Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 2003-05-23 bdcolen@earthlink.net (bdcolen) thoughtfully wrote: >Do people post because they want criticism and comment, or because they >want their arses kissed? If I didn't believe it was the later, I >wouldn't even comment. And I rarely if ever comment if I can't say >something constructive. I think people who post to the LUG want honest and thoughtful criticism of the images they post so they can learn and make better shots the next time. Often, however, it's very difficult to tell about an image from the digital images because they are small and the detail we might observe in a fine print is missing. So I'd prefer hearing "I don't like this image" but, that said, I would want some insight into what doesn't connect, what could be done better. B. D., your comment was right at the verge of being helpful but I don't think you provided any information to make the next photo be better. Which, of course, is the challenge of good criticism. My take on the image: I like the sky and the fence but, like B.D. I think there's not quite the right study. I find there are things happen, especially at the right side, that pull my eye away and it's just a bit busy in the center with the weeds pushing up. I might have gone over and whacked some of those away, perhaps and made a few more shots framing on the major verticals of the posts to left and right, perhaps changing the angle a little? This one might have been worth really working. anyway - my own thoughts on both the comments and the image. Adam Bridge - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html