Ugly Hedge Hogs Friends
I don’t remember how I got steered on to UHH, I watched it a couple of years before I became a member. I am very happy that I did. It has given me an insight to two subjects that I am interested in: Human beings and the process of making pictures.
So being a bit philosophical of nature I did a lot of thinking about it and the people who are members and I (for myself) concluded that UHH may consist of FOUR more or less similar entities.

Number one contains what I think of as the “Crème de la crème”, the members are on first name with the gods, they know of any esoteric aspect of photography, they make comfortable livings making pictures. They have wisdom to share and do so generously, sometimes for free but also for numerations well deserved. It is a great benefit to UHH that they belong. Mostly these members are professionals

Number two contains what I think of as gifted amateurs; often they match the members of group one, sometimes in equipment, often in knowledge and in keenness in theirs asymptotic pursuit of perfection. They are as a whole generous with their skills and often take pains to explain issues to the needy.

Number tree has many “Newbies”, people who are beginners and are thirsty to gain more knowledge about all aspects of picture making. I am in awe of the patience that members of One and Two show in replying to what must often appear naïve questions that could readily be answered with a bit of work on the part of the questioner!

Number four is not generally acknowledged as being members as such. They are people who LOVE pictures (photographs) and don’t really care how they are produced. I am reminded of a member of the Supreme Court who, when asked how he defined pornography answered (this is not verbatim) that he had no verbal definition but he knew it when he saw it. For some that description also fits “Great pictures”. I think UHH may have a number of people in that category.

I am constantly impressed by the kindness and fellow feeling shown i UHH

Ugly Hedge Hogs Friends
I don’t remember how I got steered on to UHH, I watched it a couple of years before I became a member. I am very happy that I did. It has given me an insight to two subjects that I am interested in: Human beings and the process of making pictures.
So being a bit philosophical of nature I did a lot of thinking about it and the people who are members and I (for myself) concluded that UHH may consist of FOUR more or less similar entities.

Number one contains what I think of as the “Crème de la crème”, the members are on first name with the gods, they know of any esoteric aspect of photography, they make comfortable livings making pictures. They have wisdom to share and do so generously, sometimes for free but also for numerations well deserved. It is a great benefit to UHH that they belong. Mostly these members are professionals

Number two contains what I think of as gifted amateurs; often they match the members of group one, sometimes in equipment, often in knowledge and in keenness in theirs asymptotic pursuit of perfection. They are as a whole generous with their skills and often take pains to explain issues to the needy.

Number tree has many “Newbies”, people who are beginners and are thirsty to gain more knowledge about all aspects of picture making. I am in awe of the patience that members of One and Two show in replying to what must often appear naïve questions that could readily be answered with a bit of work on the part of the questioner!

Number four is not generally acknowledged as being members as such. They are people who LOVE pictures (photographs) and don’t really care how they are produced. I am reminded of a member of the Supreme Court who, when asked how he defined pornography answered (this is not verbatim) that he had no verbal definition but he knew it when he saw it. For some that description also fits “Great pictures”. I think UHH may have a number of people in that category.

I am constantly impressed by the kindness and fellow feeling shown i UHH

It can be very helpful and it can go off course very quickly as all web forums are populated with about equal quality members regardless what subject the forum is dedicated to be about. The people jumping into telling you all about your plane for example, without ever flying or even owning a plane is a good way to describe the worst of all forums. Some people try to impress others with rattling off paragraphs of non relevant bull shit that have nothing to do with another persons original question. If the shoe fits wear it.