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I'm really enjoying this image. The reflections seem to not make sense in such a delightfully enigmatic way, and I like the colors a lot--they glow against the dark surrounding. Nice!

Zbigniew,

  Wonderful image with amazing reflections.  Take care, Patsy

Leslie,Patsy ,

I really appreciate your kind comments,

Regards,

ZT

This is a nice photo and outside the 'fishbowl' of mainstream Photol.net experience for most viewers and raters who tend to stick to a pretty predictable menu of what they 'like' and 'don't like' and 'rate highly' and 'don't'.

One thing I decided long ago, is that I would not be driven by ratings, though I like high ratings, but as once the famous Henri Cartier-Bresson advised me 'shoot for yourself' which is much the same as 'be true to yourself'.  

I found it very good lifetime advice.

When I joined Photo.net my style of photography did not fit in, but people learned to accept it and me;

I literally had to teach members to accept my work and me.  It took time.

I posted a lot of dreck during between the really good stuff, partly to gauge reception, and partly to get the critiques which did guide me to 'see' things I might not see otherwise, and they were helpful in that regard.

But I once posted an entire large folder (which turned up on the highest viewed' list, without any single request for critique . . .  and nothing in that folder was rated by anyone.

Welcome good critiques.  Nice ratings are nice, but there are no ratings guidelines; it's sort of a crowd-sourced 'collective 'like' of varying degrees by the PN audience.

In that regard, ratings are valuable to a degree, even replicable, and often helpful, but be your own person.

This image is interesting, different, just a little experimental (for this site), and may not turn up in most highly rated lists,, but it's good and shows promise -- maybe a nascent style, for instance.

I suggest you look at our premium shooter, Gordon B. (formerly Gordon Bowbrick) whose work is stunning and goes against all PN standards and excels .  Gordon is his 'own man' with his own style.  He sets his own standards, his own style, then excels.

No one shoots like him, and his work would be welcome even in galleries or museums I think.

Keep on posting; shoot for yourself,  learn from critiques and even ratings, but try hot to shoot for ratings or you'll end up king of the fishbowl -- and not much more.

I hope you find this helpful.  It's meant that way.

Best wishes.

john

John (Crosley)

John,

Thank You for opinion and kind words.

This means a lot to me and at this moment it's worthy more than any kind of ratings (sorry for saying that) of some PN members.

Also I like that advice- ''Keep on posting; shoot for yourself, learn from critiques and even ratings, but try not to shoot for ratings or you'll end up king of the fishbowl -- and not much more''. Yes you're 100% right .That's how PN works. Maybe I should  rather say -how the whole system works not just PN specifically and shows clearly how members are 'struggling' to rate and critique photos and photographers  'the right way'.  

Is it harmful -Yes it is. I think for all photographers regardless of their artistic messages and simply photographic skills....

Gordon Bowbrick - I admire his work and without doubt he is a great photographer.

I also try different styles and techniques - that's what photography is about, and not always stunning and 'painfully' perfect ...

'thoughtfulness, concept, meaning, and story'

John,

Thank You once again for your thoughts,

Regards,

Zbigniew Tyburczy