It amazes me how touchy we can get sometimes - I'm a fairly crap snapper and I know it - as my signature says I take what I like - my purpose in joining WPF was to learn and improve myself because some of its members are like me, some are good, some very good and some top drawer. We all learn from constructive critique which is why I think POTW should have some guidelines or pointers for beginners - even if its just "Beginners Note: Look at the sharpness of this image" or "Beginners Note: examine the balance or DOF of this shot" -
By the way Joe - Sorry - I DO pull dummies out - It's the big "O" of the mouth and look of absolute surprise and bewilderment I'm after- I also do a bit of gardening around flowers in the wild and pose people from time to time - I also stare at rock climbers with camera set for 8 frames per sec just in case they fall off!!! And you could say that Photoshop and any post processing is one BIG cheat!
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