MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

Sorry I took a look at your posting history and you have posted 3 topics, all three had replies, so I'm not sure how you feel you are being ignored? I think every few posts here get tons of replies so if you get 5, you are doing well. The threads you do see with tons of replies are:

1: has group particaption (post your pets here, etc).
2: the OP is bumping their thread back to the top more than a few times.
3: there is a general interest between more than a few members about the tricks/setup/PP used.

Right now it seems there are tons of new topics posts daily, pushing the topics quickly down to the 2nd and 3rd page. If you feel you need more help or replies, just simply bump your thread back to the top by asking for additional help with "X, Y or Z"

naturalite Loc: Up state NY

Well maybe I'm reading them wrong. When I click links to responses it seems that what is said is a bid obtuse to my query leaving me feeling bypassed.
I have had response and heard from good people. When queries were of the 1st posting.
It gets fuzzy when I post responses to others questions, then someone else shoots a comment to my idea or answer.
Then confusion sets in leaving me feeling like "what was that all about?"
Anyway, I do have a thick skin to match my thick skull. And my dyslexia doesn't help.
So maybe my "oh poor me" attitude is amiss.

Dunatic

I agree with what you have said here and I too wonder if people don't really want critiques but praise on certain images. I try to critique, but there are so many. You could spend all day on here and still not critique all...and I'm not an authority either. Some people are more sensitive then others and require more attention I guess. There are a lot of threads that only get a couple posts, this has happened to me so if I haven't gotten the response I need -- repost. I just hope no one quits the forum because they don't feel "loved." We are all here to improve our skills. Cheryl

Singing Swan

That's about the same for me. I feel that a lot of folks on this site are pretty darned good and when they start talking the technical side....I'm lost. I love digital photography just because I can make a zillion pictures and come up with ten that are worth keeping, but as for giving criticism? Who am I to think I can tell you how to do better, I'm here to learn and personally, I think your photographs are great! And I don't have time to be here everyday, so my activity is few and far between. You should learn to be patient.

tk Loc: Iowa

Okay, another fairly newbee here. Suggestion to Admin. What if there were moderators for sections i.e. pets, kids, scenic, etc. and a "pro" helped when asked. There are people who are pros here or are certainly good enough to qualify. We know who you are and welcome imput. That may help those who want to learn. There could be sections to go to for help, not just showin' off. Also, some of us newbees, admit to not knowing enough about the mechanics of our camera and need tutorials or samples or examples (because reading ain't fun). I suggested categories to go to for mechanics, lighting help, picture set up, etc. with moderators that can give critiques. My opinion only.
Teri

Dunatic

I like your idea! Cheryl

tk Loc: Iowa

I just hate to see good people go. In my profession we have a website like this and it works great. If a moderator is tired you tag up and switch. This may eliminate problems some people have with others (don't go there) and give those who want honest and quick opinions to get them.

Oh, I ain't a pro!

Singing Swan

If you make a picture and you think it needs criticism, hit delete. When I make a photo I think is worth keeping, I don't want someone to criticize it...

I like when someone explains the conditions under which they made a photo...morning, bright light, foggy. That can give me an idea about what results I might get. But in the long run, making photos, learning your own skills and learning what your camera will do is the best teacher ever.

I'd like to learn more about using programs to do things with my photos, but then that turns them into something entirely different and I probably don't have the same program someone else does in the first place. I'm not into the technical side of cameras, although I know a lot of you are, but I am in love with my Insignia. It has a lot of features I never even think about using because it has an automatic setting that practically does things for me.

I'd hate to see this all divided up into sections as Cheryl suggested because I like seeing everyone's work and it already takes forever just to look at a small portion. But, a technical section where those who need advice or suggestions for lenses and filters etc. would be nice, and one so folks could ask questions about programs, but please don't divide the photography.

Take a lot of photographs, play with your camera and don't get so tied up worrying that what you do could be improved by someone else's opinion. Develop your own voice and let it be heard through the pictures you make. Photographs are a lot like trees. You look at trees and they are all different and interesting. So are your photos.

Pictures can be worth a thousand words and sometimes, I even keep some of the blurriest shots I make because they give me swatches of color that make fascinating backgrounds that you could never create any other way. You look at enough of your own bad shots and sooner or later you're going to get a pretty good idea of what you need to do to improve. No doubt a pro could give some good advice, but how did he get to be that professional? Practice, practice, and more practice.

And just for the record, I thought the shot of the squirrel was awesome.

tk Loc: Iowa

I agree but if you know it isn't quite right and need another eye then you get to ask someone. No, we don't put every picture up and want critique. Sometimes it is an ego stroke but if you want advice or critique there is a spot to do it and you won't be frustrated or taking up someone's time. The active topics forum would be easier to follow if there were different forums to put your picture in depending on either your needs or the subject. Just sayin'.

MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

C&c is needed if you want to grow as a photographer, when I first starting posting just over 6 months ago, I truley thought the pictures I was taking were wonderful and I couldn't see any problems with them. If it warn't for someone pointing out skin tone issues, w/b problems, soft focus, distracting backgrounds, crotch shots, etc I would never have gotten to were I am today (Still learning and growing but so much better than I was). I will be the first to say, when we all start with this hobby we have untrained eyes, we see our sons, daughters, mothers, fathers in our pictures and that alone makes them special to us, someone with no connection to the subject sees the flaws.