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Originally Posted by robski
Often conditions on the day don't allow you to get the type of shot you want and you end up with the best you get under the circumstances. The response to my images can be quite varied. Some produce no reaction and others just amaze me. These days I just post a few examples of the days work that did not make it to trash can.
I think Dave is working on the premiss that all those who post images in the gallery are hoping to gain the status of POTW. It's never been my motivation. I don't take myself that seriously. It's a hobby I enjoy and like to share with like minded people.
Yes it's nice to get a pat on the back or mentioned in dispatches if your image was enjoyed and produced a good reaction.
Our experience has been ( especially in the critique section which rarely gets used these days ) most feel their work is good or OK and don't take too kindly to suggestions to improve. So unless somebody provides a bad example of their work and says I know it's bad but how can I improve. Only then is help and suggestions forth coming. Otherwise we tend to stay clear of such troubled waters. Yes it is well exposed, in focus and sharp but the subject and composition is nondescript and you would not look at the image once let alone twice. Some people are perfectly happy to churn out images that should never escape from the photo album  |
You are very right on the conditions and like you the ones that I do post are often the three, four, five, or six that make the cut out of a couple hundred and usually a lot more that I have shot during the day.
I think Dave is working on the premiss that all those who post images in the gallery are hoping to gain the status of POTW. It's never been my motivation. I don't take myself that seriously. It's a hobby I enjoy and like to share with like minded people.
I am always working on the premise that I want to improve what I am doing and what can be done and maybe I'm wrong in assuming that others are like that also. For me I am working on something that in 5 to 10 years from now I can turn into something that will help pay the bills when it comes to a time that I can no longer perform my trade. Which I know is coming. I guess I am wrong for looking at it that way because I have to say this hobby and the relaxation I get from it has allowed me to alleviate 75 percent of the stress in my life. It is something that I can sit down and loose myself in for a few hours.
When it comes to the opinions of the members of this board I listen when they make suggestions about how I can improve a shot. There are sites out there that are stuffy when it comes to new photographers and how they do stuff.
I have always said it here and will continue to always say it I am open to CC. And that said I will thank everybody for their in put and their comments and sit back and take it all in. If nobody objects I will tell people why I chose their photo as the POTW and I will give a small pointer or two to those that came in a close second on my short list. I am sorry if I ruffled any feathers that was not my intention.