Members photographs in the galleries.

[JayJay]

I have spent more than a little time looking through a lot of very good shots. I have not commented upon any partly because there are far too many for me to catch up on but mainly because any comment from me, I feel, would be inadequate. I can not offer any advice to my peers. I shall just look and try to learn, for the present.

[Montana 5]

Re: Members photographs in the galleries.

Hi Jay Jay, I'm sure any comments from you would be much appreciated by anyone on here, you don't necessarily have to write anything, I reckon someone saying they like a picture, or simply giving the means just as much to the poster.

Doug.

[anderson.council]

Re: Members photographs in the galleries.

Hi JayJay

Can only echo Doug's comments. Everyone sees things differently and so all comments received are taken on board in that spirit. You don't have to give advice - sometimes you may want to question how something was done, or where the shot was taken. It's all good. That's certainly how I see it. I take your point about not being able to comment on every image you look at - I'm just as guilty and I blame it on the fact I'm just learning to process my own RAW images. But I'm attempting to comment on a few images each visit.

Cheers
Scott

[David Stallard]

Re: Members photographs in the galleries.

Hey fella.

Comment away - if there is something that stands out in a photo or that really attracts your eye then say so, if there is something you don't like then say so (but nicely) or as has already been mentioned - just a 'nice shot or great capture' etc is always appreciated and it wont be long before the comments go both ways.

.DAVID.

[hhcanon]

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I can't put it better than david

[Stan]

Re: Members photographs in the galleries.

I agree, if you like or don't like a photo just say so to get you used to responding and as your confidence grows you will probably have more to say. If I remember rightly, not so long ago when DeeGee (Di) joined the forum she was in a similar boat and now she is one of the very top posters

Stan

[antoeknee]

Re: Members photographs in the galleries.

As everyone has said comments are always welcome. There is some great work being posted and not all to my taste but I can appreciate the skill in achieving them.

Certainly post some of your images, you'll get comments but they will help you get better images, comments from others have certainly helped me.

[Cyberman]

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Please comment away. I am a new member and have had very helpful feedback from images, and enjoyed viewing many others.
And it's great to see an image and encourage the persone responsible, and maybe your feedback will help someone out.
This is a friendly forum and I am sure people will appreciate your input.

[AlexR!]

Re: Members photographs in the galleries.

JayJay, I'll just echo what everyone else says; please never feel you are not qualified to comment. If you have a view, then it is a valid view. I am certainly no more than a merely competent photographer, but I do tend to leave comments where I can. The primary reason for doing this is actually selfish - critiquing is a great learning experience as it forces me to analyse why I do or don't like a particular image. And then if I've invested the time in thinking about it, why wouldn't I share that back with the photographer? Obviously I would always be constructive in any criticism, but that is just ordinary common decency.
But by the 'galleries' do you specifically mean the Albums under Community? If so, thank you for reminding me that they are there, because I typically only browse 'new posts' and I never even think to look in these. I've just had a browse around and you are right, there are some great images, but the sheer amount would perhaps be overwhelming to comment on all.

[paulr5604]

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JayJay don't feel that you can't post comments on other peoples work when I first joined I simply commented on the ones that stood out to me. I enjoy seeing other peoples work and your right there are a lot of exceptional photographers on this site but everyone started out as a beginner and everyone is here to learn and grow as a photographer.

[Nathaniel]

Re: Members photographs in the galleries.

Always remember to keep a good sense of humour -for example if you say that the horizontals are not "right" and you are referred to Specsavers, just laugh it off- as has happened to me several times!

[wayne2418]

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I concur what everyone else has already said.Go for it Jay

[Muscat]

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Jay Jay the guys have already said it, everyone has an opinion and a view about an image and they are all valid, not everyone will agree with you, me or whoever is commenting. Provided the comment is constructive and not nasty they are all welcomed and valid.

As Stan and others have said the more you comment the more your confidence will grow and you will learn and improve whilst helping others by providing another opinion or suggestion.

[DeeGee]

Re: Members photographs in the galleries.

I agree, if you like or don't like a photo just say so to get you used to responding and as your confidence grows you will probably have more to say. If I remember rightly, not so long ago when DeeGee (Di) joined the forum she was in a similar boat and now she is one of the very top posters

Stan

That may just be because I'm gobby.

But I will admit that it is nice to receive a comment on a photo even if it is just a like and thumbsup.

[Stan]

Re: Members photographs in the galleries.

That may just be because I'm gobby.

probably

Stan