He Does More For Photography In One Day

Than most photographers can or will in a life time: :|

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kenrockwell.com
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BRJR ....(LOL, some of us are quite satisfied as Hobbyists ..)

You have a Ken Rockwell fetish . . .

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J. D.
Colorado

Fixed it for you.

BRJR said:

Than most photographers can or will in a life time: :|

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kenrockwell.com
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BRJR ....(LOL, some of us are quite satisfied as Hobbyists ..)

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1. Well, just look at his numbers in these countries, in addition to all the others listed, for him on the alexia.com site. I know of no other American photographer with these numbers, and they're on the increase: :|

"14,485 India
18,196 Spain
20,554 Brazil
21,704 Russia
23,752 Iran
25,236 France
56,905 China"

2. So, lets give credit and recognition to people for their accomplishments, when it's obviously deserved.

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iMac said:

BRJR said:

Than most photographers can or will in a life time: :|

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kenrockwell.com
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That is the site ranking in each country, a high number is bad while a low number is good. You are probably correct, no other photographer, American or otherwise, is ranked this low.....

BRJR said:

1. Well, just look at his numbers in these countries, in addition to all the others listed, for him on the alexia.com site. I know of no other American photographer with these numbers, and they're on the increase: :|

"14,485 India
18,196 Spain
20,554 Brazil
21,704 Russia
23,752 Iran
25,236 France
56,905 China"

2. So, lets give credit and recognition to people for their accomplishments, when it's obviously deserved.

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BRJR ....(LOL, some of us are quite satisfied as Hobbyists ..)

iMac said:

BRJR said:

Than most photographers can or will in a life time: :|

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kenrockwell.com
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http://www.wildlife-sanctuary.org

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Doug

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Uh, those are still REALLY high ranking numbers. Any website would kill to be a top 15,000 website in a country of a billion people

Doug J said:

That is the site ranking in each country, a high number is bad while a low number is good. You are probably correct, no other photographer, American or otherwise, is ranked this low.....

BRJR said:

1. Well, just look at his numbers in these countries, in addition to all the others listed, for him on the alexia.com site. I know of no other American photographer with these numbers, and they're on the increase: :|

"14,485 India
18,196 Spain
20,554 Brazil
21,704 Russia
23,752 Iran
25,236 France
56,905 China"

2. So, lets give credit and recognition to people for their accomplishments, when it's obviously deserved.

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BRJR ....(LOL, some of us are quite satisfied as Hobbyists ..)

iMac said:

BRJR said:

Than most photographers can or will in a life time: :|

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kenrockwell.com
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Some cool cats that can use your help
http://www.wildlife-sanctuary.org

Even if you can't donate, please help spread the word.

Click to expand...

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Best regards,
Doug

http://pbase.com/dougj

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Some cool cats that can use your help
http://www.wildlife-sanctuary.org

Even if you can't donate, please help spread the word.

Doug J said:

That is the site ranking in each country, a high number is bad while a low number is good. You are probably correct, no other photographer, American or otherwise, is ranked this low.....

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For a website that's very high ranking. His site is ranked 3,527 in the US. Now imagine there are hundreds of thousands of web sites (newspapers, schools, govts, city, popular blogs), so you can see that's a very high ranking. An advertisement company will pay big money to advertise on a site ranked that high.

Every thread, every mention of his name, drives that traffic.

Some of his articles are vaguely interesting. His photography goes between competent and sucky for me, which means I don't give much weight to his opinion (which changes with the weather anyway).
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Numbers are not in themselves an indicator of quality, as the great PT Barnum understood. Can anyone point me in the direction of any iconic high quality images this fellow has produced (compared say to Galen Rowell or Cartier Bresson)?

That is not to decry his possible merits as a garagiste of course.

Bertie

Hi, KR. You certainly have a unique way of promoting yourself.

Just for comparison:
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dpreview.com
(could not find a nice way to link the direct comparison on the page).

imsabbel said:

Just for comparison:
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dpreview.com
(could not find a nice way to link the direct comparison on the page).

