Pet peeves - let's hear them

[wogears]

<p>Gearheads in general, but especially those who--</p>

<p>1) Praise a lense (sic) and post a half-dozen banal, out-of-focus snapshots to demonstrate its virtues.</p>

<p>2) Have either no images visible (on the Web) or else a collection of utterly wretched ones, but insist on making recommendations about equipment, technique, etc. as though they had some basis for this.</p>

[vincent_peri]

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<p>The spelling and grammar used is atrocious.</p>

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<p>The above sentence should read, "The spelling and grammar used are atrocious."</p>

[lauren_macintosh]

<p>When I see stuff like that is mentioned , I will help if I think it will be welcomed , otherwise I just shake my head and walk away thinking of all the dumb mistakes I have made [LOL]</p>

[archie_alcantara1]

<p>Hiking for miles, then realized ooops, did not bring a spare battery.</p>

[James G. Dainis]

To bring this back into the realm of photography before it gets zapped to the Off-Topic forum -

 

People who move far away from the camera so they can be part of the picture. I used to see tourists, after spotting the statue of liberty or the Empire stated building several blocks away, move 30 feet closer (further away from the camera) to have their picture taken with the Empire State building. They could be four or five feet from the camera for a nice head to waist shot and the building would still be the same size in the background. The background doesn't move if you do.

 

My wife wanted her picture taken in the lobby of the Airport Hotel in Hong Kong but she absolutely refused to get closer to the camera.<div></div>

[James G. Dainis]

... and of course when she saw the photo she lamented, "But I am so small you can't even tell it is me. I thought you knew how to take good pictures."

[JDMvW]

<p>Hmm, I sort of like how this thread, which could have been disastrous, has righted itself and sails on, mostly unswamped.</p>

<p>English, thanks be to Odin, escaped its original owners ages ago, and has never been vexed or hobbled by language purists the way some (nudge, nudge, wink ...) languages have been, to their eternal detriment and fossilization.</p>

<p>Free-range English, that's the stuff, in all its vitality and vigor. OMG and LOL are, as some of you know, now in the <em>Oxford English Dictionary</em>.</p>

[jay_poel]

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<p>The above sentence should read, "The spelling and grammar used are atrocious."</p>

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<p>Damn, I missed that. I was going to post "the spelling is atrocious" and then added grammar forgetting to pluralize is.</p>

[michaelwalter]

<p>I hate it when I am getting setup for a shot, either perhaps kneeling or on the tripod, and somebody just steps in front of me with their cellphone and takes a picture.<br>

I shot a wedding last year. I was sitting in the aisle in an attempt to get the couples walking up the aisle after the ceremony. Guess what? As soon as they started their walk, a hand comes out from a pew, holding a cellphone, taking a movie, right in the middle of my shot!<br>

Two weeks ago, I was asked to get a group shot for a 60th anniversary party. I got the group assembled and stepped back far enough to get the whole group in. I was down on one knee and ready to shoot. And then, up walk two gals in front of me, each with a hand full of P&S cameras and start taking pictures! They knew me, they knew I was trying to get the picture, and yet...<br>

Arghh....</p>

 

[steve m smith]

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<p>OMG and LOL are, as some of you know, now in the Oxford English Dictionary.</p>

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<p>That doesn't make it right!</p>

<p> i almost forgot the common mixup up of<em> your</em> and <em>you're. </em></p>

[daverhaas]

<p>1) People that say they are "photographers" who apply the same purchased (MCP or Jen's Fabulous Stuff) action to each and every portrait they take....<br>

These tend to be parents who where told by a family member - "hey - you take really good photos - you ought to go into the business..." and who have no clue about the workings of a camera, flash or lenses.</p>

<p>2) People who name drop - ex: I studied under - Monte / Moose / Rockwell.... whomever.... I don't care who you studied under - show me that you learned something other than a photoshop action from them...</p>

<p>3) People that walk by a photo shoot and ask - "Are you taking pictures?" - No - we're plotting to blow the place up and the camera is our cover... Then they proceed to plant themselves in what they consider to be in out of the way spot (but it's not)...</p>

<p>Dave</p>

 

[craigpjenkinsphotography]

<p>I've lost count of my pet peeves but here is a recent one. </p>

<p>I set up at the start of a parade route standing on a street corner. This area is not the main parade route and so there were no "Spectators" crowding around for a good view of the parade. Most of the people milling about were involved with the parade one way or another. I stood on the OUTSIDE curve as the parade makes a right turn to enter the main drag - moving from my right to left. With the sun behind me this provides a photo opportunity to photograph each parade participant as they approach, turn and depart without obstruction of other participants. I thought I was pretty clever to position myself in such a strategic location. I stood at the corner with my toes hanging off the edge of the curb and a eight foot wide sidewalk behind me. For the entire duration of the parade pedestrians kept short-cutting the corner passing directly in front of my line of photography! About 1/4 of my photos have the back of some stranger's bust along the bottom portion of the image. I think I might start a special photo album just for these things...</p>

[KenPapai]

<p>People who year after year here still spell "a lot" as "alot" or "allot". WTF?</p>

<p>"Lense" -- again, WTF?</p>

<p>Pros shooting outdoors without lens hoods.... WTF?!</p>

<p>"I could care less..." WTF!</p>

[jay_poel]

<p>I agree about the lens hood Ken, I use one all the time. I borrowed my Dad's 18-200mm VR lens for my trip to Florida last week and was using the hood when a gentleman with a Canon DSLR asked me why I used a hood as he has seen a lot of professionals use one. So I explained to him how it blocks unwanted light and helps protect the front element in case of physical contact with a solid object. It felt niced to be asked.</p>

