Mad Artist takes on Lf with a view to kill!!!

[sun of sand]

Nice new line spacing

I find it comical how this guy states about himself everything 60% or better of the site would over time
in one post
and is told to get medication
when the only difference between them is that this guy doesn't write very well


it isn't shocking, though.

[Lachlan 717]

Nice new line spacing

I find it comical how this guy states about himself everything 60% or better of the site would over time
in one post
and is told to get medication
when the only difference between them is that this guy doesn't write very well


it isn't shocking, though.

I think that he writes well! All very Jack Kerouac "stream of consciousness" to me. Lot to say, so few keystrokes to say it!!

[mdm]

Nice new line spacing

I find it comical how this guy states about himself everything 60% or better of the site would over time
in one post
and is told to get medication
when the only difference between them is that this guy doesn't write very well


it isn't shocking, though.

I dont think he was told to get medication. What was stated was that he may soon be under medical supervision, with the political direction his country has taken. That was stated tounge in cheek by someone who understands what it is to be ruled by a politically savvy but apparently sexless politician. Welcom to the club Australia. Cosmicexplosion, Andrew, did not understand that and took offence, note that the post in question was deleted before he responded, though he would not have known that unless he refreshed his window. Sarcasm, they say, is the lowest form of wit.

I would like to point out in the nicest possible way that Andrew, the original poster, does not seem to be very methodical, that Ansel Adams who he cites as an example may have been the most methodical photographer ever born. Aiming high is no crime and some who do, and succeed, change the world we live in.

Read before you write.

David

[Ben Syverson]

Andrew seems super excited about LF, so I don't see the problem. I say go out and shoot as much as you can, and post pictures so we can see what you're doing!

[sun of sand]

Heavens, what can I say? Probably best to say nothing, I guess
I don't understand the point of that response but it makes me wonder a lot
deleted for being unkind ..i can only assume that something was unkind and not just misunderstood
I apologise for that
for what I don't know
I am shure you will go on to great things in the future.
geez lol
Pleeeease use line breaks
yes ..cause I had SUCH! a difficult/impossible time reading the post
I'll read more into that myself
I don't think kit, or cost, or enthusiasm, can make someone an artist
that really cuts into the forums then
It's true but half the site is built on this stuff yet I don't hear statements like these anywhere NEAR half the time -except- for when a newbie steps into the fold asking about gear or techniques of the masters etc

It's almost as though some people -once theyve posted here for awhile- begin to believe their site reputation makes them an artist
allowing them to ask such things
and that everyone needs to respond
and do so helpfully
to keep their own delusions going

I just look at the quotations people choose to associate themselves with
I estimate 7.9/10 this points to a faker/con artist

What was stated was that he may soon be under medical supervision, with the political direction his country has taken. That was stated tounge in cheek by someone who understands what it is to be ruled by a politically savvy but apparently sexless politician.

I don't even know
it's largeformatphotography.info right

how does that post even make it in
however it was meant
that just leads to more questions for me

Cosmicexplosion, Andrew, did not understand that and took offence
HOW could such a post be misunderstood on a photography site?
I think I understand what the apology is for now



"Aiming high"
that's more questions

[Ash]

Sun of sand, you sound like a troll. You are stirring up trouble where there is none.

There is a method to successfully communicate with online forums. You don't seem to understand this.

Heavens, what can I say? Probably best to say nothing, I guess
I don't understand the point of that response but it makes me wonder a lot
deleted for being unkind ..i can only assume that something was unkind and not just misunderstood
I apologise for that
for what I don't know
I am shure you will go on to great things in the future.
geez lol

If I were to respond to you like so,
"It shure is difficult to understand your criticism here geez/lol/rofl."
That is ad hominem. Instead, your criticisms are uncalled for. Nobody asked for your defense.

Pleeeease use line breaks
yes ..cause I had SUCH! a difficult/impossible time reading the post
I'll read more into that myself

Possibly because of your own monitor & browser setup you find it easy to read, but a constant stream of text sans-serif is less easy to read than something with line breaks.

