The 8th official semihemidemiannual Random Discussion For TPBM (8)

So I bought I Am Legend and watched the alternate ending. I must say, I can't choose between which ending I like more.

Both ends are so-so but the movie is amazing.

Hi everyone.

Hi, lost my quotes and am way to tired to care sorry.

short5 wrote in post #5144243
Hi, lost my quotes and am way to tired to care sorry.

S'alright.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5144232
I rarely post anything outside of these two chat threads. I'm not exactly sure why that is. I've never received a bashing from a thread that I've started. Sometimes, on those rare occasions when I do start a thread, I'll get three or four responses, and I figure that was about par for the course.

Perhaps it's a combination of things. I'm not all that confident about my shots, so I don't like posting them up for the unwashed masses to peruse. I guess I'm not as thick skinned as others. If I got an overwhelming response of "You should sell all your gear 'cuz you suck." then I probably would and just move on to the next hobby, whatever that would be.

Another aspect is that I don't really have much to say due to a lack of real experience. Many, many times I've gone to a thread, saw the shot, became the first poster on that thread by saying that I liked the shot, only to be followed by numerous other photogs saying that the shot was terrible, and here are fifty reasons why.... Well, OK, I'll just take my "I like the shot" comment and go to another sandbox....

Perhaps it's about trust. I trust the majority of those that post on these two threads to give me an honest answer. If someone like Cat, Wool, Zane or Crissa, for example, were to tell me that the shot was poor, I trust that they have my best interests at heart and would not just say such things for the sake of saying them. I can't say that I trust many people out in the general POTN public. I've seen too many people who will tear apart someone's perfectly good shot just to make themselves look big.

Then again, maybe it's a matter of knowing that those that are in these threads are patient with me and others who are learning the Photo Craft, as it were. I think back to where I was a couple of years ago when I first started playing with the Rebel XT. I've come along. Maybe not as fast as others, but not stagnant either. There are those that are willing to nudge me along, show me new tricks and to do so without saying things like, "RTFM" or "Don't waste my time!" or "Don't you know how to use the Search Tool?"

In my near worthless opinion, the RRTP and TPBM chat threads are a microcosm of what POTN should be as a whole. There may be other threads that have that same kind of reputation, but I've not been on them. It's hard enough to tackle these two. Because of the chemistry and the DNA of these two threads, I really don't have a need nor a desire to travel too far.

This is not to say that I shouldn't wander off the reservation. I should. And, to be honest, I do lurk and occasionally post. But mostly I just like to lounge here at "home".

Very well said :clap:

This thread is a like a family

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5144232
I rarely post anything outside of these two chat threads. I'm not exactly sure why that is. I've never received a bashing from a thread that I've started. Sometimes, on those rare occasions when I do start a thread, I'll get three or four responses, and I figure that was about par for the course.

Perhaps it's a combination of things. I'm not all that confident about my shots, so I don't like posting them up for the unwashed masses to peruse. I guess I'm not as thick skinned as others. If I got an overwhelming response of "You should sell all your gear 'cuz you suck." then I probably would and just move on to the next hobby, whatever that would be.

Another aspect is that I don't really have much to say due to a lack of real experience. Many, many times I've gone to a thread, saw the shot, became the first poster on that thread by saying that I liked the shot, only to be followed by numerous other photogs saying that the shot was terrible, and here are fifty reasons why.... Well, OK, I'll just take my "I like the shot" comment and go to another sandbox....

Perhaps it's about trust. I trust the majority of those that post on these two threads to give me an honest answer. If someone like Cat, Wool, Zane or Crissa, for example, were to tell me that the shot was poor, I trust that they have my best interests at heart and would not just say such things for the sake of saying them. I can't say that I trust many people out in the general POTN public. I've seen too many people who will tear apart someone's perfectly good shot just to make themselves look big.

Then again, maybe it's a matter of knowing that those that are in these threads are patient with me and others who are learning the Photo Craft, as it were. I think back to where I was a couple of years ago when I first started playing with the Rebel XT. I've come along. Maybe not as fast as others, but not stagnant either. There are those that are willing to nudge me along, show me new tricks and to do so without saying things like, "RTFM" or "Don't waste my time!" or "Don't you know how to use the Search Tool?"

In my near worthless opinion, the RRTP and TPBM chat threads are a microcosm of what POTN should be as a whole. There may be other threads that have that same kind of reputation, but I've not been on them. It's hard enough to tackle these two. Because of the chemistry and the DNA of these two threads, I really don't have a need nor a desire to travel too far.

This is not to say that I shouldn't wander off the reservation. I should. And, to be honest, I do lurk and occasionally post. But mostly I just like to lounge here at "home".

Uh huh, yeah.... yep.... spot on.... yep.... Oh yeah.... uh huh..... totally agree..... uh huh... yeah.... gotcha....

Ok so obviously I get what you're saying, you said it much better than I did. I have been known occasionally to let Wool see shots before I let even these threads see shots... So yeah... I'm with ya on this one Dan... Someone not too long ago... made some joke about 2/3rds of my posts being on RRTP (and I"m sure battling for a spot here now too).... but it's true they are here because this is where I might get a good ribbing, but I also don't get torched...

Parts of the pro/amatuer bits of what I see on POTN I've seen professionally. I was at one time a sign langauge interpreter. I tried for years to find a mentor... only to repeatedly be shot down by 'pros' because they had to pull themselves up by the boot straps blah blah nonsense blah... I see some of that out in greater POTN land.... snarkiness (I like this new word!) about well a "real" pro..... fill in the rest... You know the world is a big wide place... and in interpreting as well as photography... there's room for everyone, and not everyone will be come a fabulous interpreter or photographer.....

