joevan wrote:
On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:33:53 -0400, "MES"
wrote:


Greetings,
I recently started to subscribe to this group.
I enjoy ALL the pictures posted because I do not have the time to spend in
the garden as I used to.
I appreciate the hours of nurturing & committment required to acheive whats
been photographed.
For anyone to tell someone else that what they photographed is not personal
is ridiculous.
Just because someone doesn't have borders, or the correct lighting or the
correct camera is missing the point.
The group is about pictures of what people have in their gardens period.
Just my rant on something that to me is really a NO ISSUE.
Enjoy your day.
M


Words are useful to let someone know what is in their garden. I think
that what most here are doing is trying to capture the beauty in the
wonderful gardens that are everywhere. Any critical remarks are not
meant to do harm. Posting of images that are un readable is not
preserving the beauty.

Good points from both of you. I like constructive criticism on my
photos and web site because there is always room for improvement.

Having been a photographer for many, many years (I have had some of my
work published in national magazines) and a gardner even longer than
that I KNOW what looks good and what doesn't. With today's digital
cameras EVERYONE can take decent pictures. HOWEVER, we don't always see
that in the internet news groups. Quite often, it seems that anything
goes and, quite frankly, I have seen some really poor photos in this and
other groups. As I mentioned before I don't like "fancy" frames or
"photo enhancements", I think that they "take away" from the photo.
However, I think things like contrast correction and cropping are
extremely important. Also, posting a photo of a of a size not too large
or too small is important. I DO wish that some people would take a few
minutes (or hours) to learn how to "edit" their photos before they post
them. It would make the group a little better for everyone.
--
Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)



To see pictures from my garden visit http://members.iglou.com/brosen

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