OOI,why do you look but not comment on a thread ?

stumac said:
Totally agree , so many shots posted on here would be better off on Facebook for friends and family to say "awesome shot dude you are a master "
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Hertsman said:
But unless somebody tells them this, how are they going to learn or know ?
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Try it. Let us know how you get on.

While you're at it, ask someone about the halo on a photo they've done "minimum processing on."
 
stumac said:
I don't comment at all any more , the last few times I commented the op went to the hassle of looking me up to see my images to confirm weather I am qualified or not to comment , I really couldn't be bothered with that crap
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Did they tell you that they'd done that?
Some great shots on your flikr page by the way, so I'd say you're well qualified to comment. :)
 
stumac said:
I don't comment at all any more , the last few times I commented the op went to the hassle of looking me up to see my images to confirm weather I am qualified or not to comment , I really couldn't be bothered with that crap
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I don't know the context in which this happened but I am often inclined to look at photos of people who comment, not with any malicious intent, just to get a feel of their work to give the comment context. Suppose I post a landscape and someone comments who's portfolio is entirely macro insect shots, I might be less inclined to take their advice than that from someone with a load of landscapes that I like.
 
sirch said:
Suppose I post a landscape and someone comments who's portfolio is entirely macro insect shots, I might be less inclined to take their advice than that from someone with a load of landscapes that I like.
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On the other hand, I do believe there is a strong tendency for genre specialists to offer advice that points people towards their particular style.

Within certain genres that tendency becomes self serving and most images within that forum area start to very much look the same.
 
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simon ess said:
On the other hand, I do believe there is a strong tendency for genre specialists to offer advice that points people towards their particular style.

Within certain genres that tendency becomes self serving and most images within that forum area start to very much look the same.
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simon ess said:
On the other hand, I do believe there is a strong tendency for genre specialists to offer advice that points people towards their particular style.

Within certain genres that tendency becomes self serving and most images within that forum area start to very much look the same.
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I quite agree and again one of the ways of finding out is if someone commenting from a traditional, contemporary or eclectic point of view is to look at their work.
 
sirch said:
I quite agree and again one of the ways of finding out is if someone commenting from a traditional, contemporary or eclectic point of view is to look at their work.
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I understand, though I would suggest that thoughtful, worthwhile critique attempts to consider the photographer's point of view, not the critic's.
 
Hertsman said:
I see this all the time on TP.

A new thread gets posted, laods of view but not a single comment ?

How hard is it to just pass a few sentences - be it positive or negative ...

I think we are all getting a little lazy and also saturated with quality, therefore unless its perfect, noone CBA to actually to comment ?
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Well, for example there is a thread "Help - What am I doing wrong??"

That is so generic, why should someone possibly answer if it turns out he/she has nothing to say about the topic in the thread?
 
sirch said:
I don't know the context in which this happened but I am often inclined to look at photos of people who comment, not with any malicious intent, just to get a feel of their work to give the comment context. Suppose I post a landscape and someone comments who's portfolio is entirely macro insect shots, I might be less inclined to take their advice than that from someone with a load of landscapes that I like.
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No I get that and agree to a point but would you then pass comment on the photos you viewed ?
 
Bobsyeruncle said:
Did they tell you that they'd done that?
Some great shots on your flikr page by the way, so I'd say you're well qualified to comment. :)
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Thank you , yes on occasions their reply to my crit on their image was negative crit on my images that are sitting in my Flickr account lol
 
I'm relatively new, and posted a few images for feedback. I've been very happy people have taken the time a trouble to take a look and give comments and suggestions for improvement. When I'm competent to do so I plan to do the same in return.
 
Lemaildetom said:
I was going to make a good joke by looking at this thread and not commenting. But i thought it might be too suttle to be appreciated...
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You mean like the threads very first reply by "Retune".
So you clearly didn't look at the thread then commented anyway ?

Oh the irony [emoji23] considering the original question. So you see in a roundabout way it has been appreciated. [emoji6][emoji106]

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I tend to use this forum as more of a 'technical resource', so spend most of my time on the Talk Photography, Talk Equipment and Talk Lighting threads.

With reference to those, there are often posts where (as others have already mentioned), the title is sufficiently vague that I will view the thread to see if it is relevant.

