Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ellis, the PAW ebb and flow is both criticism and stroking.... and certainly I respect you for having the wisdom and courage to ask.... I am a serious amateur who wants to learn, and I benefit from both caresses and bruises. You have not yet shown your photos , nor shared your reactions or criticisms to other people's work, but you are critical of both. I think that may mean you are ready to become a real participant in the PAW experience....welcome. Steve > Don't get me wrong, lots of PAWs are amazing -- almost life transforming -- > but others, well, its almost like "point a Leica at it and submit it." Should > we all bite our tongues at the latter sort and keep silent, or offer > encouraging "strokes," or should we be honest (but always respectful) and > honestly present constructive criticism? Again, I don't want to belittle > those who have the courage and confidence to submit PAWs, but I need > clarification -- are we here to review and critique in constructive fashion, > or simply to validate with hollow "attaboys" yet another submission of > someone's wife or daughter by the pool, or colorful locals sitting around a > cafe in some foreign locale? I don't want to offend anybody, I'm just > wondering what the ground rules are. > > Many thanks to all for the wisdom the have provided, and continue to provide > on this site. > > Ellis Krane > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html