Site improvements I think the site needs.

[Joel_W]

Your last post has absolutely nothing to do with your original post that started this thread. People Hijack threads all the time, but the originator, should do their best to keep it on track.

Since you've brought up your gallery, I've gone to it and carefully reviewed your pictures. Lets leave it at that as it has nothing to do with this thread.

If you still feel so strongly about the need for more forums even after every single post in this thread is against it, then I suggest you pm the moderators, and get their feedback on it. Before doing that, I would have some data to offer them to back up your ascertain as to how many other fire fighter pictures have recently been posted, as well as how many posts on your particular makes of cameras have had threads started about them.

 

[jake337]

I think the Professional gallery should be moved closer to the top. I think it is often passed over. Right above or below the Photography for beginners section. Why? Because maybe a few beginners will check it out more often. Maybe it could give some goals to achieve and some photos to judge their own against, before their "First Wedding! Need Help!" is started. It would give people an idea as to the qualities a professional photo has.

Also it would just be a nice gesture to all the working pros, who visit this site and help everyone so much, for posting up their work for all to see, critique, and learn from.

 

[bazooka]

Bazooka, IT IS NOT MY WEBSITE! It is one that I joined dealing with fire photography! Evidentally you didn't read the post right.

As far as becoming a part of this community, I have been posting other photos than just that (I have posted park photos with animals, christmas lights up at the park and on houses) to name a few since now you say I haven't and I have. First you like some of my work and now you are one attacking me. WOW

My apologies for misreading your post concerning the firefighting photography site. I thought I had read that you started it.

I never said you didn't post other things. Never.

I don't think I attacked you but I apologize if you found my remarks to be offensive. That was not my intention. My intention was to prod you to step back and re-examine your request in the context of the whole community here. Call it a reality check.

And if I was attacking you, that has nothing to do with whether or not I like some of your photographs. Just because I like a photograph doesn't mean I have to like it's creator. I simply don't follow your logic.

 

[photo guy]

Thank you for the apology. I am trying to be civil on here but there are a lot of people who don't know what that is from some of the posts that this is getting here and and elsewhere on this site.

 

[photo guy]

Your last post has absolutely nothing to do with your original post that started this thread. People Hijack threads all the time, but the originator, should do their best to keep it on track.

Since you've brought up your gallery, I've gone to it and carefully reviewed your pictures. Lets leave it at that as it has nothing to do with this thread.

If you still feel so strongly about the need for more forums even after every single post in this thread is against it, then I suggest you pm the moderators, and get their feedback on it. Before doing that, I would have some data to offer them to back up your ascertain as to how many other fire fighter pictures have recently been posted, as well as how many posts on your particular makes of cameras have had threads started about them.​

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Joel
Your eye/brain is the difference between
a photograph and a picture, not the camera.

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Joel_W, I have already sent a PM to the admin. about some of the issues with no PM back so I thought I would just go on the Feedback Thread and give the feedback this way so I know it is out there. Everyone is welcome to use the feedback forum and that is why I did. If someone doesn't like it that I post on this site, don't bother reading my posts. Plain and Simple! I do read what people write as replies and try to keep it on track, but it doesn't help with all of the people attacking me either on here. What happened to being POLITE? If you don't like me, just ignore me. Thanks
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[Bitter Jeweler]

To Bitter Jeweler:

Depending on what photot I take I spend anywhere from 3 minutes to over 3 hours reviewing my photos after a shoot to see what I think can be improved. Sometimes I like to do it this way to see what other people think for advice so I know how far I have come along on some types of photography and can see how much more work I have ahead of me to learn.

The more effort you put into your posts for critique, the more you will get out of it. I promise you that.
Letting the critiquers know what YOU think goes a long way to help you.

 

[Joel_W]

Photo Guy,

I never said I didn't like you.

You stated your opinion, and as one would expect, those that read it voiced their opinions. As with most long, active threads, they tend to get hijacked or wander off course. Welcome to the wacky world of the internet.

I have no idea how often any of the moderators read their pms or even visit this site. Eventually they will, and might even reply if they feel it's warranted. What you have to keep in mind is that with well over 100,000 members, I'm sure that their mailbox relating to this site are nearly always full, and that they just can't respond to all pms.

My honest advice to you, and my last say on this thread, is not to be concerned with having specialized forums that cater to or for anyone's special interests. What it is, is what it is. What I would concern yourself with is growing as a photographer,not just keep on saying it. Learn to use every option your cameras have other then auto anything with the exception of auto focus, but understand that their will be times when you need to know how to lock your focus.

Like I said, I carefully reviewed several pictures in your gallery. Spend more time with self analysis. Look at them objectively. Look for what's wrong more then what's right. Look at them as though they weren't your pictures. To grow you need to see what's wrong, and figure out how to correct it. Saying your trying, and not seeing the errors or any real improvement, says you're not trying hard enough, or you don't know how to fix the issues.