It's comfortable here and in RRTP.... and I keep coming back...

short5 wrote in post #5144243
Hi, lost my quotes and am way to tired to care sorry.

I can totally empathize!! I even passed on taking a some horsie shots.... I did give my boy some peppermint though before I went home.... at 7pm...

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5144232
I rarely post anything outside of these two chat threads...I do lurk and occasionally post. But mostly I just like to lounge here at "home".

Well said, Dan, every word, well said.

mtnphtgrphr wrote in post #5144293
I did give my boy some peppermint though before I went home.... at 7pm...

I see why he pulls people down coming to see you

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5144252
S'alright.

Thank you Dan

Becky N wrote in post #5144361
Well said, Dan, every word, well said.

That^^ . Well said as usual Dan.

Skrim17 wrote in post #5144154
ATTENTION:

HARVEY is on Turner Classic Movies right now!!

The pooka did it....

short5 wrote in post #5144397
I see why he pulls people down coming to see you

Awww he's my baby that's why he comes to see me!!!! The peppermint is a totally rare treat! He didn't even get all of them tonight! I shared 'em with Willow I will say Silver got pretty snarky but that's his nature LOL I had other goodies to share with the rest of them by the fence. I'll be so glad when the weather warms up so I can get out there more with 'em! On weekends our foster care kids get to do their theraputic riding.... I'm going to help out on weekends and then go riding with the equestrian director! WOOT! It's been years since I've been riding!

Skrim17 wrote in post #5144154
ATTENTION:

HARVEY is on Turner Classic Movies right now!!

Poo! I missed it! It was over fifteen minutes ago...

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5144232
I rarely post anything outside of these two chat threads. I'm not exactly sure why that is. I've never received a bashing from a thread that I've started. Sometimes, on those rare occasions when I do start a thread, I'll get three or four responses, and I figure that was about par for the course.

Perhaps it's a combination of things. I'm not all that confident about my shots, so I don't like posting them up for the unwashed masses to peruse. I guess I'm not as thick skinned as others. If I got an overwhelming response of "You should sell all your gear 'cuz you suck." then I probably would and just move on to the next hobby, whatever that would be.

Another aspect is that I don't really have much to say due to a lack of real experience. Many, many times I've gone to a thread, saw the shot, became the first poster on that thread by saying that I liked the shot, only to be followed by numerous other photogs saying that the shot was terrible, and here are fifty reasons why.... Well, OK, I'll just take my "I like the shot" comment and go to another sandbox....

Perhaps it's about trust. I trust the majority of those that post on these two threads to give me an honest answer. If someone like Cat, Wool, Zane or Crissa, for example, were to tell me that the shot was poor, I trust that they have my best interests at heart and would not just say such things for the sake of saying them. I can't say that I trust many people out in the general POTN public. I've seen too many people who will tear apart someone's perfectly good shot just to make themselves look big.

Then again, maybe it's a matter of knowing that those that are in these threads are patient with me and others who are learning the Photo Craft, as it were. I think back to where I was a couple of years ago when I first started playing with the Rebel XT. I've come along. Maybe not as fast as others, but not stagnant either. There are those that are willing to nudge me along, show me new tricks and to do so without saying things like, "RTFM" or "Don't waste my time!" or "Don't you know how to use the Search Tool?"

In my near worthless opinion, the RRTP and TPBM chat threads are a microcosm of what POTN should be as a whole. There may be other threads that have that same kind of reputation, but I've not been on them. It's hard enough to tackle these two. Because of the chemistry and the DNA of these two threads, I really don't have a need nor a desire to travel too far.

This is not to say that I shouldn't wander off the reservation. I should. And, to be honest, I do lurk and occasionally post. But mostly I just like to lounge here at "home".

At one time I attended an adult school B&W class at one of the local high schools. After the first semester, most of the more advanced students would continue to enroll just to gain access to the darkroom. I rapidly got bored with the idea of spending three hours at a stretch in the darkroom, and started assisting some of the students that didn't have the experience I did. At the end of one semester I got a compliment from another who said she learned more from me than from the course's teacher...

I enjoy trying to help people with their photography, even when I can't come up with the solution (right, Permie?) I occasionally go over to the gear threads with a couple of things in mind. First of all, they can be great for a laugh sometimes, but I'll also look for threads where I can add to the discussion.

What really torques me, however, are the people who ask a question that makes it very apparant they have not taken one look at their camera's manual. Some of the questions are as inane as "How do I turn on my new 40D?"

thomascanty wrote in post #5141160
For the dog who has (almost) everything...

That is too funny and too cute. I wonder who came up with that. I need one like that but for may kitties for their fake mousies. Pumpkin loooooves fetch. Sometimes she;kk throw her own mouse in the air and try to catch it. It's adorable.

Cybnew wrote in post #5141599
How was everyone's St. Patty's Day?

Great. Yours?

yesterday was good(for the most part...cept for the tiff with the girlfriend)...today wasn't as good though ....because of yesterday!

Becky N wrote in post #5144140
No doubt I'm loosing it.

mtnphtgrphr wrote in post #5144196
Ew[URL]www.... I had never heard of a netipot until I had seen it mentioned here.... Someone posted a youtube video... I watched it... I could NEVER do that! Ew[URL]www....

Well, I've been enlightened. I have heard others refer to this netipot thing, but did not have a clue what it was. I searched, and now I know.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5144232
I rarely post anything outside of these two chat threads...........

Dan, I totally agree, my thought are right along the same line.