Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Bruce, you raised several good issues. First of all, in terms of negative comments - I think "rightly or wrongly," those are the ones that improve our arts. However, one can present criticisms in constructive terms or in "attack the person" term. For example, I very much value Uncle Ted, B.D. and others' criticisms for that reason. You don't have to agree with them, but they almost always have good things to say. As for so so pictures. Well, I am sure I am a guilty party, but would you rather we talk ad nauseam about political stuff or other OT things? At 04:46 PM 8/15/2005, Bruce Morton wrote: >On Aug 15, 2005, at 3:52 PM, Montie wrote: > Kyle, >I would like to say that I don't care much for your work either. But that >is just my personal opinion. That does not mean your work isn't good. It >just means I don't care to look at images that bring negative thoughts to >mind. I believe the only way to grow in photography or in any thing else >is through critiques both positive and negative. Your compositions do >communicate strong emotions. They are just emotions I choose not to be a >part of my life. > >The one thing that bothers me most about LUG is that negative responses to >peoples work is often ridiculed. I find that most of the images I look at >on this site are average at best but yet they get very high praise which >to me just promotes more average work. Remarks like the one below which >Montie made only tell me that maybe his IQ is not much greater than the >person he is referring to. Quite frankly I would rather have some one >with a low IQ critique my work than one with a high IQ. Sometimes they >can be more honest. > >Bruce Morton > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)