[Igilligan]

I am torn. I want to believe that critique will never hurt me... sticks and stones and all. And I do appreciate when someone says I like _______ but you could improve _______ . A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.

But recently I looked back at some of my early posts in the other forum with a P&S or two.... There were many nice people saying how nice the photos looked. But to be honest they are so oversharpened that I can barely look at them. It is funny now looking back. Who knows when I began to get a bit better, but somehow I did. I thank the people who must have said "back off the sharpening after resize a bit and all the other constructive advice. But I must also thank the supportive folks who kept encouraging me to post more pics. It goes hand in hand.... We all need a bit of both I think.
I only hope that folks who have better skills and a better eye than I continue to help me see!

For a lot of us, we are in a vacuum. Our family/friends looks at our pics and ________. The only real chance for honest and helpful critique and tips come from our forum friends. I count on you all to push me.
And I hope in two years I look back on the shots I am posting today and can barely look at them, because of how much my shooting and PP skill have improved at that point in time. It is a journey....

But I am torn because often I do not comment on the negatives... For one I question if I am qualified when there are so many here more qualified. And I also try to weigh where the person is in their Journey. If they are new and I dont think they are ready to worry about some aspect that I am working on, then I might just give the positive spoonful of sugar. But I am going to get better at the critique part too.

But by all means REPLY... unless the shot really does not interst you in the least. That is a reply in itself. Not everyone cares to see my Rose thorn...