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calk wrote:
One could only hope that you who deem the contributions of the aforementioned to be pedantic could simply skip reading them and keep your negative commentary to yourselves. No one who reads this forum is at all well served by it.
Cal
Very good advice. Too bad you didn't offer it to CG before his first post to this thread.
This thread began on Feb. 24 where the OP wrote this:
euro wrote:
so since the old thread doesn't seem to be working and I'm not sure if it ever will, why not get a new one up...that thread provided great inspiration to lots of people and showcased some great skill. I figured maybe getting a new thread up would allow us to continue where we left off in the last thread and keep going.
so lets see those 1 light setups!!!!!
for those that were unfamiliar with the last thread....just post a picture you took with a one light setup along with a picture/diagram of how your lights/equipment were set up
cheers
rob
This resulted in forum members using the thread as an exposition of works that illustrated how we can accomplish some pretty fine works with very meager setups. There were no in-depth critiques or analysis offered. Sure there were a few "wows" and "atta boys," along with questions about details of some of the setups. It was merely a collection of images showing variations on a theme. In fact a quite nice collection of inspiration for those willing to take the time to peruse them.
Then on Dec. 21, ten months after the thread began, CG began his 20+ paragraph "enlightening" with:
Call me a contrarian but I really don't see the point of this exercise or the notion that using one light is a purer or simpler form of lighting.
Now be honest with yourself, was CG being helpful with that comment or was he just peeing in everybody's cheerios that had contributed to a 10 month-long effort of sharing?
I don't care how much CG posts nor does he have to post opinions that agree with mine .... but he should be as polite to other forum members as he and you so boldly request that we be polite to him. If he wanted to be "contrarian," after 10 months, all he had to do was start a new thread.
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