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The case for posting pictures

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I love the posted pictures in all the forums.

If there would be no pictures I would get borred very fast with the gearheads squables...

The first thing I look at, is always the pictures.

Granted there are plenty of beginner shots...some of those at one time came from me .

But there are also a lot of great shots that have inspired me to do better.

I want to thank those folks who were willing to post them and challenge me to do better.

I'm hanging out now mostly in the Pentax SLR forum but started out with an FZ 7.

I'm now looking again into the LX3 just for a good pocket camera.

Ulrich

http://www.pbase.com/uloo
 
I don't mind seeing pics here, it is difficult to discuss/enjoy photography without them, but I often access DPR via a mobile device and I'm sure there are other folks on dialup who get frustrated opening what they think is a discussion to find everything goes blank while thousands of kb of image data try to load up.

The thing that makes it worse is the cryptic thread titles that people seem to feel obliged to use. I find it a little rude actually, as it seems to 'demand' that people read your thread to find out what it is actually about. I often like to check in and try not to miss any interesting technical discussions, but it is a big waste of time and bandwidth to open threads that look like they might be discussions but which turn out to be galleries.

I prefer to look at the pics when I'm at home and have a beer in my hand and time up my sleeve.

If people could only prefix their pic threads something like:

"LX3 PICS: cryptic title here"

it would make the forum so much easier to navigate. People could choose when (and if) to look at picture galleries.

I realise that images often get posted to discussion threads and that's fine, but if folks could at least avoid the bulky gallery threads when they want to I'm sure we'd all be much happier.

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I don't have much time tonight to read all of the replys before this one.....but would just like to chime in with my thoughts. The photos are a very important part of this forum. They are a wonderful "learning tool" and on the other hand, they are just plain fun to look at. I love this hobby. I love everything about it and getting inspired by seeing others work is a wonderful thing.
Carol
 
I have a fast broadband connection but I agree totally with you in principle on this. And as I've said elsewhere, I would also appreciate the courtesy of informing everyone if the photos are macros of bugs. Some people find those beautiful - well go ahead and post them but don't use a cutesy title and then we open the thread to find some bug face devouring another bug face. Blecch. Some of us are not turned on by such photos, and instead of 'tasty lunch?' the thread ought to say "PICS - bug macros - (whatever)".

There's really nothing else IMO that calls for a special warning as x-rated stuff etc. isn't allowed here anyhow, so far as I know, but these bug pictures make some of us ill.
 
And thank you but some of us do not want to see bug macros at all, and you know what I meant, funny man! LOL, barf.
 
Midwest said:
And thank you but some of us do not want to see bug macros at all,
and you know what I meant, funny man! LOL, barf.
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Midwest, you sure wouldn't want to live in this part of Texas...bugs are everywhere. I just had a mosquito buzzing around my head, and it's only the middle of March!
 
The pictures are the glue which holds the fragile forum social fabric together and provide relief from unrelenting tech talk. A forum which is just continuous tech talk has a tendency to be populated by 99% grumpy old men looking to flame somebody in a brand/tech war.

So "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" and lets shape them into lean, mean, cat picture machines......

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Kevin Coppalotti
http://maxhr.zenfolio.com/
http://razorsharp.smugmug.com
 
Trevor , I totally agree with your sentiment. For the masses i think this friendly forum is very helpful, things and issues gets turned over many times and many different opinions aired, and it is very informal and informative, I have been haning out on photosig for about a couple of years , not a bad site but I prefer the format on this forum, and I hope it will continue unchanged for a long time, and for those who does not like it , there are lots of galleries and forums with similar formats as photosig, so let us all use the forums of our choice rather change them so they are all alike.

cheers for now ken
 
markleewebb said:
Brian D. Schneider said:
markleewebb said:
It's a discussion forum, not a photography forum. That's where you're
all confused.
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--Seems a little silly do discuss photography without seeing pictures.
Date/Time 06-Aug-2008 11:56:26
Make Panasonic
Model DMC-FZ30
Flash Used No
Focal Length 88.8 mm
Exposure Time 1/1000 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 100
Exposure Bias -1/3
White Balance
Metering Mode matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance



Brian Schneider

 
--I guess I might as well get into this as well. I agree with the suggestion that all photo pics should include a tag of some sort. Perhaps just the subject without the “cute titles” that seem to have Midwest upset when a bug appears on the monitor. What I would like to see added is the type of camera used and the process, RAW or JPEG. And yes I have read the information regarding the forum and will only say that if pics are not allowed this forum won’t need to be worry about possibly needing to be divided. Tech talk has value, no argument, but asking for C&C on a photo has at least equal value particularly to those who are asking for it. And am I wrong but doesn’t the advice given fall under the heading of “Technical” discussion?

One other thing I would personally appreciate. If you have several pics of the same thing with only minor differences don’t feel a need to post all of them for advice. Pick out the one or two you think best.

