Great pics, Ron. I have some decent photos of damsel flies but nothing that can equal these.

These images are fantastic!! Were they stacked? And if so, how in the world did you get these guys to pose that long? VERY nicely done!

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If you want to play, then do it via private message. No one wants to see your s##t here either.

Quietly, yes, until you decided to use your "last word" with your own ad hominem attacks. You suggested that I am making personal attacks on you. Not so. I have no reason to even have an opinion on you OR your work. But since you have posted some of your offerings here, along with others who seek critique, I have offered you mine. As I said in the post above, your overall criticism of the image quality on this board is in reality a criticism of the overall reason this board exists. It's not JUST for the accomplished photographer. There are a few who frequent this board and most of us of lessor ilk are glad they have decided to share their work with us. You, however, in your rant about the overall quality of the posts here, seem to be trying to look down on some of those who seek some positive critique in order to gain a bit of improvement in their work. My comments have nothing to do with you personally or your work. How good your work is should be a subject on which others will opine. It has everything to do with your attitude.

I see no reason to further clutter this thread - OR this forum - with the detritus into which these responses have deteriorated. If you have anything else to say, you may do so in a private message.

You said earlier that your post was aimed at all the “guff” posted in this section. But one of the objectives of this site is to help people whose work is still in the “guff” stage. The vast majority of postings here are from people who want to improve their skill levels in a favorite hobby. Across the various boards on this site, you will find photos that reflect a need for improvement by the photographer. If you are REALLY accomplished and you feel that a particular board has few if any examples of what one SHOULD aspire to, then post some outstanding work for them to try to emulate.

Certainly, a world class photographer who has placed his work in Vogue and Playboy has something that can stir the imagination of lesser mortals.

Read your original post again. It was not aimed at constructive criticism but served only as a backhanded commentary on the quality of one photographer's work. I don't care if Laylafan is a "she", or a "he", or an alien. Your post was what it was. As far as the "hijacking", one could use that term as a descriptive for your entire thread. You may have the last word. I'm out.

So you only consider the good feedback and not the more critical stuff? Positive feedback does not mean that you are some shining light in nude photography. I've seen some of your stuff, and beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. Some of it isn't bad. Not GREAT, but not bad. You do have a very good creative side, but it's your creativity that often gets in the way of "reality". There are a number of people here who offer positive feedback to Laylafan69's work as well. As far as "reality" goes, she's ahead of you. To some of us, she offers something in her work that yours does not. But keep trying. Practice leads to improvement.

I have. That's why I posted. Still waiting for that stellar reality and quality.

So now there is an expectation from the viewers that you are going to post some of your work which will give us some examples of your vision of reality and quality. We ALL wait with bated breath.

Your take on this issue is spot on. We as viewers/readers will make up our own minds as to what is wheat and what is chaff.

Welcome back!!!!

Great idea! and very nicely done, as always.

That's a shame. You've set the bait and now we all wait with anticipation. Tell her there's an entire forum sitting on the edge of their computer chairs waiting........