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TonyCooper
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I can't use the title I wanted, but it involved the word "tat".
Taken at the tailgate party before tonight's Jimmy Buffet concert.
Taken at the tailgate party before tonight's Jimmy Buffet concert.
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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You know what Tony, all this wonderful image needs is - "Seen at a Jimmy Buffet concert."
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
I frankly don't care if my title choices put people off of my photography. Photography, and posting in this forum, is something I do for amusement and entertainment. Getting all hung up on the seriousness of title choice is just not something I'm going to do.
I also included in the text (at the bottom) that the shot was taken at the tailgate party before the Jimmy Buffet concert here last night. At the bottom so all of you who like to figure out "the story" on your own could look at the image first.
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Okay, how about Tattoos for Tattas?
Nice catch. The hand with the dollar bill is a particularly subtle touch.
Do you think it would have been censored or do you know? What title were you planning on using? Did it include Tat, Tattoo, breast or tits and ass? It's an ok image, but it consistently feels like you are making jokes out of your photography. I'd prefer to enjoy your images without confronting the entry humour.
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I agree.
Then you'll kindly forgive us for not stopping. We, frankly, don't care what you think about what we think about your titles.
Ha, When you said it involved the word tat, I thought you meant tat as in TIT for tat. Which actually makes sense too.
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As far as making jokes about my photography, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. As I've said before, I regard photography as an enjoyable hobby and I'm not about to start taking it so seriously that I pass up a humorous photo, title, or text line to be considered a proper photographer.
What I do take seriously is the presentation of a photo. I compose, edit, and choose my photos with care. Not all may agree with my choices, but - hey! - I don't always agree with theirs either.
If you don't like a sly touch of humor, then don't open this photo I took and doctored a bit last year:
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Photography/Miscellanea/RLT-End-of-the-Road-TonyCooper/595831791_NidV6-XL.jpg
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Well, of course I opened it and had a good chuckle.
Don't think of elephants.
Well, one, Bleeped does not suggest tats for tits, which is what I assume was the title you were afraid to post.
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
Very amusing...
But you know what? Given that you're going to do what you're going to do, and given your earlier comments about their being "no bad photographs," I'm not going to waste my time or yours any more commenting on your work. So just keep knocking yourself out.
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
If you, Toth, and Michswiss, feel that the top priorities in deciding which photographs to view and comment on are the titles and poker-arsed seriousness of the submitters, then - by all means - you should ignore my contributions. It seems strange - in a forum devoted to photography - to feel that this type of control is appropriate, but that is certainly y'all's decision to make.
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Everyone here, I believe, has their head and heart in the right place when commenting on photographs. Nobody here, though, agrees on precisely what it takes to make a great shot. Further, nobody agrees on how to properly present that shot to the public. It's all important and I see no reason why all of it cannot fit into our conversations.
You seem to have a huge chip on your shoulder, Tony. Nobody here is out to get you and everyone here wants to see you produce quality work. It's a shame that you can't see that you will never get the same definition of quality from each and every one of us. I'm guessing nobody would wash their hands of you if they felt as though you gave a damn about the time they spent with your offerings.
The majority of folks who frequent this forum are open-minded, happy to see a diversity of offerings, and tolerant of other's style, titles, and individual proclivities. But there's an element here who fancy themselves as being the keeper of the gate. If someone dares to transgress this group's perceived avenue to success, then they are almost summarily maligned.
You should, Tony, encourage each and every one of that small group, as one has done, to vow to never again comment on your work.
Name calling, even collectively, is bad manners and is against Dgrin rules. You should know better, Tom.
Sorry guys, I really, really hate to play nanny but this thread is getting totally out of control. I'm not going to shut it down, but let this serve as a warning. Behave yourselves. Talk about photography. Discuss meta-issues if you like. But no more insults, explicit or implied, individual or collective. I will delete any further posts of this sort. This ends now.