<p>Since I haven't posted a peeve yet - how about those who grab a photo you took of them and posted to Facebook and then take said photo and use it as a Profile Picture and don't give you any credit when someone comments on it or even say thanks. My wife's family is bad for this. (I don't share photos on Facebook except with friends.) I post them for the enjoyment of the family and I try to take flattering pictures of people and even do some editting in Photoshop to get rid of stuff like yellowed teeth and pimples. A simple, "yes, it is a nice picture - Jay took it at so and so's birthday party" would suffice.</p>

[unangelino]

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<p><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=1787762">Steve Smith</a> <a href="../member-status-icons"><img title="Frequent poster" src="../v3graphics/member-status-icons/3rolls.gif" alt="" /></a>, Apr 14, 2011; 01:55 a.m.</p>

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<p>Americans who say "I could care less" when they mean "I couldn't care less".<br />Pluralisation of words which can already be used as plural e.g. "advice(s)".<br />The wrong use of "there", "their" and "they're".<br />Use of the word "invite" in the phrase "I sent you an invite". No you didn't, you sent an invitation. Invite is a verb, not a noun.<br />The phrase "my bad". Bad is not a noun so you can't own it.<br />I could go on.... and probably will later!</p>

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<p>People, from any country, who happily correct others but don't know quotation marks go on the <em>outside </em>of sentence ending punctuation, not inside.</p>

<p>Just kidding.</p>

<p>Kind of...</p>

[tomscott]

<p>My granddaughter lived with us last year and was in first grade in school. When she got home from school she would always do her reading assignment with me and I consistently found improper grammar in her school issued reading books. When I finally questioned the teacher why they would want to teach improper grammar, punctuation and capitalization, her reply was: "this is Reading class, not Grammar. We don't get into Grammar until 3rd grade". So teach them the wrong way and then have to re-teach them the proper way later?</p>

[dan_south]

Using 's' in place of a 'z' is no more right than driving on the left.

 

 

'I guess' can imply resignation to an unpleasant situation. "Aren't we going to visit my mother this weekend?" - "I guess."

 

 

Taxis in New York. There's a special place in my heart for the idiot who dropped me off in the left lane of the West Side Highway

just as the light was about to change.

[steve_levine]

<p>Your speling is atroshous.</p>

[john_h.1]

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<p>The use is actually somewhere in the middle. Think of it as yes without full commitment.</p>

<p><em>I have heard it used: Question: "What's your favourite colour?" Answer: "Blue I guess". Your favourite colour (or color if you must) is a definite, not a perhaps!</em></p>

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<p>That response in that scenario usually indicates that recipient of the question hasn't given much thought to the issue and is providing a hastily considered or partially indifferent response which might cause the response to be incorrect or subject to change. Like I said, it is a response with out a full commitment to the answer. Even if British sensibilities make it appear otherwise.</p>

[john_h.1]

<p>Pet Peeve: When shooting at a beach, dog owners who allow their dogs to harass me while shooting knocking over tripods, pissing in the camera bag and telling me their dog won't bother me while its its aggressively barking or growling in attack position with fangs protruding. Its especially fun when the owner just stands there and does nothing but watch or lamely tells Fido not to do that while it just continues.</p>

<p>My big Monfrotto tripod make for an excellent club to swing now that I think about it.</p>

[steve m smith]

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<p>Using 's' in place of a 'z' is no more right than driving on the left.</p>

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<p><br /><br />It's equally right (or correct) as driving on the left! Anyway, as the original spelling of the word was with an <em>s</em>, we are not using it in place of a <em>z</em>. However, you are using a <em>z</em> in place of an <em>s</em>.</p>

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<p>but don't know quotation marks go on the outside of sentence ending punctuation, not inside.</p>

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<p>Yes. I know..... It just doesn't look right to me!</p>

<p>And finally tonight, Another Americanism I don't understand is "listen up." Is this to differentiate it from listening down or left or right?</p>

<p>I don't like "wait up" either.</p>

[john_h.1]

<p>The up in listen up is used to emphasize the seriousness and need to actually listen. Wait up is a request or directive for someone to stay in the position they are currently in in order for the speaker to 'catch up' to them. THen there is the more recent usage of the phrase "man up". I'm sure you'll love that one.</p>

[scott_ferris]

<p>Not really peeves, because I really don't care, I just feel a little bad for people who have obviously bought a new "kit" and upgraded it to include a toothpick tripod and a polarising filter that they screw onto their lens and leave it there, even when shooting inside. They also often have their lens hood reversed whilst shooting outside in the sun.</p>

<p>As for all the pronunciation and word use, some rankles but I really don't care. But when did "taking pictures" become "shooting", and why?</p>

[dan_south]

Listen up: we also say 'listen here', but it tends to be more colloquial and dismissive. "Now, you listen here, young

man!"

 

 

Quotes on the outside confuse my iPad spell checker.

 

 

I always hated the apostrophes after a plural possessive: My brothers' houses are in Dallas and Chicago. Why not

my brothers's houses? The British have St. James's Park, after all.

 

 

My brother-in-law's family is from North Carolina and West Virginia. They've got some real gems: 'out yonder' and

'them thar' are two of my favorites. "Them went down to pick up a new truck engine out yonder with them thar friends

of theirs. Y'all should see it. It's purt near bran new!" I thought people said that only in cowboy movies.

[dan_south]

Wow, nice pictures! You must have a professional camera.

 

Yes, how about I lend it to you for a day and we'll see how your pictures turn out?