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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

01/02/2005 01:53:01 PM · #1

People,

I'm new to this site, and I'm an opinionated and very verbal person :-) On several occasions I have received disgruntled responses from folks who basically are asking me "Who the hell are you, and where's the work to back up what you're saying?" I have explained that all my professional work was pre-digital, and I have no digital copies of it. Not only that, after I retired I stored my own portfolio in the basement, and it was lost in a bad basement flood.

However, I went looking around and found a few decent images, and I have scanned them in. My scanner is not very good, so the sharpness here is so-so, but these were all shot large-format and are sharp as a tack in the original. I am posting thumbs here for anyone who cares to see what I used to do. I wish I had copies of the Psychology Today work, but that's all long gone.

All these images are over 20 years old.

sheesh the thumbs ain't working, hang on... I see Robin loaded 'em up. I wonder what went wrong? I haven't had a problem before... Thanx, Robin.

Figured it out: was pasting in whole url's, not just the image numbers.

Robt

Message edited by author 2005-01-02 16:20:12.

RHoldenSr

Canon EOS-5D

01/02/2005 01:56:17 PM · #2

peecee

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/02/2005 01:58:02 PM · #3

Robert,
you can preview your post to check it out first,
They look good to me,
Paul.

moodville

Nikon D100

01/02/2005 02:16:33 PM · #4

Different people have different reactions to comments. Some people do not want to be told anything less than their image is the best the viewer has ever seen. Some people do not understand how some suggestions can improve their image and so discard them. Not to say that all comments are great, but some people are just not at a level where some comments make sense to them, if that makes sense. It's fairly easy to understand someone when they say 'your lighting is poor' or 'straighten your horizon' and it's another thing entirely when someone tries to explain the psychology of color in photography etc. I think telling someone they wont listen to you unless you prove your expertise is mostly just a defence mechanism. If someone leaves a comment and it makes sense then why do you need to see a photograph to think about the comment and ways of incorporating it into an image or future images. If someone leaves a comment and it's moronic then similarly you dont need to see an image to know that person has no clue. For the most part I've learnt a few things from reading your comments in the forums and find them interesting. Certainly they're more effective than the 'omg this is the best image I've ever seen' response to some fairly bland images.

cbeller

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/02/2005 02:17:23 PM · #5

Some people here have a hard time receiving honest criticism on their photo, unless you end your critique with something like "...but this is an extrodinary photo!" :-)

I've read some of your comments and while they may be blunt, they are honest and accurate.

Feel free to critique the hell out of any of my photos. I want to learn.

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

01/02/2005 02:30:06 PM · #6

Beller and Mood,

Thanks for the kind words. I actually do understand this "psychology of critiquing" (I'm a long-time admin at a high-end poetry workshop, where they are MUCH touchier than here) and the comments do not bother me per se.

I just got to thinking "I wish I could put some of this work on record so people would know where I came from.", and so I scanned these and threw 'em up. I used to teach photography at UCSD and for a little while with Ansel Adams at his Zone System workshops, so critiquing of images is sort of automatic for me. I think I'm averaging 40-50% crits on the challenges, and try to actually rate every entry. Seems to me that's a faie exchange for what the site offers.

Of course, I'm retired and it's the dead of winter here. Most people don't have that much time, and I'm sure I'll slack off in Spring and Fall, when I do most of my shooting.

Robt.

SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

01/02/2005 02:41:06 PM · #7

Robert, welcome to DPC...I've seen a few of your comments in posts and don't agree with everything you say, but then again, it would be a boring place if we all agreed.

Checked out your portfolio and you ain't done bad for an old codger! You realise that you will soon qualify here as a GOM...Grumpy Old Man...that's if you can maintain your sanity long enough!

I hope you enjoy it here and I look forward to seeing more of your photos in the future!

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/02/2005 02:51:54 PM · #8

Don't worry about the boneheads Bear, a photographer of your experience who is willing to comment and critique as extensively as you are is a valuable DPC asset. Welcome again!

Arcanist

Nikon D810

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/02/2005 03:19:50 PM · #9

Ok, so either I'm really bored, it's a dreary and overcast Sunday and I'm wasted from reading three chapters in my new Photoshop books, or I wanna get to know something about someone. Perhaps all three.

I just read ALL of the comments you've made to anyone that happen to be available through your profile Bear.

Feel free to comment anytime on any of mine and don't change a thing about the way you present your information. I like frank honesty and you have a great eye for pointing out things that others may miss while offering options as to how the distraction could be corrected or direction on trying things out - that's cool in my book!

Thanx for being part of the Critique Club and taking the time to leave comments. :-)

Message edited by author 2005-01-02 15:30:17.

whatdewuc

01/02/2005 03:27:37 PM · #10

I can understand a new member taking a month or so investigating DPC before submitting to a challenge or building a portfolio. I am surprised though by participants who after six months or more have yet to submit to a challenge. I still value their comments and am not looking for a "back it up" image, I just think they're missing the fun learning experience that is DPC. I love perusing others portfolios as both a learning experience and a pleasurable way to pass some time.But again, whatever their reason, I value the fact that they took the time to both view and comment on an image. After all, I go to art galleries comment on the work and yet do not paint. What's great about digital photography is the ease and affordability (aside from initial purchase)
that it offers.

Welcome Robert and keep the comments coming.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/02/2005 03:35:04 PM · #11

Thanks, everyone. I feel better now.

LD, are you any relation to Roland Plourde, formerly of leominster and now a long-haul trucker? I came out to MA from So Cal 5 years ago to cook at his wedding reception, and ended up staying and moving to Cape Cod...

Robt.

Arcanist

Nikon D810

01/02/2005 03:46:16 PM · #12

There are a few Roland's in our line, but the deciding factor would be if the line comes from Northern, Maine/Canada or from Mid CT. I don't know of any truckers in the fam.

(I think the phonebook in those parts is 3/4's Plourde) 8-D

Cape Cod's a great place to decide to hang out tho!