FFS Bill... we get it, you think we're a bunch of charlatans, ok... but just back off with the hostility, OK? You're just getting personal and insulting now. Reported.... not for all that crap you mentioned further up... no idea who did that, or why... I'm reporting you for being insulting, and bringing the debate down to a personal level.
David, with all due respect
charlatans - what have I been accused of? … look at both sides of the discussion
I posted 4
very different images to further the debate and encourage comment …….. but what happened …… one of the "so called artists" reported me for suspected plagiarism and carpet bombing ……… I was then told by a Moderator "IF" they were my images then "certainly (I) have a far wider portfolio than you imply in other posts" …………
what bigger insult on a photography forum can you have than the outright suggestion that you have posted someone else's images and passed them off as your own or being accused of carpet bombing when someone posted the same number of images in the same thread a few posts earlier, and all this by a Moderator …….. come on, what are you guys on and what creditability should I have for you now ……… and don't brush it aside as being some "crap" because that suits you
who brought the debate down to a personal level?
my question was a serious one ……… and at least
my images are
genuine but my feelings towards you are now more of sorry than hostility
but again in your enthusiasm you appear to display an inability to understand what is written
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Plagiarism has never been my scene ………………….
but maybe it is common in the world and minds of so called artists as they constantly strive to fulfil their frustrations and inner failure(s)"
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? is there any truth in the italicised part of this statement or not? ……. maybe if you feel there is not you should try to understand more "artists" at a real life level, especially with reference to failure, as this is what drives many forward.
As far as I am concerned neither side has proved it's case ……… but my feeling, (and only mine), would fall firmly towards "that photography is
not an art", it is more of a recording medium
Report away as that seems "par for the course" on this thread, albeit for erroneous reasons,……. but maybe it is the only reaction that some (artists?), here, have available, again indicating a lack of imagination or of a genuine frustration to contribute …………….
and by the way I take it as a compliment that you, (you in the plural), had thought that my images are "too broad in scope" to be mine
If the weather warms up there could still be the odd Damselfly around, or I could just photograph some plastic dog excrement on a polystyrene pavement ……... but anyway we can all look forward to Christmas as it is just around the corner …. what a cheery thought!……….boom, boom