Listen well to this man! Well put, Bob. :-) Jostein 2008/4/8 Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > rg2, > > Once upon a time, this list did a lot of talking about equipment and > good natured ribbing of one another and big flame wars with the usual > juvenile attitudes. This was all before digital photos and when it > cost us $2-$5 per picture to get anything scanned. Posting your > photos was an expensive, time consuming thing and you picked your best > shots for the PUG. > > I will say that we have evolved/devolved a lot with the introduction of > digital. > Like Rick, I like seeing what other people are shooting for > inspiration and ideas. > I also like to see what is happening in our collective lives - like > your daughter's portrait in this month's PUG. > It helps me build a sense of community and connection to all of you. > > It is also a devolution of sorts. How do I put this tactfully? > Sometimes I feel people are just dumping their shots onto the list and > seeing if anybody else thinks they are something special. I wish they > did a bit more editing before showing. > > My strategy, with the help of gmail threaded messages, is to just > delete a lot of PESO's. When 2 or 3 other people I trust start raving > about the photos, I'll stop and take a look - maybe even contribute a > comment. > > My other strategy is to watch new people who are developing. I like > to encourage new folks when I can and let them know their efforts are > paying off. We are a group with varying levels of experience, and > I've certainly benefited from what I've learned here. I would like to > offer that same hand up to others. > > So do some editing of your own. > You don't need to look at every photo - others will point to the good ones. > You don't need to comment on every photo you look at - if you just > saying 'Me Too', maybe it's not necessary. > Save your critiques for those who need or deserve the commentary. > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It seems that an increasing majority of the emails I receive from the > > list are PESOs. If I could do so delicately, I'd like to try and > > suggest that we as a list impose a limit of sorts on ourselves > > concerning PESOs. It was done with "For Sale Friday", perhaps we can > > come to some sort of agreement around PESOs? > > > > rg2 > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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