I don't think he can read - Red Tailed Hawk

Re: I don't think he can read - Red Tailed Hawk

I like the sign, Sam. It gives the shot some humor. Beautiful bird, too. I've seen them around our area on golf courses a few times, but never had my camera with me.

As an aside, I read the flickr comments and have no idea what they are referring to (all the deletes). But, I've never been on flickr.

Re: I don't think he can read - Red Tailed Hawk

Thanks for the explanation, Sam. That makes some sense. I was feeling pretty bad for you, because those comments seemed harsh for your photo.

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What is this supposed to mean? What else would you vote on except the merits of the photo? I read the comments. Sorry, but you're a better man than I am. I think several of them are actually mentally damaged. Legitimate criticism is one thing but I don't call saying something like "before you drop your turd in........" legitimate criticism. It is just plain ignorance from a guy using a "handle" with the knowledge that he is safe from having every tooth knocked out of his head. I know you're not a beginner, but it always pisses me off how many people involved in hobbies or work have the attitude that they are just naturally gifted and dropped out of their mother's womb with a camera, an R/C transmitter or full knowledge of a job and were never beginners or amateujrs. People like some of the people in that group are what cause other people to drop out of a hobby. When I was flying R/C Precision Aerobatics I met a few of the types posting some of those comments. We used to call them assholes because their cancerous attitudes had the effect of making any "sport flier" interested in precision aerobatics lose that interest and gain the opinion that "pattern fliers" as a group were all assholes.

Constructive criticism is made withe out being ignorant. When someone showed up at the field and asked for help or an opinion I'd tell them what I thought was wrong or could be improved. I never started the conversation with a statement like "before you drop your turd in front of me, maybe you had better learn how things operate around here". Frankly, if I or anyone else had done that, I or they would have deserved to be busted one in the face. If you showed up at a photo show with a portfolio looking for constructive criticism, do you think anyone would talk to you face to face like some of those guys posted? I doubt it, because now they are within 2 or 3 feet of being taught some manners. 

Man, I'm sorry for the rant, but I can't handle people who forget that they had to start at the beginning and follow the exact same track to their vaunted level of perfection as the guy or gal who is offering up his/her efforts for criticism but who may be at a slighty less advanced level.

If they actually offered some constructive criticism, then it might be useful. But, that group is one weird bunch.

You sure post to a lot of groups, Sam. I'm still feeling my way around, though. I'm not really sure which groups to check out.