Unfortunately, this picture will be the last shot by Pascal Riben...

[pascalriben]

The guards who discover the camera among the broken pieces of glass didn't find any trace of the photographer...

 

[pgriz]

or the alligator.

 

[robbins.photo]

or the alligator.

Ahh geez.. don't tell me the alligator is giving up photgraphy. I loved his stuff. Sigh.

 

[mishele]

I hate sad endings!

 

[Tinderbox (UK)]

So how is he posting, from inside it`s belly?

John.

 

[DiskoJoe]

So how is he posting, from inside it`s belly?

John.

He's a bot.

 

[o hey tyler]

I wasn't aware you took photos at all. I just see you trying to draw hits to your website.

 

[amolitor]

Yeah, how's the monetization going with that, anyways? You're working really hard for these clicks.

 

[Tiller]

Oh give it a rest you two. He has some pretty good shots.

I've always thought alligators are the grumpy old men of the animal kingdom

 

[amolitor]

He does have some pretty good shots, but he's not even remotely interested in taking part in the forum, he's not interested in critique or anything anyone has to say about his pictures except "awesome, dude!", he's 100% about driving traffic to his site.

 

[pascalriben]

I hate sad endings!

Me too, but "c'est la vie"...

 

[DanOstergren30 5]

He does have some pretty good shots, but he's not even remotely interested in taking part in the forum, he's not interested in critique or anything anyone has to say about his pictures except "awesome, dude!", he's 100% about driving traffic to his site.

Sharing his photos alone is enough contribution. I find them to be interesting and charming, and often times inspiring. Your bad attitude certainly isn't contributing anything useful though.

 

[pascalriben]

I've always thought alligators are the grumpy old men of the animal kingdom

Well, old men on the ground, may be... but in the water it's a different story!

Thank you for your comment

 

[amolitor]

He does have some pretty good shots, but he's not even remotely interested in taking part in the forum, he's not interested in critique or anything anyone has to say about his pictures except "awesome, dude!", he's 100% about driving traffic to his site.

Sharing his photos alone is enough contribution. I find them to be interesting and charming, and often times inspiring. Your bad attitude certainly isn't contributing anything useful though.

Well, Dan, I don't make the rules here. I do know roughly what they are, though, and spamming isn't permitted. Check the FAQ, there's a link right at the top of the page in the top navigation bar. Hanging about here for the primary purpose of promoting something else is against the rules, and a quick check of Pascal's posting history is suggestive.

 

[pixmedic]

there is a fine line between non participatory spamming and simply not posting your work in the most appealing manner.
I don't click on links to pictures, so if i go to a thread and there is a link to a picture or site with no picture directly posted, i simply move on.
this is a simple solution for anyone that is worried about "click farming".
that being said, just because someone does not participate in the forum the way you think they should be, it does not automatically relegate them a spammer.
In Pascal's case, while he does not tend to participate in the forum outside of posting his own work, he does often take part in discussion of his pictures, and responds to both positive and negative critique, often with his reasoning behind the way he took the shot.
His participation in the forum might be considered by some to be a bit one sided, (and i would not completely disagree there) but I would not consider it "spam" at this time.

now that this has been cleared up, lets keep this thread from derailing and focus on the picture if you choose to click on the link to see it.