Art Is Where You Find It.

Jack...Finding this is one thing...seeing the Art in it takes an eagle eye as you have!Salutations-Laurent

Laurent, thanks for your comment. I've reached the point where PN causes me more irritation than satisfaction so I think it's time to take a break for awhile. Frankly, it's the comments that I find interesting, "admires" not so much and that's largely what I've been receiving lately. It's all beginning to feel very anonymous to me. I feel that a lot of people just don't want to be bothered nowadays and if that's the case, it says a great deal about the idea of community here. Best regards, Jack

Jack I hate to say this but I get that same feeling, as far these admires go. I think doing away with them wouldn't be a bad idea. I leave an admire after I leave a comment thinking perhaps, eh it's nice to do because so many leave admires for me, but no comment. I don't know, this isn't the PN of old but not sure where else to go. I for one will miss your work my friend, and this is a good example of it, I think I might have liked to see this from a head on perspective. Regardless of that it's well seen.......Best Always, Holger

Admires are nothing but FB-style likes. I place no stock in them but I do give them usually in connection in connection with critiques I provide. Jack, I would really, really miss you if you decide to split. Aside from your critiques of mine being invaluable learning tools for me, I will miss looking at your often quirky, sometimes straight forward, and sometimes downright strange photographs. Although I will not speak for PN Admin, your potential loss to the site will be huge.

 

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Now on to my comments which I have to replicate. I took a hint from the title. There is a lot of art in this assemblage of objects - a variety of color, lots of texture, the white marks on the wall which could be construed as symbols, and the huge variety of forms. Typical Jack work. (A favorite, NO admire -ha ha)

Jack, I love your special style of taking photos, but it is not always easy to express what I think about your wonderful works in a strange language. Because of that I think that admires are also a way to show my appreciation to your work. Best regards, Franz

P.S. nice work, but couldn't you clean the place a little bit before taking the photo? :o)))

I am trying to understand your photos, which in my opinion are a protest, a manifesto or what to call it, against nice, smooth, colorful photos, to sharpened, yet repetitive, thoughtless and imaginative pain, and comments under these "fine" pictures can actually lead to doubt. As for you, you are the salt of PN, with your photos provoking protest, and for deeper reflection and your comments are invaluable for those who want something more from both technical and psychological side. Think again, but it seems to me that I understand your decision ...

Jack, I have to admit that I am a bit uncomfortable with making comments on other peoples photos. I guess at this point it is due to an inexperience factor with me, since I have just started getting back into photography and don't feel really qualified to make relevant criticisms on style, technique, composition, etc. I do know what moves me however, and for that reason probably overuse the "admire button". Here's hoping your break is a short one, because I would truly miss your comments. Hope this all makes some sense. Best regards, Patrick

Well, if I wanted comments, I certainly got them in spades. The main thrust of my dissatisfaction with the latest iteration of PN is the gradual dimming of a sense of community which to my mind was the great strength of this site in the past. From the time I joined some 14 years ago I felt a real connection with fellow photographers, even those whose work was far superior to me own. This often extended beyond the borders of PN and many times developed into personal relationships. I've met several members and traded work with others. Here in Osaka there are few people who are at all interested in my work so PN became the place where I could find some creative response. If you're going to have useful feedback, you have to find like-minded people who are at least somewhat engaged and willing to share their opinions beyond a basic "like" or "admire". There's just not enough "push button" energy to to sustain a dynamic membership; after a while people lose interest and just slip away. I've done my best to try to find members - especially new members - whose work I like and tried to draw them into the fold with my comments on their photos but with generally disappointing results. Except for Patrick, the rest of us have been members going back well into the glory years of PN. None of us are of such exalted status as photographers that our critiques are treated with hushed reverence. But all of us have a point of view and that's what I'm hoping we'll freely share with each other. Even if we point out flaws or shortcomings of a picture it will be welcomed if it's done with consideration and respect for a fellow photographer. It's the exchanges and sense of camaraderie over time that creates a real community. Please excuse my long-winded remarks. Thank you all for your comments and now on with the show.

Jack,

I think a lot of photographers here on PN admire your work, and your efforts to adrenalize everybody in commenting, and basically enjoying photography.

Now days PN has not to many new members, not to many really active members . Competition from other web sites is also stronger. Simply PN is less popular than before. Hopefully good days of PN are still ahead of us.

Let's talk about real photography now...

Interesting photo. It looks to me like remodeling of store/club/bar.

At first it's simply looks like messy construction zone. Wires, wood, electrical wires, ropes, broken concrete

What grabs viewer's attention is square/rectangle with random lines and shapes( technically speaking -adhesive glue for panel/wallpaper installation) and pile of old wires. Intriguing orange wall is quite well balanced with the left side. The bottom of the image slightly messy.

Overall everything looks very artistic-BTW-excellent title!

Inspiring work , out of the box thinking...and nothing else to say...

Sorry, I almost forgot- admire from me...

Regards,

ZT,

Hi Jack: I am (personally) so glad to see your renewed photographic activity, full of meaning and riddles, challenging the viewer in so many different aspects. What humans neglect and discard, you bring it forth so forcefully, as if one is running out of gas and urgently seeking and hoping for a gas station, until, luckily, one browses through PN and find the usual BIG sign, unmistakeably from Mr. McRitchie, where one has to make an obligated stop, and get fully rewarded for it. DG