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Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/24/2007 10:22:47 AM · #26

Originally posted by gooc:

... this one is bothering me, hypothetically speaking of course ...

what if some member you don't like has faved one of your photos ?

do i just have to ask him nicely "please remove my photo from your favorites." is this lame ?

edit:clarity

I'd just leave it be. Just because you don't like a member doesn't mean he or she can't like your pictures. Consider it a compliment!

Ivo

01/24/2007 10:22:47 AM · #27

Originally posted by gooc:

... this one is bothering me,

what if some member you don't like has faved one of your photos ?

do i just have to ask him nicely "please remove my photo from your favorites." is this lame ?

Seperate yourself from your image. If you feel the image was selected due to its own strengths, why remove it? If it was selected to spite you, I'd see your point.

Skip

Canon EOS-1D X

01/24/2007 12:47:38 PM · #28

Originally posted by kudzu:

as much as i'd like to remove skippy's comment from my best of '06, i'll just have to live with it. sure he's wrong... and should be made fun of for it... but what can you do?

what can you do? well, you could wait until the challenge is over, and make fun of me. i'm cool with that.

or, you could send me a pm, telling me how badly i've misjudged you and hurt your feelings. i'm cool with that, too.

or, you could comment on all the entries, pretending they are all mine, and leave appropriate comments. that would be pretty interesting.

or, you could wait until the challenge is over and see if i have anything further to say...

bottom line, even if you don't agree, be thankful that someone bothers enough to give you a comment. i don't care if you don't agree, i'm just telling you how i feel about your image, and what type of response it generated in me. at the very least, you'll know where i'm coming from. and maybe i'm wrong sometimes. in the big scheme of things, it's not really that big a deal, is it...

Canon EOS-20D

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

01/24/2007 12:49:21 PM · #29

Originally posted by gooc:

I would say yes, completely lame. Hypothetically speaking, of course.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

01/24/2007 01:16:16 PM · #30

The one thing that disturbed me was a member that faved a picture I have of a quite young girl, then also linked to her in a 'babes' thread.

That creeped me out quite a bit. Never did work out what to do about it though.

Elvis_L

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

01/24/2007 01:41:05 PM · #31

Originally posted by Gordon:

I agree.

I have asked to have a comment removed before and was denied. It wasn't that i din't like getting a negative comment (i get plenty and have gotten pretty used to it) it was that it was so freaking rude I didn't want to know who left it (it was a bag head) I was afraid that it would be someone i respected and that would ruin that. I know it sounds kinda wierd but that is how i felt.

I have recieved bad comments from somone I really don't like in the past and have either responded on my photo or let it drop. in the end unless it is vulgar just let it go.

Rae-Ann

Fujifilm FinePix S9000

01/24/2007 03:02:02 PM · #32

Originally posted by _eug:

I recently left comments in a Challenge during voting only to find that someone didn't like said comment and decided to be childish and cut-and-paste the comment onto several images in my portfolio. SC was nice enough to remove them since it goes against the spirit of the site.

That just made me LOL at the complete absurdity of it....I am amazed at how people can be!!

_eug

Nikon D50

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/24/2007 03:08:46 PM · #33

Originally posted by Rae-Ann:

Originally posted by _eug:
I recently left comments in a Challenge during voting only to find that someone didn't like said comment and decided to be childish and cut-and-paste the comment onto several images in my portfolio. SC was nice enough to remove them since it goes against the spirit of the site.

That just made me LOL at the complete absurdity of it....I am amazed at how people can be!!

I know, right?

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/24/2007 03:18:20 PM · #34

Seems to me it is reasonable to politely ask the commenter to remove the comment AFTER you have carefully read and considered its content and tried to understand the intent behind it. I would happily remove any comments if asked politely. If you attack the commenter, you will likely cause more issues than you are attempting to resolve.

So... anyone want me to remove my comments? :)

_eug

Nikon D50

01/24/2007 03:21:33 PM · #35

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

You leave comments? Wow.

