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Thanks, Mike, for this discussion. I have had this discussion with myself for a long time. I feared that if we all follow the “rules” of what makes a great photograph (as defined by what images win then our photos) would all begin to look alike. Yet that has not been the case for when in competitions I can say that’s Mike or that’s Ronnie…I see that we do develop our own styles and favorite subjects and ways of attaining a certain “look”. For a long long while I was able to ignore the “what will win” voice and just play within the bounds of the club structure and of the photographers that I grew to know and respect. Suddenly I advanced within the group just when I was really letting go of ‘wanting to win” curiously. Now in Masters I am more and more selecting Critique/Feedback so that I feel freer to experiment and try what pleases me. I am SO glad that we have kept that category! While competing I surely learned a lot from the journey along the way and now it is good to be free. Mike I am glad you continue to explore who you are as a photographer for I enjoy all your images and postings. I bet those athletes and youth love having your images.
Thanks Steve. I enjoy them too and its another way to get to know members. I hope eventually everyone will do one. It’s easy, just a matter of selecting a few photos from the many and showing them for 10 minutes. Think about what yours might be! And when…..
Hey, I finally was able to get on the Forum and log in! That took several tries and I know others who have had difficulty too. Perhaps as we all get use to the forum it will become more of a habit. One can hope.
I am in favor of keeping NC as I don’t believe it would shorten the meetings to get rid of NC, unless those in NC no longer submitted images. No one wants THAT to happen! Mike has suggested other ideas to shorten meetings. That said I have enjoyed enormously from our competitions over the years and continue to learn from them.
Our hard working volunteers who run the meetings do a fantastic job! A few glitches here and there are minor and to be expected. I have heard other clubs have not survived Covid. That we are still here and active is a huge testament to these volunteers who figured out how to Zoom our meetings effectively with the leadership of Joel and the rest of the board is nothing short of wonderful. That we discuss these issues is good too.
