On Nov 25, 2011, at 18:06, William Robb wrote:
> I tried to give a critique one time and was told to accept the photograph on 
> it's own merits, and either accept it for what it was or STFU.
> And now you know why most every photograph that is shown here, whether it be 
> a stunning landscape or a tedious snapshot of a child playing with a kitten 
> gets, more or less, the same response (great capture, stunning image, etc) or 
> no comment at all.
> 

(which explains the reason for mostly silence when I post images!)  

I suspected as much.   I don't know if that's a :-)  or :-(

> Most people don't want a critique, they want an ego massage, and no one likes 
> to be told that their image is an excruciatingly boring, poor rendering of a 
> banal and cliched subject.

Sad but true.

 -Charles

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