Is 'The Mono Enthusiasts Group' a success?

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21 Oct 2012 - 3:38 PM

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widtink

21 Oct 2012 - 5:31 PM

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I enjoy the group as well , so its a success in my book i oftel look but very rarely post images because i feel this is a more serious forum and my images don't often meet the very high standard of the group. Is this the right attitude ??

Rod

PS another thing , i find it hard to critique on peoples images that are way better photographers than I

bigalguitarpicker

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21 Oct 2012 - 8:59 PM

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I remember some years ago, a reader's letter was printed in "The Shooting Times", or maybe it was "Trout and Salmon" magazine, the gist of which was " If Ireland is really the home of Hunting, Shooting and Fishing, where are all the books on these subjects by Irish authors? The editor's reply was that he had pondered on the same subject, and he could only conclude that the Irish were too busy Hunting, Shooting and Fishing to be bothered writing about it.
Maybe the Mono Enthusiasts are too busy Planning, Shooting and Editing their shots to visit their group
I was out & about on Monday last week and I produced a shot that I'm very well pleased with. I haven't posted it in the Mono Enthusiasts Group though, simply because I've been too busy with the other things I have to do. Like helping babysit 3 grand-daughters. Turning up at a course I was accepted on to. Attending a couple of necessary appointments. Getting on with life, in short.
I'm with you on the subject of giving and receiving critique - this is one of the reasons I joined the Mono Enthusiasts group, and it is, I believe, something which should be enforced - "Lovely Shot" is not good enough. One of the groups ground rules is that serious critique is a requirement of membership. Maybe another reason why some members don't post willy-nilly. A plus point in my book. I've seen too many forums where total rubbish garners comments like "Totally Awesome" totally awful, more like!
So! I'm off to post my (to me!) wonderful shot in the Mono Enthusiasts group. Look in, feel free to critique, and see if you can spot a flaw which I only spotted today!
Alex.

bouic (e2 Member)

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22 Oct 2012 - 12:21 AM

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I must admit to giving short comments. But I do like the idea of a small number of us submitting work.

Rod, don't be afraid to say what you think about an image and don;t get upset if you get a critical comment on your work. The main thing is keep producing work.

Maybe when we submit work, we should invite sensible constructive criticism, I know I would value it as we can never stop learning.

Dave

cats_123 (e2 Member)

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26 Jan 2013 - 10:33 AM

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The difficulty with the groups is maintaining the momentum and it does no harm at all for the occasional thread like this to re-stimulate interest and bring in people who have only just joined or have never ventured into the mono school before.

I've tend to use the group where I've tried particular techniques or I think my meagre Lightroom skills have helped enhance the shot, as opposed to the B&W group where I will try to post quirky or interesting shots where I think mono is the most suitable medium.

I think it helps to have some form of explanation as to how the shot was developed/manipulated and, personally, I think it's also helpful to have the original file added as a `version' so that we can try and produce examples of any `critique' we may give.


I also try to look at each shot on it's own merits with no regard for the experience or background of the photographer. The more comments the merrier