Apr 4, 2006, 23:42
Is it just me, or is there a real sense of patting each other on the back here?
Terrible, awful pictures are posted and praised, those few with noted problems are re-coloured as "artistic", and applauded.
Am I the only one who sees nothing inspiring here but the odd hero, (you all know the people I mean)? Maybe it's me. Maybe I'm in a rut. It happens........
I cant help wondering though if what I see is a reflection; See; in the UK community, we say "oh that's ok....We wont judge.... Oh, that's ok, your IQ of 75 is enough to be a brain surgeon" .....etc etc etc. Likewise, do we shrink from posting genuine comments, (I have deja vu here), in the name of "popular community?"
Come on folks. I know some of you already dislike me intensely, you've made that clear. The thing is though, dont you agree it's an "improve or die" hobby/profession we have here? If so, why are we going backward?
Is Shuttertalk just "art for arts sake", or is it a photographic forum?
Honestly, look at the pictures from the last 2 weeks. Do you see more than 4 people really making an effort? I think not.
I posted a distorted image worthy of, "What is that JUNK!!!" ...... And it never happened, no one took me on.
I dont want a war. I dont want to offend, but I really dont like the idea of death by mediocrity.
Terrible, awful pictures are posted and praised, those few with noted problems are re-coloured as "artistic", and applauded.
Am I the only one who sees nothing inspiring here but the odd hero, (you all know the people I mean)? Maybe it's me. Maybe I'm in a rut. It happens........
I cant help wondering though if what I see is a reflection; See; in the UK community, we say "oh that's ok....We wont judge.... Oh, that's ok, your IQ of 75 is enough to be a brain surgeon" .....etc etc etc. Likewise, do we shrink from posting genuine comments, (I have deja vu here), in the name of "popular community?"
Come on folks. I know some of you already dislike me intensely, you've made that clear. The thing is though, dont you agree it's an "improve or die" hobby/profession we have here? If so, why are we going backward?
Is Shuttertalk just "art for arts sake", or is it a photographic forum?
Honestly, look at the pictures from the last 2 weeks. Do you see more than 4 people really making an effort? I think not.
I posted a distorted image worthy of, "What is that JUNK!!!" ...... And it never happened, no one took me on.
I dont want a war. I dont want to offend, but I really dont like the idea of death by mediocrity.