What has happened?

Maybe the person in question simply missed your question? You can't expect everyone to read every post in a forum. Don't automatically assume you were ignored.



Again you can't expect a consistency with regard to replies. I try and look at as many Image threads on the Your photos forum as I can, but I don't get time to look at them all and I look at them in a quasi random manner.

Whether I reply or not can be down to a number of factors. Whether I've got something constructive to say, whether I've got the energy or not and whether or not I'm in the mood. I'm sure others work on the same variables.

If people crave some kind of response for their images may I suggest going to your local camera clubs and entering competitions. The judges are pretty much compelled to provide at least a word of comment.

Or perhaps do a photography A level where you are encouraged to be understand what makes a good image and how to evaluate your own images and write it down for the consumption of others. Again you can write your own critiques without feeling disappointed that you are lacking in having your ego stroked.( even if it is the wrong way).

As I've already said, I would love to see people who want a critique, analyzing their own images and indicating what they would like comment on.

As for cliques, as far as I have seen over the years they are not exclusive and I'd say they are more groups of online friends, or similar thinkers, or similar shooters, or gear heads, or regional neigbours, or mutual appreciaters. People seem to move in and out of the comment groups and mobility seems to there if required.

fair points smeggy

To me the most valuable critique is that which focusses upon something you haven't yourself thought of.

Well, read their minds and tell us which bit they haven't thought about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_are_known_knowns

LOL very good.

My point is I find it better to leave the floor open without predetermining what kind of critique to focus on. I'd rather people just look at my pics with a non biased mind and comment on whatever they want, if at all.

You have the benefit of an indestructible ego.

Yes, I find that helps to get more views and comments.

But, its true that personality does come into it - I mean a persons 'online persona', something about them to latch on to and feed or bounce off. Some of us do tend to follow each other around - call that a clique or not, but its not 'exclusive' - based on past experience and memory of things we've debated about. That adds a lot to the interest of it all and has an effect on who you might respond to more than others.

Yes, that's why in your case I'm confident that when you post a picture, you've already put some thought into what you think of it

I'm not always so confident, which is why I tend to agree with Doug, that a bit of self-analysis would be helpful.

Often I find people are looking for totally different things. I might value some aspects of my pics, something technical maybe, but if I say that I'll just be told its all about 'seeing', or something like that.

But this is not just about responses to photos and critque - the forum has a life in many other ways as well. There are still too few people participating in very interesting topics (IMO), eg those concerning HDR and exposure / metering choices. We should all have something to add to those, or questions to ask.

Fair comment

But isn't that a case of exercising some Quality Control before posting?

Fair comment

But isn't that a case of exercising some Quality Control before posting?[/quote]You know that, and I know that...

(why do you think I so rarely post pictures )

Fair comment

But isn't that a case of exercising some Quality Control before posting?[/quote]You know that, and I know that...

(why do you think I so rarely post pictures )[/quote]but isn't that a good thing?


I occasionally see sets of pictures posted where a poster says something like "I went to event X at the weekend and here are some shots ... " and the images are just a bunch of snapshots where absolutely no thought has been made into taking them and likewise no quality control has been implemented before posting them.

Sort of thing which is fine on Facebook as a record of one's weekend to share with your mates, but surely on a photographer forum where I thought the idea was to create inspiring images and something photographically better than your average phone/compact snapper I would expect some thought to be put into the pastime. Otherwise why bother?

I seem to remember someone in this thread (which I can't find it now)suggesting people explain how they went about taking a picture. It might make an interesting and informative thread, based on 'I framed it this way because..' statements rather than 'You need to crop the top off..' type critique.

Well, of course you don't know that...

Which reminds me, what do you do to get the people in your series of event shots to interact with you the way they do?