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09/15/2004 05:11:05 PM · #1

Well, I might as well hang it up... a 14 year old child has left a comment that one of my challenge entries was "rather unoriginal".

I'm usually pretty good at letting such comments roll off my back but jeez! That one takes the cake!

kyebosh

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

Canon EF 80-200 f/2.8L

09/15/2004 05:13:34 PM · #2

kids are dumb.

SDW

Canon EOS-60D

09/15/2004 05:16:13 PM · #3

I got the same kind of comment for a 14 yr old kid. Don't let it bother you. Maybe the same person.

KaBooM

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

09/15/2004 05:17:15 PM · #4

Originally posted by digistoune:

Which Picture? Well, after the contest, tell me! I'd like to see what the child progeny, er ah I mean prodigy, has photographed!

magicshutter

Nikon D70

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

09/15/2004 05:19:36 PM · #5

Originally posted by digistoune:

Hey, I know you're going to hear this plenty around here but, don't sweat it. I havn't been scoring real high either, and some of the comments on my photos (see my profile) are not so nice, refering to what is in it as opposed to if it met the challenge and etc. What I think you must realize with this site (and I've not seen many posts touching on this particular statement) is that you have to wonder, are you shooting because you liked it? or because you thought others would like it? Because in my experience, these are completely different.

I know it's harsh hearing a child tell you you're no good, but think of the source. What does a 14 year old know about your style? What does a 14 year old know about pretty much anything other than hating their parents because they didn't get a bicycle for x-mas. I am not sure which one of your shots was commented on but I doubt a 14 year old teenager is the upmost authority on what is good and what isn't. They only know what they like. Perhaps it's not that persons particular liking.

If you shoot for you and people don't like it, who cares, the 'mona lisa' wasn't always a master piece, it was once just a portrait of some chubby cheek lady. it was until hundreds of years later that it was thought of as 'great'.

Keep on shooting, for yourself if nothing else. Don't let your art be raped by ignorant folks. :)

Gil P

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

09/15/2004 05:20:57 PM · #6

That's because your pic did not include, "ninja robots from the future with fake boobs going down a river without a paddle and ending-up having sex with a pie"

you have to think about that demographic segment whe you're shooting!

stormshadow

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

09/15/2004 05:22:17 PM · #7

i'll try to keep that in mind :)

Node

Nikon D300

Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

09/15/2004 05:26:09 PM · #8

Ellen like a lot of us here we know your work and "Un original" does not fit into it.

I think its just 14 year old hormones talking, he/she is probably doing everything they could to upset the world at the moment!

magicshutter

Nikon D70

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

09/15/2004 05:28:52 PM · #9

Originally posted by Gurilla:

Or correct a broken ego by using your photo as a stepping stone to a higher, falsified score.

I actually had someone comment that I should should have used a real flower in my 'backlighting' entry, even when the name said 'falsified flower'. Like it matters if the flower is real or not, but go figure.

Some will like stuff and some wont. You can't please everyone everyday, and today isn't juniors day. :)

09/15/2004 05:28:56 PM · #10

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate your encouraging comments!

And yes, Magicshutter, the shooting will go on! I'm not going to let the little... um, I mean the child hinder my creativity.

09/15/2004 05:29:20 PM · #11

Was it me?

09/15/2004 05:31:09 PM · #12

Originally posted by hsteg:

Was it me?

You don't generally leave nasty comments, do you?

(No, it wasn't you :-)

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

09/15/2004 05:35:42 PM · #13

Originally posted by digistoune:

Originally posted by hsteg:
Was it me?

You don't generally leave nasty comments, do you?

(No, it wasn't you :-)

heh, how many other 14 year olds are there around here? lol

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

09/15/2004 05:47:55 PM · #14

I obviously don't know the whole story, but saying that a photo is "rather unoriginal" doesn't sound like a nasty comment in and of itself.

I couldn't care less that it came from a 14 year old 'kid'...sure this 'kid' probably has lots to learn, but why be so dismissive about this comment (unless there was more to it).

Maybe I'm missing something...

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

09/15/2004 05:52:28 PM · #15

Originally posted by kyebosh:

kids are dumb.

adults are dumber.

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

09/15/2004 05:53:55 PM · #16

Originally posted by Konador:

Originally posted by kyebosh:
kids are dumb.

adults are dumber.

I have to agree with Ben on that point...really! ;o)

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

09/15/2004 05:57:07 PM · #17

Originally posted by laurielblack:

Originally posted by Konador:

Originally posted by kyebosh:
kids are dumb.

adults are dumber.

I have to agree with Ben on that point...really! ;o)

agreed only cuz ima kid.

moodville

Nikon D100

09/15/2004 05:59:09 PM · #18

Originally posted by Konador:

Originally posted by kyebosh:
kids are dumb.

adults are dumber.

Of course they are, they're the ones creating the kids in the first place.

longlivenyhc

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

09/15/2004 06:05:41 PM · #19

Originally posted by moodville:

Originally posted by Konador:

Originally posted by kyebosh:
kids are dumb.

adults are dumber.

Of course they are, they're the ones creating the kids in the first place.

where do young adults and teenagers fit in then? lol

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

09/15/2004 06:05:47 PM · #20

I thought the storks made us....?

Back to the original point tho: What does it matter what the age of the commenter was? If they find it unoriginal at 14, I doubt they would find it any more original after living for longer and seeing more. Everyone's opinion is just as valid as the next person's, whether they be a pensioner or a toddler.

09/15/2004 06:08:53 PM · #21

Originally posted by thatcloudthere:

Perhaps 'nasty' was too strong a word; Lets exchange it for 'hateful'. And I will be the first to say that there are some kids, 14 & otherwise, that are truly wise beyond their years - and talented! Unfortunately, the one in question is neither. Of course, I mean that in the nicest way possible!

09/15/2004 06:09:06 PM · #22

apeaking of comments and 14 year olds, this 14 year old hasnt gotten any comments on his sports image!