Every journey has a start. A key is knowing where the start actually is and moving forward. From what I can see, you spend a lot of time "spinning your wheels" and not going anywhere.

 

[bazooka]

I do read what people write as replies and try to keep it on track, but it doesn't help with all of the people attacking me either on here.

I gotta be straight man, I just re-read this thread and I don't see anyone attacking. Maybe we're making some innocent joking banter to lighten it up a bit and so you can maybe see our point if we put it differently (hence the shrimp joke). The ONLY person that I have seen attack you on ANY thread is that one guy with the lego avatar and we all let him know it in your defense. I'm not sure what you're getting all worked up about. Could you point me to the post # that offended you?

 

[photo guy]

It happened again (attack response) on the latest christmas light thread and finally the site adm. stepped in. There has been one or two people on this thread that have posted rude or offensive remarks (One starts with a J) and it is just sickening that people can't or won't be more polite. More people would learn easier and faster with politeness than rudeness. Thank You

 

[LightSpeed]

I am trying to help on this forum to by giving C&C on photos for people and answering questions on this forum like many people here. Some people ask what kind of photography I do and I answer. Evidentally some people don't like it. It shoot a lot of different photos and have a lot of those in my gallery on this site as I have removed some of the older ones and put the christmas light ones up. It seems like people just like to bash me instead of giving COURTEOUS / POLITE feedback to me.

To those of you who have given me polite feedback: THANK YOU

To those of you who have nothing better to do than bashing me: Take a hike as it is getting old. If you can't post anything politely, don't even bother to look at my posts or comment. Thank you for your cooperation.

I am freshly back from my mini, all expense paid vacation, courtesy of the photo forum.
I am glad to see someone picked up the slack in my absence.

Aside from this........and don't take this the wrong way.
You need practice. You need a lot of practice.
The Christmas lights images............please tell me you didn't put this in a gallery.
I'm not saying this to be mean. I'm saying it because you need a lot of practice in all areas, from exposure to composition and beyond.
The harder these people are on you, the quicker you'll wise up and start producing better images.
To say some of them go over board, is a severe understatement. So I feel you.
Are you gonna let that get to you? Or are you going to go out and do something about it?
They're just words. Opinions. You can learn something from it..........even from the less than desirables...........or you can ignore it.
I would tend to think you might be better off learning from it. Yes?

Personally, I like the underdog when the pack of wolves attack. I even like to be that underdog sometimes.
So as you can see, I'm all for you getting your act together...........sooner...........rather than later.
It's just a freggin camera and an image produced from it.
You don't let anyone stop you, or tell you that you can't. No matter what anyone says.
Take the words and use them. None of these people have any effect on your real time life so if they bash on you..........so what?
Think of this forum as a tool, use it. If they piss you off , channel it.
If you like photography, keep doing it. No matter what anyone says.

This isn't an attack, but to think the forum is going to change because you want it to, just isn't going to happen.

 

[manaheim]

I have to say I kinda don't get why everyone's jumping all over OP. Seems like his original request was innocent enough... sure, showed a bit of "lack of having been around here for a billion years", but other than that... meh.

 

[photo guy]

Thank You LightSpeed for the polite post. I know I need to work on my night photography more and that is why I decided to post something different for night shots that I have taken as most I have taken were on emergency scenes at night. Emergency Scenes are a whole ball of wax difference as compared to other photography and that is what I am trying to do is learn other areas of photography. It seems as that isn't good enough for some people on this site who continously post rude / nasty remarks when all I ask is for C&C to learn. Being rude doesn't make it easier or faster, it just makes it take longer and harder. I took some more photos tonight of my neighbor's christmas lights at an earlier time with some light out instead of pitch black and I actually like them better. I will not be posting them though until I feel that I won't get rude / nasty remarks.

 

[bazooka]

I give up. I'm throwin' in the towel on this one. I'm tired of trying to help and just getting excuses in return.

 

[photo guy]

Bazooka, if you want to see the new photos that I took yesterday earlier in the day that bad, just PM me and I will PM you with them otherwise I will post the new photos after the holidays when I have a bunch more instead of just a few new ones from different times of the day instead of at pitch black out

 

[thereyougo!]

Thank You LightSpeed for the polite post. I know I need to work on my night photography more and that is why I decided to post something different for night shots that I have taken as most I have taken were on emergency scenes at night. Emergency Scenes are a whole ball of wax difference as compared to other photography and that is what I am trying to do is learn other areas of photography. It seems as that isn't good enough for some people on this site who continously post rude / nasty remarks when all I ask is for C&C to learn. Being rude doesn't make it easier or faster, it just makes it take longer and harder. I took some more photos tonight of my neighbor's christmas lights at an earlier time with some light out instead of pitch black and I actually like them better. I will not be posting them though until I feel that I won't get rude / nasty remarks.

If everyone decided not to post in case they got rude or snarky comments, this would be a very empty forum indeed. I would prescribe a thicker skin.