Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/14

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Subject: [Leica] competition photo discussions: snapshot comments
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Tue Nov 14 04:35:09 2006
References: <c51.6e5b6cd.328a9cf7@aol.com>

Sonny

Very well spoken.

SonC@aol.com wrote:

> 
> 
>In a message dated 11/13/2006 6:31:27 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
>hoppyman@bigpond.net.au writes:
>
>last  month there was discussion where some LUGgers thought we should 
>critique the  entries, while anonymous. This was to improve
>our photo skills. 
>
>
>-----------------
> 
>It is a good idea, but the real problem here is that one cannot look at the 
> 
>photo being criticized, and I do not have a good enough memory to agree or  
>disagree.
> 
>Even after 50 years  of photography, I do not feel comfortable  criting 
>shots.  I can tell people that I like or dislike their stuff, but I  cannot 
>make 
>any valuable comments to help them improve their work.
> 
>My experience is that in the several years I have been posting that maybe  
>forty out of several hundred postings received legitimate critiques.   I 
>like a 
>pat on the back as much as anyone, but I don't post for that. I post  
>because 
>it keeps me out there shooting.  That is the benefit.
> 
>
>Regards,  
>Sonny
>http://www.sonc.com
>Natchitoches, Louisiana
>Oldest continuous  settlement in La Louisiane
>?galit?, libert?,  crawfish
>
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