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Subject: To comment or ....not to comment ...that is the question.

Doodles opened this issue on Oct 25, 2004 ยท 97 posts


leather-guy posted Mon, 01 November 2004 at 6:14 PM

I enjoy browsing the galleries. Some names attract my attention, some thumbs catch my interest, sometimes a theme or subject. Sometimes once I've viewed the actual posting I'm moved to post a comment. Sometimes a pic is so close to what I'd consider great, I make a suggestion or criticism, but I always try to express it in such a manner that it still conveys an overall positive view of the work. Hard enough when working for hours on a picture to keep all the subtle details in mind. Sometimes I've been so close to it, that flaws are completely invisible to me, but immediately evident to nearly anyone else. I keep this in mind when expressing suggestions on others works. Remarking on the two or twenty elements that really worked well in a picture and then adding how a little postwork could fix where the dog's leg is sticking out through the girl's cheek seems like a more effective communication of my real reaction than just a terse remark like "dog's pose is really bad" or something such. Sometimes there's nothing worth criticizing in a pic that's really quite effective at what the artist seems to have been trying for, and those are often worth just a "lovely" or "beautiful". A lot of pictures bring me enjoyment to view, and remarking such to the artist is, I think, never out of line, even if 5 or 25 people already said so. Jerry . . . Just my 2 cents worth, opposing views expected and encouraged. . .