trainrider47 Wrote:
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> Hi Kevin,
>
> I see your point, but if all 53 people on the
> charter decided to post even a couple of shots on
> RP, most of them would be in the same position you
> are, at the back of the line. That implies that
> the hobby is a zero sum game. Have you
> considered that the people that click on the first
> shots and won't bother to look at later posts are
> probably not going to be giving you any useful
> critiques anyway? Post your shots and maybe you
> get fewer clicks but maybe they are of higher
> quality. People that know your work are likely to
> click on your images knowing they are going to see
> something good. That's why Flickr has a button to
> follow a particular photographer. The one that
> says "Never miss a photo by Kevin Madore."
>
I've never even tried RP, although I'm fairly certain that with some work, I could probably get something on there. If I like it, it goes up on flickr. That way, I have control. If someone else likes it, they have the ability to comment. The useful critiques are far and few between. It's easy to say pretty picture. How one could actually improve it requires a bit of work. It would be nice and some point to get several people together with photos of the same scene and compare and contrast everyone's shots to find what worked and didn't work and get some honest critiques. Of course, that hardly ever happens.
The "never miss a photo by Kevin Madore" button on flickr has already been pressed. Technically, "steamscape" is basically the photo style I adhere to as well, so it's nice to see what other practitioners of that art form come up with....especially since most of them aren't trying to strangle themselves a video camera at the same time! There's nothing wrong at all with pretty calendar views. Getting those is far more challenging than one might think!
Flickr link (basically steam stuff with some NG content, NNG content, and even southeast NG content!):
> Another approach is instead of taking all three or
> four runbys from approximately the same place, get
> creative. Run the risk of having some shots that
> fail. One well known photographer on the charter
> was probably in the actual photo line less than
> 10% of the time. When his shots finally appear,
> you bet people are going to be looking at them.
> He can even be standing next to you and his shot
> will be different and recognizable as his by its
> look.
I can think of at least two of those on this trip. I'm not entirely certain how often one of them was wielding a camera, but I'm fairly sure the percentage of shots that were fired off by both of them will probably make me consider throwing my camera up against a wall repeatedly.
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> Post good stuff and people will see it and enjoy it.
>
I'm not convinced Railpictures has ever been about the "best"--the screening standards are simultaneously far too lax and far too rigid for that to ever happen. When you are scrolling through trying to find a particular railroad, that's when the great stuff rises to the top.
Kevin
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/2018 11:14AM by Kevin Gilliam.
