MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

Just don't tell them their pictures are boring and mundane at best, you'll get your very own internet stalker if you do. You've been warned. :thumbup:

forbescat

LOL, if they are boring and mundane, I have already passed on the opportunity to tell them so.

JimH Loc: Western South Jersey, USA

Yeah and that eliminates the opportunity for about 85% of the pictures here..lol...Hey MWAC how's your friend J? LOL

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forbescat

Just because someone posts a picture and asks for comments, doesn't mean you have to oblige. Sometimes I think they are posted just to make us look silly bending over backwards to find something redeeming about their picture.

MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

I don't have a clue... maybe she's moved on or created her 3rd user id. :thumbup:

Irene45 Loc: Orlando, FL

I think you may be right with "a pat on the back and job well done", but to me they are one and the same. I would hope for both, C and C. You got me thinking so I looked it up in Websters'

Comment, n. a note conveying an illustration or explanation; a remark, observation, criticism.

Critique, a critical examination of any production, a review.

Irene45 Loc: Orlando, FL

MWAC. . .I would hope to receive both, a pat & criticism. If it's good, tell me and if it's bad and needs fixing, tell me what I should have done differently.

SnapHappy Loc: SW Florida

Well, for what it's worth.....my thoughts and $5 will get you a latte at Starsuckers......I'm guessing that there are lots of folks who wouldn't know the difference between a snapshot and a photo if you smacked them upside the head with a 500mm lens (but don't do it----you might damage the lens!). When I come across something like that I skip on by.
Ditto for the word choice. Judging by the spelling and some of the gibberish that passes for English on here, I often wonder if folks even know what they're asking.
(BTW, c/c means "cranky curmudgeon", right??)
My bottom line is that I know I'm a green amateur with few valid comments to make but I know what I like. So if I like the photos offered I'll make the comment I feel capable of making.
Does that make sense?? Somehow I don't think I addressed the original question as well as it sounded in my head but I hope I've offered something worth offering......

forbescat

I think I know what you mean. You aren't certain you can legitimately comment on exposure or composition for example but you know that you like a certain image and want to give the photographer positive feedback. And that's a legitimate thing to do. What isn't legitimate is to give every image you see a "good job" or "nice photo" when some of them stink. Slowly, you'll be able to pick out the reasons you like an image or, if critique is requested, how you think it could be better.

SnapHappy Loc: SW Florida

Well, for what it's worth.....my thoughts and $5 will get you a latte at Starsuckers......I'm guessing that there are lots of folks who wouldn't know the difference between a snapshot and a photo if you smacked them upside the head with a 500mm lens (but don't do it----you might damage the lens!). When I come across something like that I skip on by.
Ditto for the word choice. Judging by the spelling and some of the gibberish that passes for English on here, I often wonder if folks even know what they're asking.
(BTW, c/c means "cranky curmudgeon", right??)
My bottom line is that I know I'm a green amateur with few valid comments to make but I know what I like. So if I like the photos offered I'll make the comment I feel capable of making.
Does that make sense?? Somehow I don't think I addressed the original question as well as it sounded in my head but I hope I've offered something worth offering......[/quote]




I think I know what you mean. You aren't certain you can legitimately comment on exposure or composition for example but you know that you like a certain image and want to give the photographer positive feedback. And that's a legitimate thing to do. What isn't legitimate is to give every image you see a "good job" or "nice photo" when some of them stink. Slowly, you'll be able to pick out the reasons you like an image or, if critique is requested, how you think it could be better.[/quote]



Thanks for the translation---you must speak fluent gibberish! LOL But yes, that's pretty much what I was trying to say.
I agree that giving absolutely everything a "thumbs up" renders the comment meaningless. I try to comment only on those submissions that capture my interest, where I hope my words will have even a tiny impact.
As I shoot more and learn my own T1i and SX30, hopefully I'll be able to offer specific suggestions to help someone else and myself become better.
This has been an illuminating topic and I've learned things just from following this thread. Thanks to all for the viewpoints.