"Good" is such a subjective term. I wouldn't have thought it necessary to point out, but each image plays off of a variety of tastes. I don't put up an image with the idea that it is one of my best nor do I look at any ones offering in that way. We must always allow individual style without a critical comment that does not carry the understanding that it is my own narrow opinion. I've read critiques that actually cause me to chuckle at their lack of artistic aptitude. Again, scored on my own scale. Identifying your photographer's of choice is a surprise. Omission can be a harsh rebuff and should have been avoided. Present company not included, BTW.
Jack --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack Davis" > Subject: Re: Comparing Photos > > > > Ditto! > > To some extent it's like receiving the comment, "not up to your > usual > > standard". How high is my usual standard and compared to what? How > high > > is up? IOW, you've shown me some that I liked better.(?) > > My feeling is that putting up images for review is done for that > > individual image and what it does for each individual viewer, not > how > > it compares to one I may have offered previously. > > Maybe we should set up a 0 - 10 rating system. ;-/ > > If you put a picture up for comment, you kinda have to take what you > get. > Not up to your usual standard means just that. It's not as good as > what you > usually post. > It doesn't matter how good what you usually post is. > There are some people on this list who are building very impressive > bodies > of work. Bruce, Ralf and Godfrey come to mind. While it might be nice > if > each picture was stood on it's own, I think it can also be > instructive and > useful to look at a picture in the context of the photographer's > other works > to see how it measures up. > This can tell us if the photographer is improving or not, if his work > is > getting stale or stagnant, if he is trying new techniques, or going > after > fresh subject material, or if he has found a comfortable old pair of > shoes > and is just shuffling along in them. > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
