burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Best advice I got on that was, "Just go do it. No one can tell you how. You have to figure it out by making it up as you go along. OR, you can storyboard it ahead of time..."

There is a famous photo of a Vietnamese soldier assassinating a prisoner on the street at point blank range in the late 1960s.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42864421

I'm sure it told the story pretty well. Of course, some prose accompanied it. But the scene was so bizarre that a reading alone would have sounded fictional.

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

I remember a few weeks ago that you expressed some frustration on your part that your photographic abilitity, as.
felt by you, was not improving as you would like. I wonder if your experience in that exchange informed your response in this discussion. I thought there were points made in that series of replies that would also apply to this discussion.

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

Wouldn't it be good if those of us who wore red caps would show the same consideration to those who wear blue caps and conversely they would show the same consideration back our way. The best way to change the world whether it is politics or photography is to start with ourselves and not the other fellow. I think that you and I both have basically a kindly outlook toward others, but there are others, who will remain unnamed, who could work on giving some other folks some slack.

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

Jo, I would like to recommend that you go to Youtube and enter Red Steagall The Bay It is about how we all can see things through different eyes and how we can be wrong.

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

This discussion is having a sad ending. We should remember for many, I don't know how many and who they are, that this forum is as much a place for connecting with others as it is for photographic discussion. Why would we talk to others via our responses in a manner that we never would to their faces?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Sadly, the longer a topic goes, the more some dig in their heels 'til they lose control completely.

Thankfully, there are thoughtful and well written opinions and observations within these 12 pages. One high note among many is MJPerini's here:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-804332-9.html#14560822

Best to all.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I won't critique either. It's MY opinion based on MY perception.
(But I don't care for non-level perceptive horizons.)

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

And why doesn't everyone interpret the same story?

(Perception...)

dmeyer Loc: Marion, NC

Didn't read through all 12 pages of replies, so my thoughts may be redundant. But, offering another perspective as a poster who has shared many travel sets through the years, my reaction to comments have run the gamut:
1-frustration, when someone assumes I know nothing and reworks my image without permission or asking what my goal was (art or reality of the experience);
2-skepticism, at gushing comments for a whole group of images (I'm bound to have some duds in there);
3-irritation, when I see the same pat comment on every post ever made (racking up the head count for messages?);
4-incredulity, as in 'one-comment-fits-all', without bothering to know the circumstances. An instance that comes to mind was when a member stated that the whole point of DSLR was the ability to change lenses in the field, so carrying two body/lens combo on a trip was not necessary/justified. No way am I walking a distance along the ocean shore or the Southwest desert and carrying an extra lens only to open up my camera body in the field to make a lens change that exposes my sensor to a load of grit. (One can't always know what to expect is needed until they get there.)
5-and PLEASURE when friendships develop with those who share their thoughts in a tactful and selective manner.

I have learned a lot about photography and photography equipment from being part of this group, mostly participating in Gallery and Photography Discussion. Though it took a while, I caught on to who added to the conversation to be helpful, and who just wanted to be snarky or self-important. As stated by many others already, the majority of the members are kind and helpful. Each poster has to learn who to be encouraged by, and who to ignore. And each viewer/responder in Gallery just needs to remember that Gallery is an optional sharing experience, like it or leave it alone.

dmeyer Loc: Marion, NC

Agreed.

BebuLamar

I guess that is why some post their photos in the Main Photography section.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I'll put greater odds on them not paying attention to the default category that shows up,
which appears to be the category one last viewed.

imagextrordinair Loc: Halden, Norway

If everyone in the third grade gets a trophy for the sake of inclusion, then those with lesser skill will never improve. The smarter kids that deserve recognition will loose interest when the all-inclusive reward system becomes meaningless.

Giving praise without merit to everything you see reflects on you as a poor judge of your own character.

BebuLamar

I have a choice of not doing anything here on the UHH and I chose it. Nobody knows. However, if the situation is real life and peope showing me their pictures I would much rather make them happy than try to improve their skill. Right or wrong that is what I would do.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

But what if one likes the image, visually, not being based on analysis of technicalities?
I do that a lot.
The image either appeals to me or it dun't.