Some of my last photos taken in 2011 (Non Christmas)

[Bitter Jeweler]

This one time, at band camp....

 

[thereyougo!]

I should continue the Mission Impossible theme with:

This thread will self destruct in 30 seconds....

 

[Vtec44]

Photo guy,

I find your demands of what others need to do for you are ridiculous and I certainly do not appreciate the tone of your PM toward me. If you post a thread requesting critique and comments, be ready to accept them (rude, unhelpful, nonsense, informative, etc). I will continue to post in your threads if I chose to do so, and if you feel that my posts are rude/bashful, feel free to report them to the mods.

 

[cgipson1]

cgipson1, I would be happy to talk to you in PM about this issue but you don't want me to PM you. care to take it any further? If not, please let someone else post as I am trying to learn. I have already answered too many questions over and over and keep giving the same answers only to be asked again. That is why I started this new thread on 1-1-2012. (To Start Over Fresh - at the beginning and go from there) [since that didn't actually happen on the old threads over the last year as it instead turned into a circus and drama show].

PPPPHHHHTTTTTTT! (Yea.. that is a Raspberry!) What are you going to do.. show up on my doorstep and serve me a process? Or hunt me down and kill me?

#1 Quit threateniing people.... it does not help!

#2 I won't reply to your PM's.. because ever PM I replied to, you ignored.. and there were several. (and several other people have mentioned the same thing!)

#3 Take Lightspeed up on his generous offer.. thank him.. and then work hard to give him something worth printing! That is what a normal (read that as NICE, NON-RUDE) person would do!

 

[blackrose89]

Ok so, you all you have been over and over saying to me is how I am the nicest person you met on this board. I've not neccessarily defended you, but I listened to what you had to say in PMs. I send ONE negative comment, which was not mean spirited at all, and you delete your incomming friend request, instead of maybe realizing that if the "one" person being nice to you (Not saying I was the only being nice, this is not true) is saying something, maybe it's something you should take into account, you cut off ties? Don't you see the problem?

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Aspbergers?

 

[cgipson1]

Aspbergers?

I would say it is possible..

 

[blackrose89]

This is my last reply to these type of turns on your threads. I just wanna share one last food for thought, and maybe some inspiration. I have only been on here a month, and by listening to CC, sucking it up, dealing with harsh words, being respectful and opened minded to everyone cricticisms Here is an example what you can accomplish

An Orb Weaver a MONTH and 1/2 ago

An ORb Weaver from last week


Orb Weaver by blackrose1981, on Flickr

Not saying it's a jaw droppping photo, but a massive step forward, and almost everything that is improved on the photo was from what I learned from other people here. This is what happened in just a month and I very much look forward to see where I am in 6 months, a year etc. When I took that first spider photo, I was in love, I thought it was a groundbreaking photo, I had no concept. When I first started getting CC and saw people's opinion on it, I was heart broken, so I DO know how you feel. But I didn't ***** about, I sucked it up and learned from it. The first step IMO to becomming a great photographer is learning a little humilty.


By disregarding everyone, you are really hurting yourself.

 

[MTVision]

This is my last reply to these type of turns on your threads. I just wanna share one last food for thought, and maybe some inspiration. I have only been on here a month, and by listening to CC, sucking it up, dealing with harsh words, being respectful and opened minded to everyone cricticisms Here is an example what you can accomplish

An Orb Weaver a MONTH and 1/2 ago

An ORb Weaver from last week

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68569598@N06/6598170079/
Orb Weaver by blackrose1981, on Flickr

Not saying it's a jaw droppping photo, but a massive step forward, and almost everything that is improved on the photo was from what I learned from other people here. This is what happened in just a month and I very much look forward to see where I am in 6 months, a year etc. When I took that first spider photo, I was in love, I thought it was a groundbreaking photo, I had no concept. When I first started getting CC and saw people's opinion on it, I was heart broken, so I DO know how you feel. But I didn't ***** about, I sucked it up and learned from it. The first step IMO to becomming a great photographer is learning a little humilty.

By disregarding everyone, you are really hurting yourself.

Hey don't feel bad! On one of his very first posts I told him nicely 10 different times how to post to the forum - step by step an he called me rude, said I was attacking him and that he was reporting me.

He eventually "apologized" but we all know how that goes!

 

[Rephargotohp]

Aspbergers?

I love Assburgers, on Big Buns, I'll let you Ketchup

 

[MTVision]

Umm, you do know that whether digital or film, that the principles of photography are the same, right?
You do know that the principles of exposure are the same, right? Of course you know this...........YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but you've been doing it wrong, for over 20 years.

Now why can't you just listen to what everyone is trying to tell you????????? Can you explain that to me?
This has been going on for over a month and you insist on............oh hell NEVERMIND.

Maybe some incentive is needed. So here it is.
My printer came in Friday...........and I have it set up and ready to go...........except I don't have the photo paper of my choice yet.
Which of course is 10mm premium glossy 250. Not just any printer either. The Epson 7900. I like it so much I have named it. THE BEAST.

So here is what I am going to do. The very second that you come up with an image that the majority approves of,
I am going to print it out for you in an 11"x17" , have it mounted on Gator board, and send it to you.........free of charge.

Will you offer it to me?
I do love you!
Even more now because I love that printer and no longer have access to it since schools done!

