Attached Link: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id=1481&msg_id=003zLK&photo_id=1104566&photo_sel_index=0

Woo hooo ... long messages ... long messages. :) *dances around* Hmmm ... focus ... focus. Ya know, I was on this site long before it was Renderosity ... before it catered to other 3D software ... back when the original site was up in its first incarnation as a Poser only site (oh god, the nightmares of the transitions and war of words still haunt me). I've seen the galleries when there were well meaning critiques given. Not pretty and I don't want to see it again. No matter how well meaning or constructive a critique is, if the recipient isn't receptive to it, the responses can be explosive. Yes, it gets kind of crazy with the "love-in" type responses in the gallery; but the flip side is you don't see "F--- you!! Who the hell do you think you are?!!" in the gallery either. One of the main reasons I like posting the image to the forum and critiquing is that it allows dialogue between the photographer and critiquers. It's one of the reasons I no longer post on the other photo critique websites like Photo.Net and UseFilm. People leave a comment or critique and never come back to continue the discussion. Here, with each comment, the thread comes back into view. An example of this is one shot I put up on Photo.net a while ago. Click on the link above to see it. There is a comment near the bottom from Toshio Tamaki. I thought it was a very interesting comment and wanted a clarification of what he meant by it. Of course, he probably never looked at my photo again. This happened time and time again and, even though some sites allowed me to IM, I eventually drifted off them and pretty much exclusively here (although sometimes I post an image on the Canon 10D or Lighting forums of DPREVIEW). Just fits me better. :) Anyway, hey 'chelle. I like this fellow. Articulate ... makes his point without belittling others ... didn't freak out when Tedzo walked in the room. I say we all scooch over a bit and make room on the comfy couch. Of course, he hasn't failed the psychological test yet so it's not official.