On a side note whenever I see something I really don’t like I simply don’t respond. There have been times when people “gush” over an image that I frankly feel it is very ordinary. But in those instances I simply don’t respond.
Trevor must have hit an open wound with this subject. Good show!
Pap

only one thing can distinguish art from what is not art: “significant form.”

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34495676@N08
 
Pardon me is this the automotive close-up post?
DezM said:
geordiepride said:
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I like the treatment on that one. Reminds me of this taken w/the LX3:

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Or should I have kept with the color coordination in red?



and to think I was expecting nothing but whining.. What a nice surprise...
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DezM said:
DezM said:
The Amateur Formerly Known as 'UZ'pShoot'ERS' 'Happy Shootin' Comments, Critique, Ridicule, Limericks, Jokes, Hi-jackings, EnthUZIastically, Encouraged... I Insist!



* rrawzz'a'gmail'dot'com * http://www.pbase.com/rrawzz *
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Lx3Fz50Fz30C8080wzE100rsC2100uz
 
Learn the technical stuff here. Learn the artistic stuff elsewhere. Honestly, it's hard to say this w/o sounding like a diehard grouch, but 90% of the photos here are pretty bad (don't mean the pannie forum, it's actually above average, I mean DPR.)

That's comparing them to other photo review sites. Not only are the photos pretty run of the mill, but the comments and critiques are ridiculous. Someone posts a picture of the cat, everyone joins in, great photo Phil, w/o saying why they love it or what the poster can do better.

Some of the macros I've seen on the pannie forum are out of this world, better than most dSLRs. Pannie owners are as rule pretty creative, and there are some great people here. But, if you really want to learn photographic skills, not technical skills, go elsewhere. You'll learn more and do it more quickly.

So don't delete the purpose of this site. It's not a fun socializing get together where everyone get pats on the back for posting anything in focus. It's to learn how to use your equipment. Naturally, photos that illustrate a particular aspect of pannie cameras are most welcome, photos that show a problem or solution or something unique are of course necessary.
 
Just out of curiousity, what 'would' you do to make those better?
Please keep in mind the actual equiptment used.
markleewebb said:
Case in point - and not to pick on the person posting these pisc -
but just to illustrate my point - look at the 3 recent pics posted on
this forum of hummingbirds
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1033&message=31309780

Three pics in sequence of the bird. None of the 3 are well composed -
none show the entire bird ! The first one is just the wings. The
focus on bird is very soft - nothing is exact and precise. And the
feeder is horribly out of focus. There is really nothing of merit in
these photos except capturing a hummingbird on a digital sensor. And
then look at the response - "Lovely". No - they are really not very
lovely. But no one will tell the guy why his pics are really of
little merit and what he needs to do to improve - sharper focus and
better composition. Unless you're posting to make a technical point
or you're giving honest feedback, threads like this just eat up
bandwidth and add clutter to this forum.
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Hubert

My cameras TZ3, recently broken Konica Auto S2, recently bought K1000



http://www.flickr.com/photos/peppermonkey/
 
Actually some are doing it already by prefacing or postfacing with (img) or the like which I believe is appropriate here.

Strangely I don't mind opening photos on my cell but I realize others do not or can't justify the bandwidth. And for those, I agree. Please mention somewhere on the title whether it's a photo or a bug photo etc. (and watch me forget what I just wrote...;))

On the other hand, nvm, post large photos on these threads and don't bother mentioning whether its photos or not. And who cares about bandwidth constraints some face. Why? Because, darn it, our internet connection SHOULD be better!...sorry, it's just hard to swallow when Japan enjoys 1000mps bandwidth while Canadians like me enjoy 'the fastest connection anywhere' 7mps downloads...(and ..err.. 600kps uploads?). Lord, Japans cell phones probably have better bandwidth speeds than us Canadians on our highspeed broadband internet connections....sorry, rant over...my first points still stands...;)
Midwest said:
I have a fast broadband connection but I agree totally with you in
principle on this. And as I've said elsewhere, I would also
appreciate the courtesy of informing everyone if the photos are
macros of bugs. Some people find those beautiful - well go ahead and
post them but don't use a cutesy title and then we open the thread to
find some bug face devouring another bug face. Blecch. Some of us are
not turned on by such photos, and instead of 'tasty lunch?' the
thread ought to say "PICS - bug macros - (whatever)".
There's really nothing else IMO that calls for a special warning as
x-rated stuff etc. isn't allowed here anyhow, so far as I know, but
these bug pictures make some of us ill.
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Hubert

My cameras TZ3, recently broken Konica Auto S2, recently bought K1000



http://www.flickr.com/photos/peppermonkey/
 
MusicDoctorDJ said:
Kevin Coppalotti said:
So "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to
breathe free" and lets shape them into lean, mean, cat picture
machines......
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OK . . .

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J. D.
Colorado



Remember . . . always keep your receipt, the box, and everything that
came in it!
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Nice pic......no doubt about those FZ10 boxes, they were built to last, not like the flimsy modern stuff eh?
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Kevin Coppalotti
http://maxhr.zenfolio.com/
http://razorsharp.smugmug.com
 
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