I've seen people bash Ken Rockwell plenty of times in the forums here in FM. He's not good in this.. he's not good in that... he makes the most ridiculous comments... etc etc...
Anyways, what do you guys think of how people like Steve McCurry and the other Magnum photographers think about us here in FM? Do they regard us seriously? Are they not even bothered by FMers?
steve mccurry? is that the guy that hangs out in war-torn countries, snapping images of peasants and the down-trodden?
i don't dig stuff like that.
adamjohari wrote:
I've seen people bash Ken Rockwell plenty of times in the forums here in FM. He's not good in this.. he's not good in that... he makes the most ridiculous comments... etc etc...
Anyways, what do you guys think of how people like Steve McCurry and the other Magnum photographers think about us here in FM? Do they regard us seriously? Are they not even bothered by FMers?
I think people on FM are very opinionated. And some of us FMers are pros. (not me though). I just wonder what the cream of the crop photographers think about people like us.
Jose Villa is on here. He is a pro that still shoots film. He will post every once in a while. I think people from all levels use FM. I have learned a lot from it. There was a time when I was reading on here more than I was shooting. To me that is not right. Over the course of the last two years I have changed that by shooting as a second with a local pro and working more on my own projects.
Some of the freelance photogs that work with Nikon School either have references to the Fred Miranda site on their website or are at least aware of the FM boards enough to know that it's a good resource. Michael Schwarz does.
All sorts of people here on FM, at all levels from what's-a-camera to world-class pros. I've seen Vincent Versace post, and Jim Wilson is an active member (see "Mustangs Air-to-Air" in Still Life).
FM is a good resource in many ways, but particularly in the forums. There are angels and assholes, gonzos and geniuses, eloquent to eddicated, fluent to flatulent. It's a community, like any other, with lots of variety: but there is definitely great value in here... just not in every post here.
rhyder wrote:
You really need to explore the world of photography a bit more.....
Not really. When I was just getting into serious photography in the 70's I might have looked into it. Now I am focused on limited areas. Unless he does wildlife tours I'm not interested.
I like it here and that is what matters to me. I can waste my time reading about what everyone else thinks about things. Then, I can take my camera out of the box and look at it once in a while.