An example might be one in Talk Equipment titled "Looking for a macro Lens" - it's only by viewing the thread I can see if the poster is looking for a Sony mount lens (where I have some knowledge) - if it turns out they are wanting info on, for example, a Nikon Macro lens then I don't have the experience to provide assistance, and replying with "Sorry, I only know Sony" seems like it would just waste everyone's time.
 
Gazamonk said:
You mean like the threads very first reply by "Retune".
So you clearly didn't look at the thread then commented anyway ?
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Second rule of the Facebook/forums, if there are more than ten replies to a post no one will read the thread before adding their reply.
 
Hertsman said:
why do you look but not comment on a thread ?
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I wil NOT comment when convinced the vibes
are not cool between the poster and me.

EDIT… corrected and sorry for the bad grammar use.
 
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TLR-330 said:
But how do you know before you ever comment?
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How do you know someone is "compatible" before
engaging in a contact of some kind?

The key word is CONVINCED. This implies quite a
few contacts — or less— that got nowhere but to
verbal altercation, discomfort… makes no sense to me.
 
gramps said:
Fixated on the misuse of "I" & "Me"
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I participate to this forum because, as I said, it is
a good source of inspiration. What I have to offer
in return is my experience, my opinions and my
appreciation.

I don't belong to any click, clan, or else and I do
not master the language of this community. That
means that I count very much on the intellectual
and emotional generosity of the members to for-
give me my lack of mastery.

OTH, I will help as much as I can anyone that is
opened to it.
 
Kodiak Qc said:
I participate to this forum because, as I said, it is
a good source of inspiration. What I have to offer
in return is my experience, my opinions and my
appreciation.

I don't belong to any click, clan, or else and I do
not master the language of this community. That
means that I count very much on the intellectual
and emotional generosity of the members to for-
give me my lack of mastery.

OTH, I will help as much as I can anyone that is
opened to it.
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I'm not sure that we are quite on the same page here Daniel ... I am talking about your grammar use...

Kodiak Qc said:
I will NOT comment when convinced the vibes
are not cool between the poster and I.
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should be "I will NOT comment when convinced the vibes are not cool between the poster and me.

:)


(Sorry to hijack the thread but at least it's upped the post count).
 
gramps said:
I am talking about your grammar use...
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This I can decode well! :cool:

Sorry for the misunderstanding… :banghead:

And thanks for the correction. :)
 
I felt I should say something because I did press the thumb. I can't spell worth a Hoot and my pad helps me look smarter then I deserve. So my thoughts are my way of causing people to stop and think if I miss correcting the spelling. I love taking pictures, I have 5 IR converted bodies and a good wild life body. It's good to be on a forum that helps me keep my center there for finding interesting ideas that pop up after reading some other comment. It can be hard to comment, sometimes I look thru a picture and see what I feel like. After all of that I might try and post a comment of something fitting. It is easy most of the time but can be hard not to make the poster feel badly if you can't spell. I am knew to this forum and find it a good place to break time and feel good about it.
 
worth said:
can be hard not to make the poster feel badly if you can't spell.
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Most here can't spell either, or are keyboard dyslexics, so don't worry just share your thoughts. :)
 
Alastair said:
Second rule of the Facebook/forums, if there are more than ten replies to a post no one will read the thread before adding their reply.
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[emoji23] annoyingly accurate. Facepalm (sorry... Facebook) is the best example and some people can repeat the previous post even though it is visible on their screen.
 
Personally, if I notice a thread is an orphan, left standing with no friends, then I'll try and comment. The thing is, we are all busy and don't often have the time to notice, and these orphans can be left behind and drop off the front page into the void. However, I will NOT comment on a thread where it's clear the OP does not respond to people who DO make the effort to comment on their thread, either if positive or negative. It's a two way street after all.
 
Very well put together, it sure helped me a little more thru the pages. Good one Nick,,,,two cheers
 
Nick Owen said:
Personally, if I notice a thread is an orphan, left standing with no friends, then I'll try and comment. The thing is, we are all busy and don't often have the time to notice, and these orphans can be left behind and drop off the front page into the void. However, I will NOT comment on a thread where it's clear the OP does not respond to people who DO make the effort to comment on their thread, either if positive or negative. It's a two way street after all.
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Yep, I get that completely...
The responses on here have been interesting and helped me understand the initial question.
 
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