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Subject: [Leica] Critiques
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 22:46:58 -0700
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Ok! A second to the motion!!
Any opposed?
:-)

Bob Adler
Robert Adler Photography
www.robertadlerphotography.com

> On May 3, 2015, at 10:38 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On May 3, 2015, at 9:39 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Tina et al,
>> I've been wondering about this too: same experience as Tina and others 
>> here I suspect. 
>> 
>> So I'd like to make a proposal:
>> If you have an image that you really want critiqued here or is something 
>> you believe is an excellent image that you think especially good, put 
>> "IMG:" as the start of your subject line.
>> 
>> So I have to admit that I struggle with the number of posts in our forum. 
>> When I went away for 8 days a bit ago I came back to over 500 emails in 
>> the LUG.
> 
> 
> 
> hmmmm....not a bad idea Bob. I had mixed feelings about all this until 
> just today. Now I would go for this in an effort to solicit/encourage 
> serious responses to serious images....What seems curious to me is the 
> experience of Tina, many others as well as your own report, of 
> insufficient response to important images, coupled with over 500 emails in 
> a week in your LUG mailbox.  People seem particularly cautious/reticent 
> about posting to "social media". There is no such reticence apparant re 
> posting here, so let's give it a go.... 
> 
> 
>> No way I could possibly open each one and then click on many links to 
>> images. Then open related responses to see if someone provided some 
>> critique that I may also be able to learn from. Facebook lets you see the 
>> image and click "like". One click, not hundreds. 
>> 
>> So we use OT, FF, and FS in our subject lines. Can we consider using IMG 
>> for those special images we are particularly proud of or need help with? 
>> If there are other associated images say so and include a link or post 
>> them in a non-IMG post.  But I would be MUCH more likely to look at an 
>> IMG email knowing it meant something special to the poster. 
>> 
>> Just an idea... Curious as to others' thoughts about this.  
>> Thanks,
>> Bob
>> 
>> Bob Adler
>> Robert Adler Photography
>> www.robertadlerphotography.com
>> 
>>> On May 3, 2015, at 6:53 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> So what is the answer to getting no response at all from the e-mail 
>>> lists?
>>> The reason I post is to get feedback.  If I don't get it, there is no
>>> reason to post.  When I post on various Facebook pages, Leica ones
>>> especially, I get lots of hits and responses.  Why not here?
>>> 
>>> Tina
>>> 
>>>> On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 8:56 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I am noticing that I get a lot more response and critiques when I post a
>>>> photo on Facebook in addition to posting it here.  I have noticed the 
>>>> same
>>>> with other regular posters.  When they post something on FB there are 
>>>> many
>>>> views and comments, but posted on the e-mail groups there are no 
>>>> comments
>>>> at all.  Should we stop posting here and just post on FB?
>>>> 
>>>> I would hate that but what do you think?
>>>> 
>>>> Tina
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Tina Manley
>>>> www.tinamanley.com
>>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Tina Manley
>>> www.tinamanley.com
>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
>>> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html
>>> 
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