On 8/3/2015 8:56 AM, MC wrote:
I wouldn't bother trying to help him at this point.

That's always your call.


He posts his images, often inviting constructive criticism (posting
alone on a ng like this you are going to get that anyway), yet when you
point out even the bleedin' obvious he is in denial he has done
anything wrong. We have all gone over with him the same errors in his
"enhancement" techniques (be it heavy cropping, shappening etc.) time
after time after time yet he still uses the same methods to hide his
inefficiencies in the actual mechanics of taking a photograph.

The only way he can improve his photography is to dump the
post-processing malarky and practice getting it right in-camera,
posting the images straight out of camera for critique if he wants
"advice" rather than try and attempt to salvage and post the rubbish in
the hope we will not notice.

It's easy to say "get it right in the camera." That is rarely possible,
or practicable, especially with the type of work I like to do.
Could you ever get either of these images in the camera?

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/baboon%20%20bliss.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/swooper.jpg


Also, "A bad workman always blames his tools", this time I notice it is
his monitor taking the blame.

I don't think even you could work on a dead monitor, or even a 14"
laptop screen.



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PeterN