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[Jade Willow]

Close ups as well as wide shots and stall owners.

Do not follow in PhotOptimist's footsteps.

Trashing other people's photographs is not a credible way to defend Fuji, and if you're going to do it, at least put up your oh so much better ones.

The most recent guy to waste time trashing other people's photographic skills REFUSES to put up ANY of his own. That is always the way.

Gary's famous meat shot would have been much better if it had of contained perhaps the stall owner, or a customer, or at least some flies! As it was, it was a photograph of meat with an orb (TM Fuji) in the middle of it.

I certainly didn't trash your photograph - I made a comment in relation to the boring photographs which have been displayed containing orbs. Also, if you had of read my next post, you would see that I also included my own photographs in that description. And, in case you haven't noticed, I have also posted a number of my photographs on this forum and in the FujiMugs comp. All of which have been open for comment - which I have accepted gracefully. Everyone comments on everyone else's images around here - it goes with the territory. You know the old saying, "If you can't stand the heat .............." But I am very sorry if I have offended you.

 

[GaryJP]

I am not that easily offended.

Although there are those here who have certainly tried. ;-)

In the end, we all love photographs. I hope.
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“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” Ernst Haas

http://garyp.zenfolio.com/p518883873/

 

[Jade Willow]

I am not that easily offended.

Although there are those here who have certainly tried. ;-)

In the end, we all love photographs. I hope.
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Well, I didn't mean to offend you - but honestly, that meat shot is embedded in my brain!!!!

I've been battling along on this Forum trying to fit in (I've found the aggression a bit hard to handle at times). But it has inspired me to get photographing again, so that's a really good thing. I ordered a new Franco Fontana photographic book last night - he's my favourite photographer - so I'm all enthusiastic again!

 

[Jade Willow]

Gary - can you please tell me why, when I press the green "NEW" I never end up at the new post, but at the beginning of the thread. What am I doing wrong?

 

[GaryJP]

Gary - can you please tell me why, when I press the green "NEW" I never end up at the new post, but at the beginning of the thread. What am I doing wrong?

I usually find I seem to be at the top of the thread, but the message that is open IS a new one, although sometimes a RED new one and not a green one, and if I scroll down the actual new message is highlighted.

I don't know any other way to set it than that.

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“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” Ernst Haas

http://garyp.zenfolio.com/p518883873/

 

[GaryJP]

I've been battling along on this Forum trying to fit in (I've found the aggression a bit hard to handle at times). But it has inspired me to get photographing again, so that's a really good thing. I ordered a new Franco Fontana photographic book last night - he's my favourite photographer - so I'm all enthusiastic again!

Wow. Fontana really pushes the colour. But it helps that he has such beautiful places to film. I see a bit of that in your Photo 024. (I also like 021, which is one of my favourites).

Sometimes I tell myself that instead of buying that new camera I should be buying a plane ticket to a place with better light and colour.

But you should have some good shooting opportunities in Queensland. And it can stand pushing the colour out a little.

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“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” Ernst Haas

http://garyp.zenfolio.com/p518883873/

 

[ukdelboy]

I've been battling along on this Forum trying to fit in

To "fit in" you have to pick a camp. You then have to learn how to force yourself to laugh at every totally not funny joke, praise every poor excuse of a photo, and agree with every moronic comment made by your new found friends.

Having done all that you then have to spring into action and come to the rescue when one of your new found internet buddies come under attack from the dark side.

But beware - loyalties in this forum can change at the speed of light. One wrong word in favour of the opposition and you will be banished into the wilderness - or you can change camps. The desperate to be popular brigade choose to change sides, and start the whole process all over again.

It also seems very popular to make a copy of everything you say, whether it be in the forum, private messages or email. You need to do that so you can use it as a weapon at a later date.

Have a nice day!
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Best regards,

Del

 

[Jade Willow]

I've been battling along on this Forum trying to fit in

To "fit in" you have to pick a camp. You then have to learn how to force yourself to laugh at every totally not funny joke, praise every poor excuse of a photo, and agree with every moronic comment made by your new found friends.

Having done all that you then have to spring into action and come to the rescue when one of your new found internet buddies come under attack from the dark side.

But beware - loyalties in this forum can change at the speed of light. One wrong word in favour of the opposition and you will be banished into the wilderness - or you can change camps. The desperate to be popular brigade choose to change sides, and start the whole process all over again.

It also seems very popular to make a copy of everything you say, whether it be in the forum, private messages or email. You need to do that so you can use it as a weapon at a later date.

Del, thank you for all of that invaluable advice for surviving in the mine field that is the FujiTalk Forum! All has been noted and copied!

 

[Jade Willow]

Gary - Nope, nothing to shoot here! I'd rather be in Honkers. My husband and I go there allot because we love it. Years ago I took some lovely photos of the old Hakka women in the village there - but on my last visit they'd all gone (to heaven I suppose!)

I think the hardest thing to overcome in photography (besides orbs) is the mundaneness of your own surroundings. We all think the photographic grass is greener somewhere else.

 

[ukdelboy]

I've been battling along on this Forum trying to fit in

To "fit in" you have to pick a camp. You then have to learn how to force yourself to laugh at every totally not funny joke, praise every poor excuse of a photo, and agree with every moronic comment made by your new found friends.

Having done all that you then have to spring into action and come to the rescue when one of your new found internet buddies come under attack from the dark side.

