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Self-reliance Is Sorely Lacking In Society, On A Global Scale
August 2, 2008
You would think that everyone the world over would agree that it is better to become a self reliant individual rather than someone that wants ‘cradle to the grave’ care, and ‘make the decisions for me’, but you would be wrong.
Beware Of Greeks Bearing Gifts
July 30, 2008
Many aspiring photographers are told that the light meter’s needle, or dot, or whatever camera makers are using these days, will tell you when your exposure is good to go.
Let's have it both ways
July 24, 2008
The new, main gallery is now called the Critique Gallery. This gallery is where you will find the Admins, and others, spending their critiquing time. If an Admin wishes to wander into the Member Gallery they are free to do so, but do not expect any critiques unless it strikes the Admin to critique it.
We have another 5 star problem, don't we?
July 18, 2008
“5 star votes/ratings should never be handed out in exchange for a 5-star vote/rating for your photograph. In fact, a 5 star rating should rarely be given to ANY photograph. 5 stars mean the photograph is flawless in every way.”
On Limitations
July 14, 2008
I was thinking over the weekend about some of the photographs I’ve seen on the net over the years. While I believe that the quality of photographs on the whole are going downhill due to the fact that digital cameras create images at virtually no cost so millions of photographs are being taken that would not have been taken in the days of film so it’s a volume thing for the most part. At the same time I see images created with tools that just can’t do the job. That got me to thinking about limitations, and having a decent sense of what those limitations are.
