Sid,
You aren't wrong to be offended, but just forget about it.
This is another version of the 'Gregory, The Who' illness on our list.
We have a nice friendly community in the email list. Every once in a while,
some SOB wanders in, reads or sees a little, and decides he's a lot better
than we are. Then, he proceeds to offer mean spirited or stupid or just
plain ignorant comments.
Generally, he's one of life's losers and/or some kind of emotional cripple
stuck at a 13 year old's maturity level. He builds himself up by degrading
others, showing them how smart he is.
For myself, I recognize that there are a lot of folks who are smarter, more
capable, and more experienced than I am on the list. The same is true, but
more so, for the PUG gallery. It looks easy, but it's not. I am continually
humbled by trying to match the quality of the images I see on the PUG. This
is why I am reluctant to criticize.
We never got 'Gregory, The Who', to show us a sample of his work. This guy
will never show us anything either. He's a talker, not a doer. Write the
sorry pretender off !!!
Regards, Bob S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Hi all:
Here's a critique I received in my mailbox today regarding my PUG submission:
"You have forever fixed yourself into 'amateur" status by telling us how
difficult this shot was. With a 35mm and maybe a 135mm lens it's a snap
(so to speak)."
And this person followed it up in a separate email with:
"The yellow green cast doesn't help much."
And to top it off, he titled his letter to me as: "Daddy@stupidtitle"
Wow. Is my initial reaction. I am not so prudish or elitist to not
welcome and encourage strong comments, negative ones included. But this
person seems to have malice on his mind. I am an amateur photographer.
But I find this critique quite hurtful.
Wow. Was I singled out? Or did anyone else get a critique from "Versal
Cross" [EMAIL PROTECTED] that made you wince?
Perhaps I'm too sensitive. I don't know. Am I wrong to take exception to
this person's comment? As I said, I welcome negative criticism, but as
long as it's constructive... These comments, if told to me face to face,
would certainly have raised the hackles on this Cajun man's back.
I welcome comments in regards to my reactions...
Regards,
Sid >>
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