The Coffee House

[Frank F.]

The galleries are full of morons claiming to have found coma or chromatic aberration in shots where I intentional use old lenses featuring these.

Most of the people there are not qualified to speak about composition or other aspects. Very few Derrels. Lots of "Travelers" and people who only shoot encaged animals in Zoos or other boring subjects like snow owls or all these other birds of prey ....

No time for this.

The coffee house is a friendly place. I stay here.

You know, Frank, I understand your position. Sounds like you want to avoid any less than positive comments on anything you shoot. Lots of people here feel like that.

But you don't get to call this forum "friendly " while referring to your fellow TPF'ers as "morons."

Post only your most casual images in here, and try to limit them to 2-3 at a time. That's perfectly fine. Anything more than that, or more serious a photographic effort involved, belongs in one of the Galleries or the Just for Fun forum - where no critique is expected.

Thanks for your cooperation and support!

I accept all kinds critique as long as it is competent. Like Darrell's or Gary's. They really know what they are talking about. Same goes for most of the people over at Nikongear. I can learn from these people because they are deep into photography and can help me advance my craft. I do not see this here very much.

Some people teach me by posting excellent shots. I do not see this here very much either. When it comes to technology and techniques there are very few people on the net I can learn from, most are on Nikongear too, some are Bloggers or the guys at Luminous Landscape, which I subscribe to.

For me the best thing about this place is The Coffee House. The pictures I just posted are impressions from my holidays which I shared with you exclusively. Will not happen often. Holiday snapshots to warm your heart.

 

[tirediron]

I accept all kinds critique as long as it is competent.

Sooooooooo... who determines competence? Critique is purely subjective.

...I can learn from these people because they are deep into photography and can help me advance my craft. I do not see this here very much.

Some people teach me by posting excellent shots. I do not see this here very much either. When it comes to technology and techniques there are very few people on the net I can learn from, most are on Nikongear too, some are Bloggers or the guys at Luminous Landscape, which I subscribe to.

I can only hope to reach your elevated level of skill eventually. I find that I can learn from almost every post here. Even something as simple as, "I don't like that image" can be useful. WHY doesn't one person like it when another (or many) does? As for technology and techniques, I am a mere neophyte in the technology world and rarely does a day go by when I don't pick up some crumb of useful information (or more likely an entire loaf).

 

[Frank F.]

I guess I did take roughly one million shots in my life. I did try and try and discuss and discuss and ask and ask. Most I did learn from museums and from people on the net who see the world completely differently compared to my way to see it.

I strongly feel:

1. Wether one likes a shot or not is fully random

2. It is also not interesting because popularity means appealing to average competence which is low

3. It is very important for me to tell myself what I see and how I feel about it. I like to share my thoughts with the people who took the pictures. Most are not interested. They want to hear praise. I do not sing praise. I share what I see and feel.

 

[terri37 8]

I do not sing praise. I share what I see and feel.

So it's okay for you, but not for others to do so - especially when it's directed at one of your photos?

When people learn to just thank others for commenting/critiquing, regardless of what they perceive as the person's level of competence, the forum would be a lot more enjoyable.

 

[Frank F.]

PS: I still take a lot of crappy pictures in the fields I do not know about. Most fields. But I am still getting better with every shot.

PPS: Most photos posted on the net are boring reproduction of things the people have seen before. I consider these AF waste of time for all.

 

[Overread19 7]

MODERATOR NOTICE
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Please take all further discussion of critique to its own thread. You are free to make one to debate that issue, but otherwise lets leave that stone OUT of this thread. Please return to your holiday snaps and chats and your coffee slurping/sipping/whatevers.

Any further attempts to return to the topic of critique/commenting with be deleted from this thread.

 

[limr32 1]

 

[Overread19 7]

snowbear/Charlie my sincere condolences!

 

[jcdeboever]

Sorry sunshine but your going down week 1. Don't cry....

 

[limr32 1]

Sorry sunshine but your going down week 1. Don't cry....

Oh puh-LEEEEEEZ! Gators gonna chomp yer Wolverine butts!

(PS - I can't trash talk with Buzz's mother, so I'll have to overcompensate with you )

 

[snowbear119 50]

Sorry to hear that Charlie, condolences to your wife.

Thanks.

 

[snowbear119 50]

snowbear/Charlie my sincere condolences!

Thanks.

 

[waday]

Oh puh-LEEEEEEZ! Gators gonna chomp yer Wolverine butts!

(PS - I can't trash talk with Buzz's mother, so I'll have to overcompensate with you )

Whoa whoa whoa... keep it PG!

I'm kidding. That's trash talk?

 

[snowbear119 50]

PS: I still take a lot of crappy pictures in the fields I do not know about. Most fields. But I am still getting better with every shot.

PPS: Most photos posted on the net are boring reproduction of things the people have seen before. I consider these AF waste of time for all.

I'd suggest the "For Fun" forum or the appropriate theme threads for those you fee are less than par. In all honesty, I'm surprised if I get more than three comments on mine, but that's OK. I figure if nobody gives me critique, I must be doing OK.

Not just on the web, but almost everything you photograph has already been photographed (actual subject or theme) many times.

 

[snowbear119 50]

Sorry sunshine but your going down week 1. Don't cry....

Oh puh-LEEEEEEZ! Gators gonna chomp yer Wolverine butts!

(PS - I can't trash talk with Buzz's mother, so I'll have to overcompensate with you )

Back in the day, someone would just say "Yo Momma!"
Me - I'm mostly neutral in this battle. UMD's rival used to be Duke, but I'm not sure who it is now; maybe Penn State.