On 5/8/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . > > By stating that you only comment on pictures you like, you appear to > be saying that if you don't comment, you don't like the picture - so > you are apparently commenting implicitly! Of course, this is a > fallacy, but one that many people would commit. > > In my case I comment on some photos that I like, and sometimes I don't > comment on photos that I like. Sometimes I even comment on photos I > don't like, if I think my comments can be useful. Absence of a comment > from me should never be taken to mean that I don't like the shot. > > Furthermore, I may say "Nice picture, Henri!", with no further > explanation, but I would never say "Shit shot, Chim!" without some > additional reasons why. >
Yes. I mostly comment positively. If I don't comment, it may be that I didn't have time to look at the photo, it may be that I didn't like it. Despite what was stated earlier by Tom, I do criticize from time to time, but I try to make it constructive criticism if possible, and I try to put it into an overall positive framework. cheers, frank ps: Henri probably doesn't care if you like his pic; likewise, Chim probably isn't insulted that you don't like his. I'm guessing they were fairly secure in their photographic skills... ;-) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
