAW participant, is: No, you don't > need to go out and buy XYZ because your pictures are crap anyway. My wife > loves that part. Imagine, I could go out and buy a used M6 to replace my > M3 that is not really working anymore, or, I could give slightly less to > her and she could take some of the old rings from her grandparents go to a > very talented goldsmith in Mölndal and he will create a work of art and > add a stone. She'll end up with a very distinctive ring. My pictures > better be pretty good (and better bring in some bucks) before I buy that > M6. > > Take care! > Daniel > http://geocities.com/daniel_ridings/paw > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html