But beware - loyalties in this forum can change at the speed of light. One wrong word in favour of the opposition and you will be banished into the wilderness - or you can change camps. The desperate to be popular brigade choose to change sides, and start the whole process all over again.

It also seems very popular to make a copy of everything you say, whether it be in the forum, private messages or email. You need to do that so you can use it as a weapon at a later date.

Del, thank you for all of that invaluable advice for surviving in the mine field that is the FujiTalk Forum!

The pleasure was all mine

All has been noted and copied!

Ditto!

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Best regards,

Del

 

[Kim Letkeman]

In addition to the above - just in care you think I'm picking on other peoples pics - I would also say the same of my own photos which were taken to show orbs. None of them would have been keepers had they not had orbs in them. For example, the view of Surfers is simply a snapshot - it would hardly be proclaimed a work of art. Hence, I say the same about Paul's shot of St. Pauls.

You agreed basically that everything that had been posted with an ORB in it was trash. Now you say that Paul's excellent images were trash (you are completely wrong) but would have been excellent at twilight (you might be right, but they were already excellent.)

You also presumably include that beautiful image of a child decorating a Christmas tree filled with ORBs.

And the Mercedes shot.

What you and PhoToptimist are doing here demonstrates perfectly what is truly awful about the FTF these days ...

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http://kimletkeman.blogspot.com

 

[Midwest]

Checkmate!
Wasn't someone talking about 'a battle of wits' earlier?

That was shot with the X10, just half an hour ago, using all the camera's own settings.

You have fully revealed your buffoonery.

Blown highlights...
I hope you shoot in RAW.
Maybe you can recover the highlights it!
Nice too see a poor photo.
You document the weakness of the camera.

 

[Midwest]

We actually haven't seen any worthwhile photographs that have been ruined by orbs - just awful shots with orbs in them.

People post countless photos which are no better - and much worse - than those I've seen with orbs. It's not as though you have to totally mess up the camera's settings, turn it sideways and take blurred photos of strangers to get an orb to appear. The camera doesn't say 'Oh, s/he is really composing a great shot here, I'd better behave myself.'

 

[Midwest]

I'll not buy in it and I'm competent to have my own opinion (Sorry to say I'm an engineer)

For Fuji perhaps?

It would explain a few things.

I was thinking 'locomotive at kiddy park'.
Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Midwest]

I am not that easily offended.

Although there are those here who have certainly tried. ;-)

In the end, we all love photographs. I hope.

Much more than cameras, however pretty they may be.

 

[Midwest]

I've been battling along on this Forum trying to fit in

To "fit in" you have to pick a camp. You then have to learn how to force yourself to laugh at every totally not funny joke, praise every poor excuse of a photo, and agree with every moronic comment made by your new found friends.

Having done all that you then have to spring into action and come to the rescue when one of your new found internet buddies come under attack from the dark side.

But beware - loyalties in this forum can change at the speed of light. One wrong word in favour of the opposition and you will be banished into the wilderness - or you can change camps. The desperate to be popular brigade choose to change sides, and start the whole process all over again.

This thread is getting a tad contentious but it's also rather amusing (if you keep things in their pespective - an online forum is not the same as your relationship with co-workers or family.) We have however managed to avoid, dare I say it again, the frantic condemnations and thousand-word prosecutions of the not so distant past.

Okay, there's some jousting going on, it's not even so much about the camera anymore but about the posters. Still it's more amusing than appalling IMO.

 

[Tim39]

Big news! You have proof he actually took a picture!?

I've seen your competence with Samsung camera!
Funny!

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Tim

 

[Summit_pg]

hahaha. Game over, GaryJP wins!

That was shot with the X10, just half an hour ago, using all the camera's own settings.

You have fully revealed your buffoonery.

Blown highlights...
I hope you shoot in RAW.
Maybe you can recover the highlights it!
Nice too see a poor photo.
You document the weakness of the camera.

 

[GaryJP]

I think the hardest thing to overcome in photography (besides orbs) is the mundaneness of your own surroundings. We all think the photographic grass is greener somewhere else.

I'd accept the mundane surroundings if we got decent light.

This time of year, the light is grey and filtered through blank white clouded skies. When we're not dealing with that, we're dealing with hideous air pollution our government will do nothing about because it comes from mainland China. That's why you end up deciding some of your best shot opportunities are indoors and at night, which is precisely the worst situation for this camera.

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“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” Ernst Haas

http://garyp.zenfolio.com/p518883873/

 

[Jade Willow]

I think the hardest thing to overcome in photography (besides orbs) is the mundaneness of your own surroundings. We all think the photographic grass is greener somewhere else.

I'd accept the mundane surroundings if we got decent light.

This time of year, the light is grey and filtered through blank white clouded skies. When we're not dealing with that, we're dealing with hideous air pollution our government will do nothing about because it comes from mainland China. That's why you end up deciding some of your best shot opportunities are indoors and at night, which is precisely the worst situation for this camera.

I understand all about the pollution - I'm allergic to it. I spent months studying in China and was terribly sick the whole time. But everything's relative - I get totally sick of the constant glaring sunshine here and pray for some gloomy days. One thing is for sure though, Hongkong is definitely at its best at night - so you'll just have to use your new Canon and save the X-10 for brightening up the gloomy days with its great colour!