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i am really sceptical about ken rockwell. he is sometimes a useful resource, but too often resorts to hyperbole.

there are people who understand what he would write. but there are newbies who misunderstand that he is sometimes just over-excitable and prone to exaggerate.

e.g., if bresson shot today, he would use a d40 with a 35/1.8.

edit: note lack of quote marks, just something that i remember off-the-cuff from his website from ages ago, which struck me as particularly annoying.

I wonder if he IS KR.

He comes on here often and posts links to KR, which ranks KR higher in search engines.
If so, he should be thanking himself for the self promotion.

But I am sure there is going to be a Nobel in it for him. A pulitzer would not be enough.

MusicDoctorDJ said:

You have a Ken Rockwell fetish . . .

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Colorado

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Is BRJR really AKA Ken Rockwell? It certainly seems that way.

emiceek said:

Hi, KR. You certainly have a unique way of promoting yourself.

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Frankly, there are a few people who seem to start the KR discussion regularly.

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emiceek said:

Hi, KR. You certainly have a unique way of promoting yourself.

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Chris, Broussard, LA

Let's face it: The vast majority of photographers do very little to advance either the art or craft. While I could easily name 15 or 20 who I think make a more positive contribution than Rockwell, there are thousands out there who do much less or do more harm.

Rockwell at least helps keep the discussion going. Even when I think he's wrong (or he's just being provocative) I have to admit he raises the questions and gets people talking.

Gato

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According to his profile on this site BRJR says, Quote:

I am a Medical Doctor. And, an Amateur/Hobbyist with Digital Photography; and, my
equipment includes:
1. Nikkor Primes:
14mm f/2.8D
16mm f/2.8D (fisheye)
20mm f/2.8D
35mm f/2.0D
50mm f/1.4D
60mm f/2.8D (micro)
85mm f/1.4D
105mm f/2.0DC
135mm f/2.0DC
180mm f/2.8D
200mm f/4.0D (micro)
300mm f/2.8 VR
2. Nikkor Zooms:
14-24mm f/2.8G
17-35mm f/2.8D
24-70mm f/2.8G
28-70mm f/2.8D (the 'Beast')
24-120mm VR
70-200mm f/2.8G VR
70-300mm VR
3. Nikkor DX Lenses:
10.5mm f/2.8 (fisheye)
12-24mm f/4.0D
17-55mm f/2.8D
18-200mm VR
4. Non-Nikon Lenses: Tamron 11-18mm; Tamron 28-300mm VC; Sigma 50-500mm.
For Leica M use: Leica 28mm f/2.8; Leica 90mm f/2.5; Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6;
Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4; Leica 24mm f/1.4; Leica 50mm f/0.95; Leica 90mm f/2.0.
5. Camera Bodies:
1, Leica M9; 1, Leica M8.2; 1, Nikon D3; 1, Nikon D700; 1, Nikon D300; and,
2, Nikon D80 Bodies; iPhone 3G-S.
6. Video: 1, JVC Digital Video Camera, Mini DV; 1, Canon Elura Digital Video
Camcorder.
7. Computers: Apple iMac G5; Apple MacBook; & Aperture, and Adobe PhotoShop,
editing software.

KR makes no claim to being an MD and as per his site says he does not own that much of the equipment that he talks about.
I am kind of with the poster who mentioned PT Barnum.

No sane person would deny that Rockwell's site is heavily trafficked. The issue is what is the effect of that traffic? What is a positive or negative effect on photography and how does Rockwell stack up in those categories.

I'm a Rockwell skeptic although I enjoy reading him. It's similar to me as reading Dvorak in PC Mag. Both are enormously entertaining and lively. I'm extremely skeptical that Rockwell does anything to promote photography. His tongue in cheek 'reviews' can easily mislead newcomers. I really wonder how many read his stuff and then decide the reason they can't get a good snap is due to them not being able to afford an M9 Leica. So they give it up.

Or some newcomer reads that Rockwell says the right dSLR for him is the Nikon D40 so when the salesman suggests a D5000 or a Alpha 230 or something truly more suitable, the customer thinks the salesman lying. Another potential snapper gone.

Site traffic does not equal value.
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He may not be, but he is the same personality in that he exists to make noise and sow discontent in the community.
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