Photo guy - I don't get how you can tell people to stop giving you advice. Just because people say it over and over again doesn't mean it's bad advice - not sure if you've lived in a bubble your whole life but usually when multiple people tell you the same exact thing you should listen. If you don't want to hear the same over and over again then stop posting severely underexposed boring snapshots. Easy as that. Instead you would rather have a bunch of newbies come in and tell you "wow what a great job you are doing".

I honestly don't know how you get along in life. You think people are bashing you when they give you good sound advice. Threatening people (or giving them ultimatums) might have worked in grade school (I doubt it though) but it doesn't work in real life unless you are in the mob! You can't delete or close threads because they are not yours. You may have started them but they don't belong to you.

You are here to learn but I'm still clueless as to what you want to learn since you don't ask any questions and you don't answer any. You haven't even gone out to utilize anything you may have learned - if you'd taken peoples advice.

Can't wait to see what happens next!!!

 

[blackrose89]

Umm, you do know that whether digital or film, that the principles of photography are the same, right?
You do know that the principles of exposure are the same, right? Of course you know this...........YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but you've been doing it wrong, for over 20 years.

Now why can't you just listen to what everyone is trying to tell you????????? Can you explain that to me?
This has been going on for over a month and you insist on............oh hell NEVERMIND.

Maybe some incentive is needed. So here it is.
My printer came in Friday...........and I have it set up and ready to go...........except I don't have the photo paper of my choice yet.
Which of course is 10mm premium glossy 250. Not just any printer either. The Epson 7900. I like it so much I have named it. THE BEAST.

So here is what I am going to do. The very second that you come up with an image that the majority approves of,
I am going to print it out for you in an 11"x17" , have it mounted on Gator board, and send it to you.........free of charge.

Will you offer it to me?
I do love you!
Even more now because I love that printer and no longer have access to it since schools done!

I know! I soooo want in!

 

[photo guy]

You all want info here it is.

HAHA FUNNY VERY FUNNY

I did go out this fall with the park photos and when I did post the retakes most of if not all of you said I didn't listen. When I even listened to the advise as to label photos and list what I did with each, no one was satisfied. When I answer a specific question once, that should be enough and not have it kept being asked. I should not have my skill level bashed for what I know but instead be kindly guided (some of you don't know what that means by the way I feel I am being treated) (I guess since I was raised to believe being nice and treat those how you want to be treated doesn't apply here that goes against me too) These are some of the issues that I feel have gone on here and have kept dragging on and that is why I am so sick of many of you. When I do my dept scene photos, I have certain regulations that I have to follow and certain guidelines as far as what photos to take or are asked to take and I am trying to learn how to do some of them better with what I have due to my limitations but no one here seems to get that. If this doesn't help you with what you want for answers then I don't think you want to help me and please let someone else on here try. Thank You

 

[sm4him]

cgipson1, I would be happy to talk to you in PM about this issue but you don't want me to PM you. care to take it any further? If not, please let someone else post as I am trying to learn. I have already answered too many questions over and over and keep giving the same answers only to be asked again. That is why I started this new thread on 1-1-2012. (To Start Over Fresh - at the beginning and go from there) [since that didn't actually happen on the old threads over the last year as it instead turned into a circus and drama show].

Sigh. Okay, I've really worked hard at NOT getting involved in your little soap opera here, but now I just can't help myself. Maybe if enough people say this enough different ways something will finally sink in to you.
You want the "meanies" to go away so "someone new" can post...yet, from what I can see, you have had quite a wide variety of folks posting on your threads. Trouble is, none of them seem to be to your liking.

You say "as I am trying to learn." NO. YOU'RE NOT. And this is why I finally broke down and responded to one of your threads. Photo Guy...you are doing everything BUT trying to learn. You are, in fact, unteachable, at least with your current attitude. I honestly don't know WHY you are not just eating up all the truly valuable advice you are getting from experienced members of this forum, but honestly? You need to just Stop. The. Drama. and the Attitude, and start DOING what they are telling you to do. Seriously. If they tell you to try something, go out and TRY it...and Do. NOT. come back here and say "okay, I tried these again" and then post the EXACT same photos, taken on auto with little to no regard for even basic composition, that you've been posting all along.

Finally, you say "I have already answered too many questions over and over and keep giving the same answers only to be asked again."
LOL...how do you think all the people giving you advice that you don't take feel?
My response to that is a story my preacher told years ago about a young man just out of seminary, who was called to a small country church. The first week, he delivered a powerful sermon that just amazed the congregation. The second week, he delivered the SAME sermon. When he delivered the SAME sermon the third week, the deacons agreed something had to be done, so they met with him and asked what the problem was. Had he just not developed anything but the one sermon yet? Was he so forgetful he didn't remember he'd already done that sermon?
To which, the young pastor responded..."Oh, I have plenty of other sermons. They just haven't started doing the FIRST one yet."

Photo Guy...start DOING what you're hearing. And for the Love of God, just END the drama.

P.S. I've been shooting for over 30 years. Finally got a DSLR in August. But using my point-and-shoot Canon Powershot before that, I managed some shots that won fairly large local contests, one that was featured on the cover of a national trade magazine, along with about a dozen inside the magazine...etc. And...I'm a single mom, with two boys in college. Think YOUR funds are tight??
The problem is NOT your equipment...the problem is NOT your lack of funds. There's a computer tech line that goes, "the problem is between the monitor and the chair." In your case, the problem is just behind the camera.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I like your sig.