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Old 29th August 2009, 16:35   #6361
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I did not understand Sharath, when you said it might get ugly. In what way? You mean the criticism shall border on deriding and humiliate?
Now, why would you think about such extremes?

But HellwratH guessed it right since he and I have seen it before in another photography forum. Many people don't handle criticism well. This is exactly why we stopped moderating the Auto Image thread.

Critiquing is a very dicey area, each person has a different idea about composition. Personally I am very wary of giving critique unless it is specified solicited and I am sure that the person will take it well.

Generally contests are a very good thing to challenge oneself, to constantly experiment and achieve better composition. However, both critical judging and reality TV style voting can leave the participant disappointed. Since the participant profile can differ from noob to top-professional, it would be very difficult to have a common understanding about composition and technique. Therefore, I don't think we should make this one a contest.
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Got the Nikor 70-300mm VR in hand yesterday.
Here is my attempt with the new lens on my D90.
It is 50% crop

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Old 30th August 2009, 12:42   #6363
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Drisyam@ananthapuri 09

Two of my pictures are part of a photo-exhibition (Drisyam@ananthapuri 2009) which is being held at Trivandrum Museum art gallery today, tomorrow and day after.

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Got the Nikor 70-300mm VR in hand yesterday.
Here is my attempt with the new lens on my D90.
It is 50% crop

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Pretty, using new lens to the max

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Two of my pictures are part of a photo-exhibition (Drisyam@ananthapuri 2009) which is being held at Trivandrum Museum art gallery today, tomorrow and day after.

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Wishing a Happy Onam to all.
Congrats for making it to the galery. Love the rays n the mood of 2nd image.
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Old 30th August 2009, 21:31   #6365
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Hey fellow T-bhpians

This is my first upload in the Non-Image Thread of T-Bhp..!

I am a teenager who is very much interested in photography.I use a Point and Shoot camera.Here is a photograph take by me using my point and shoot camera -Sony DSC W35.Took this snap when i was in IXth Std,Captured this snap i got bored by studying mathematics

Lighting - Torch Light No processing here

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All your comments and critics are always appreciated by me

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K810i ..
Only cropped, no PP
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@ Klub Class: Nice work with the lighting. Welcome to the non-auto image thread

@ condor: I clicked on "Report post" button. ) Just kidding
Wow, they are in their army outfit!
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@ Klub Class: Nice work with the lighting. Welcome to the non-auto image thread
Thank you CleverMax..! I am glad that you liked it
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Would've been quite nice if the nib had been in focus and sharper..

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Hey fellow T-bhpians

This is my first upload in the Non-Image Thread of T-Bhp..!

I am a teenager who is very much interested in photography.I use a Point and Shoot camera.Here is a photograph take by me using my point and shoot camera -Sony DSC W35.Took this snap when i was in IXth Std,Captured this snap i got bored by studying mathematics

Lighting - Torch Light No processing here

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Criticism is part of growth, be it good or bad. If nobody comments about my photos (I may not have even half a dozen photos here!), I realize others consider me as a learner of photography techniques (which is truth) OR my photo is too simple and ordinary, there is nothing to write home about ! Whatever is the after-effect, photos from people like me are, fillers among professional posters ! It also might remind our seniors, how they were years back.
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Potrait photo of my daughter!!
Deky,

Awesome capture. This snap was clicked at just the right moment.
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On the subject of daughters, here is mine. Pic has been post-processed to get a posteric effect. Comments and brickbats are always welcome.

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Old 31st August 2009, 20:25   #6373
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Often critique is solicited without any serious attempt by the snap-shooter. Here is an example where my comment was explicitly requested since it was too amateurish for expert comments, no I am not kidding.

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shift...tml#post705384

And I gave it honestly and he too took it well. Not everybody takes it well.

Another case: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shift...tml#post864725

If you just go through this thread from the begining, you will see that often critique is asked and given. But in many cases, the composition attempt is rather casual or non-existent. If you want to write a book, you have to bother with grammar, the structure (introduction, plot, storyline, developing the characters, climax, ending, etc), spelling, etc. If you don't know, you have to learn how to do it. Once you put significant effort in the right direction, then you can ask for critique and feedback from peers to correct mistakes. Tips are useful for incremental improvement. Once you get your fundamentals right, then you can develop a style, break the mould, etc. That is what TG has been doing these days.

Instead, if you splash a paint bucket over the wall and ask "Whadayya think?", there is nothing much to think or reply.

The best and the most effective feedback I ever received on my photography was this: You have no clue about photography, do you?
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Old 31st August 2009, 20:46   #6374
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And I gave it honestly and he too took it well. Not everybody takes it well.
I think I haven't seen many cases where people have taken a criticism negatively on this forum. What has really been an issue is the removal of the picture. The whole point people put it here is to let others see what they captured, removal takes away that opportunity.

In the very initial days I had put some pictures from auto show assuming anything that had an auto in it was meant to be in auto thread. After removal I didn't bother to put them anywhere else because I had lost the links (we were still using imageshack at that time), and there were too many of them to upload again.

Personally, I think criticism will not be a big issue was long as the images remain on the forum.
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Thats my suitcase, a real Traveller !
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