Biggest pet peeve with photos?

[unpopular]

Things growing out of subjects heads!

You mean like this?

(Medusa (1887), Arnold Böcklin. ret. from The Arnold Böcklin Pages - Medusa)

 

[sm4him]

Probably not paying attention to your background, and ending up with a tree or sign post growing out of someone's head.

As in your avatar?


As an ex surveyor tilted horizons or out of plumb verticals put me off the most.

EXACTLY like that, lol. That's always irritated me to no end about that picture...but on the other hand, it is one of about 3 pictures taken of me over the last 10 years that I can even stand to look at, so I just use it anyway. I suppose I could photoshop that out of there, but that would take effort.

 

[Kerbouchard]

Obviously, your animosity towards me prevents you from getting :lmao: .

It's to bad so few of us try to maintain high standards when it comes to written communication. I have never claimed to be perfect, and frequently edit typos, spelling, and grammer errors in my posts. So I at least try.

You misspelled grammar...You also misused the word 'to'. Thanks for trying, though.

Thanks. I edited my post and corrected my spelling error.

'Too', in the context that you used it, should have two o's.

As far as animosity, I have none...but when most of your posts revolve around grammar or copyright, you should at least get it right. It is only two subjects. If you are going to harp on them, you might as well master them. Honestly, it's not that complicated.

 

[KmH]

Keep it factual. Most of my posts don't deal with grammar, or copyright.

I disagree that 'too' was the proper form of to for the context I used it in, which is why I didn't change it.

 

[rexbobcat]

Overly smoothed portraits.
People do not resemble wax.

 

[blackrose89]

"too" is correct because you're stating in terms of an amount not a relationship.

 

[rexbobcat]

Keep it factual. Most of my posts don't deal with grammar, or copyright.

I disagree that 'too' was the proper form of to for the context I used it in, which is why I didn't change it.

I'm sorry. I don't mean to get in on this beef, but the grammar nazi in me can't help it.

"It's to bad so few of us try to maintain high standards..."

The first 'to' needs to be 'too', because it expresses something excessive, such as "too much."

The second 'to' is correct, because it does not communicate the meaning of also/besides, or something in excess.

I'm sorry.

 

[Kerbouchard]

Keep it factual. Most of my posts don't deal with grammar, or copyright.

I disagree that 'too' was the proper form of to for the context I used it in, which is why I didn't change it.

I have rarely seen a post from you that doesn't deal with grammar, copyright, forum rules, or you selling something and I've been seeing your posts for a few years now. Occasionally, you will offer some decent advice, but you are fooling yourself if you don't realize that most of your posts are as I described.

In any case, you are wrong about the word 'to'. To vs. Too - Education Bug

 

[Natalie]

Keep it factual. Most of my posts don't deal with grammar, or copyright.

I disagree that 'too' was the proper form of to for the context I used it in, which is why I didn't change it.

I'm sorry. I don't mean to get in on this beef, but the grammar nazi in my can't help it.

LOL, irony?

The thing that annoys me most about my own photographs is when I think I got the perfect shot of an animal, but then get it home and find that the eye is out of focus. Happens all the time and I hate it, hate it, hate it! About other people's photographs, all the standard stuff, like tilted horizons, airbrushed (fake-looking) skin in portraits, etc.

 

[RDTague_Studios]

Things growing out of subjects heads!

You mean like this?

(Medusa (1887), Arnold Böcklin. ret. from The Arnold Böcklin Pages - Medusa)

Yep...that too!

 

[Joel_W]

My biggest pet peeve is with my own inability to slow down during a shoot, and concentrate on the basics. I usually work with my camera on a tripod as my subjects don't move very much. I prefer to use my LCD screen over the viewfinder, so I get a larger overall view of what I'm trying to capture. Yet, many times I just miss things in the background that ruin the shot. I guess you can say that it's my inability to stay totally focused is my biggest enemy.

 

[rexbobcat]

Keep it factual. Most of my posts don't deal with grammar, or copyright.

I disagree that 'too' was the proper form of to for the context I used it in, which is why I didn't change it.

I'm sorry. I don't mean to get in on this beef, but the grammar nazi in my can't help it.

LOL, irony?

The thing that annoys me most about my own photographs is when I think I got the perfect shot of an animal, but then get it home and find that the eye is out of focus. Happens all the time and I hate it, hate it, hate it! About other people's photographs, all the standard stuff, like tilted horizons, airbrushed (fake-looking) skin in portraits, etc.

Yeah I know, right? I just noticed it. :lmao:

 

[Foxx]

Not with photos in particular, but of people taking photos. It annoys me considerably when I see people with full auto on their P&S and taking photos of buildings/lanscapes and the flash goes off. THE FLASH.

This kills me even more when its someone with a DSLR. I just want to rage.

 

[TenaciousTins]

I HATE noise. Even intentional noise. VERY few pictures that have intentional noise have caught my eye and made me think they were nice. And on the opposite end of that spectrum, I hate overly smooth pictures. Like someone else said...people do not resemble wax...LOL!

I also don't like tilted horizons but when it's very slight I hardly notice.

But I realllly realllly hate noise.

 

[ernestlsmith]

I hate when my pictures come out blurry. Anything else most of the time i can fix with photoshop.Also Framing photos the wrong way