I don't think kit, or cost, or enthusiasm, can make someone an artist
that really cuts into the forums then
It's true but half the site is built on this stuff yet I don't hear statements like these anywhere NEAR half the time -except- for when a newbie steps into the fold asking about gear or techniques of the masters etc

The difference being that a new member has introduced themself, and provided a platform for discussion. Anybody on this forum that wishes for critique or constructive criticism need only ask. Possibly you don't understand the layout of this board, that it is divided into gear-based discussion as well as image related.

It's almost as though some people -once theyve posted here for awhile- begin to believe their site reputation makes them an artist
allowing them to ask such things
and that everyone needs to respond
and do so helpfully
to keep their own delusions going

You may wish to either direct more insulting remarks at someone in particular, or keep them to yourself. Nobody here has provided any remark close to delusion, nor would anyone consider an online forum having the power to label any person an 'artist'.

I just look at the quotations people choose to associate themselves with
I estimate 7.9/10 this points to a faker/con artist

I estimate 9/10 consider you a troll.

What was stated was that he may soon be under medical supervision, with the political direction his country has taken. That was stated tounge in cheek by someone who understands what it is to be ruled by a politically savvy but apparently sexless politician.

I don't even know

Knowledge is a subjective concept.

it's largeformatphotography.info right

Yes

how does that post even make it in
however it was meant
that just leads to more questions for me

Start your own thread in the Lounge, ask all the questions you need answering.

Cosmicexplosion, Andrew, did not understand that and took offence
HOW could such a post be misunderstood on a photography site?
I think I understand what the apology is for now



"Aiming high"
that's more questions

Once more, start your own thread, as I may not be the only person here that feels your remarks deserve a topic of their own. They clearly require attention that should not be diverted from the original poster's.

[Toyon]

If you are going to spend a lot of money, do it on exposing lots and lots of film, hold off on purchasing more lenses. You'll gain much more from experience and repetition than you will from new equipment.

[cosmicexplosion]

Hey every one have a baby.

I didn't really go to school, am dyslexic, and self educated, so thats why i appear not to be able to write.

BUt i write more from gut.

Any way, some things are constructive here, but can we please move in a different direction.

I have never been in a forum before, and find it really exiting that people from all over the world, actually care enough to have site to help each other out.

SO I finally paid for my 14 and 19 dagor today, it was an impulse buy two in the morning.

I don't yet have a camera, but i am talking to people, and i think i will end up with a dorff as my first as they seem good and simple and cheap.

As a painter i have longed for a good photo of my work but could never afford a pro.
well i did once, but she ripped me off, with some dud shots.

So when i learn, i will shoot my own!!!!

I hope we can be friends as we are like lions, proud but endangered.

Or maybe not, maybe there will be enough of us to keep the industry that serves us alive forever.

But i do think that the inner reflects the outer, and that the world will reveal it self to you, as a photographer in a creative way if you are in tune with it, or at least trying to be. I don't think you can be closed minded and take great shots.

BUt It is going to hard for me to be methodical, and learning all the technical stuff, it will be a challenge, but you have all met me at the very beginning of my journey, when i am a mere glint in the eye of Ansell Adams.

Even that sounds egotistical. but funny.

shots welcome.








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[kev curry]

Andrew, it sounds like you've done yourself a favour by self educating and staying away from main stream schooling...power to you.

It would be interesting to see your paintings...hope you get that camera soon to start photographing your art and your landscape.


I heard a dyslexic joke recently....

Two dyslexic skiers...One says... come on lets zig zag down that slope.
No... the other one says... its zag zig.
Tell you what says the first, lets ask this fella.
Excuse me sir... when going down the slope do you zig zag or zag zig?
Guy says...No idea I'm a tobogganist.

Oh great says the first.... can I have 20 Marlboro!

[Scott --]

I don't yet have a camera, but i am talking to people, and i think i will end up with a dorff as my first as they seem good and simple and cheap.

Deardorff's are cheap?! I must be living wrong.