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siejones
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 02:50
Give it some time and read through the comments made to each photograph and pay particular attention to the photographers names :)

http://theonlinephotographer.blogspot.com/2006/06/great-photographers-on-internet.html
Jim G
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 03:47
heh... sadly sometimes not too far from the truth of what you see around the place ;)
Wilt
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 09:52
Opinions are like anuses...everyone has one. And most of them stink.
airfrogusmc
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 10:00
This guy is sump'm He wouldn't make a pimple on any one of these photograhers rear ends with a rented Deardorff. How can someone be so WRONG!
tzalman
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 11:25
This guy is sump'm He wouldn't make a pimple on any one of these photograhers rear ends with a rented Deardorff. How can someone be so WRONG!

airfrogusmc - Take a couple deep breathes, try to relax and then read the piece again. This is satire. As in intentionally funny.

BTW, Mike Johnston is an excellent photographer and a very respected journalist.
Mark_Cohran
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 11:27
This guy is sump'm He wouldn't make a pimple on any one of these photograhers rear ends with a rented Deardorff. How can someone be so WRONG!

Ummm, you know this was a spoof, right?

This was posted not too long ago, but it's still funny and indicative of some of the "experts" you see in the critique forums.

Mark
springplum
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 11:40
Wish I had seen this back when I was looking for examples of satire for the HS class I taught.
Wilt
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 11:42
airfrogusmc - Take a couple deep breathes, try to relax and then read the piece again. This is satire. As in intentionally funny.

BTW, Mike Johnston is an excellent photographer and a very respected journalist.

...and a very knowledgeable person in the technical aspects of photography. Over a decade ago, Mike had solicited articles from me for Camera & Darkroom.
airfrogusmc
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 11:56
airfrogusmc - Take a couple deep breathes, try to relax and then read the piece again. This is satire. As in intentionally funny.

BTW, Mike Johnston is an excellent photographer and a very respected journalist.

:oops: :oops: :oops: Whew!!! sorry thought I was gonna ta call in an airstrike or sump'm.
airfrogusmc
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 11:57
He's not that landscape guy from Mount Carroll Ill is he?
airfrogusmc
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 14:02
Went to his site not the same guy.