01/24/2007 03:24:05 PM · #36

Originally posted by Gordon:

Simple enough to PM the person who did it and let them know you felt it was inappropriate because of the girl's age (acknowledging that they may not have known) and ask that it be removed from the thread. That might prompt them to remove it from their fav's as well, but I wouldn't sweat that.

I would suggest that the image notes be used to put in disclaimers or "hands off" warnings about the use of the image in threads & such - most people will respect that. Otherwise, I believe they are fair game within the confines of this site and within reasonably good taste.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

01/24/2007 03:25:50 PM · #37

Originally posted by _eug:

You leave comments? Wow.

5,769 and counting. 803 of which were unappreciated. ;-)

ShaneBlake

Nikon D7100

01/24/2007 03:26:33 PM · #38

Originally posted by skiprow:

in the big scheme of things, it's not really that big a deal, is it...

no. no it's not...

(you did see my smiley face that indicated my post about you being wrong was in jest, right? sarcasm is so hard to get right w/ text...)

Rae-Ann

Fujifilm FinePix S9000

01/24/2007 03:27:43 PM · #39

A comment is an Opinion, simple as that. I have found in life I do not agree with everyones opinion, and vice versa. And as far as opinions about art, good luck getting the commentator to change their view.
I think unless they break rules, let 'em stand.

The really lame ones are just damn funny later :)

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

01/24/2007 03:37:14 PM · #40

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by _eug:
You leave comments? Wow.

5,769 and counting. 803 of which were unappreciated. ;-)

Oooh, oooh, oooh....can I have an Art comment...pretty please with a cherry on top!!

yanko

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

01/24/2007 03:39:40 PM · #41

Originally posted by Gordon:

I thought that whole thead was inappropriate.

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

01/24/2007 03:42:35 PM · #42

Originally posted by Rae-Ann:

A comment is an Opinion, simple as that. I have found in life I do not agree with everyones opinion, and vice versa. And as far as opinions about art, good luck getting the commentator to change their view.I think unless they break rules, let 'em stand.

The really lame ones are just damn funny later :)

Good points! And I swiped part of your post to add to my profile page. ;-)

Here's another tip: Consider the source - if they are a well respected member with an impressive portfolio, you are likely to find something useful in their comments - even very negative comments. If they have no decent body of work and/or have made no positive contributions to the site, chalk them up as one of the less significant opinions and fuh-get-about-it. :)

agenkin

Nikon MF Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AIS

01/24/2007 06:16:30 PM · #43

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

If they have no decent body of work and/or have made no positive contributions to the site, chalk them up as one of the less significant opinions and fuh-get-about-it. :)

This is a pretty bad advice, IMO. Good photo critics are not necessarily good photographers. In fact, two of the best critics at another site that I frequent do not post any pictures of their own, yet they are well versed in photography, and their opinions are quite respected.

agenkin

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

Nikon MF Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AIS

01/24/2007 06:23:04 PM · #44

Originally posted by agenkin:

Forgot to say that the converse can also be said. Some pretty good photographers are not very good critics and can only provide technical tips, which, IMO, are secondary.

Being an artist and being a critic are independent skills. Some have only one of them, fewer have both, and some have none. :)

yanko

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

01/25/2007 05:54:23 PM · #45

Originally posted by agenkin:

Originally posted by agenkin:
This is a pretty bad advice, IMO. Good photo critics are not necessarily good photographers. In fact, two of the best critics at another site that I frequent do not post any pictures of their own, yet they are well versed in photography, and their opinions are quite respected.

Forgot to say that the converse can also be said. Some pretty good photographers are not very good critics and can only provide technical tips, which, IMO, are secondary.

Being an artist and being a critic are independent skills. Some have only one of them, fewer have both, and some have none. :)

I can't speak for Art but I'd imagine he was referring to most critiques delivered at DPC which are of a technical nature and not so much on the content/emotional response to the photo.

Message edited by author 2007-01-25 17:55:00.