Hanging Out

I wonder if that's a good thing for the rest of us.

Poor ol' Sam. Even he needs a bracer these days. Great shot! Regards...

Joe, I have very much appreciated your comments on this and other of my pictures. Thank you sincerely.

 

I don't think my style of photography is in vogue these days, at least on PhotoNet.

Doug, I understand your frustration. But in the long run, who cares about what's in vogue now or how a bunch of meaningless numbers add up? In the end what will last are your photographs. PN is really nothing more than a museum/gallery with a goofy rating system tagged on. I think its most important functions are giving us some added impetus to shoot and providing us with a "room" to hang our work where our friends and colleagues can view it. Keep posting. You do fine work. It may not be in vogue at the moment, but it will endure. Regards, Joe

I like your work, in vogue or not, but what I think is or what anyone eslse thinks is not important. I believe it is essential to be true to yourself in how you express what is inside of you. That's what I like to see, someone being uniquely themselves. Andy Warhol said that when someone critizes your art just do more art. I think you have something special that many people are overlooking and that is their loss. Do more of what you do and keep doing that.

It's a good vintage Berryhill shot, & if your pictures aren't in vogue, I think that means you're probably doing something good.

Thanks for the encouraging words. I'd like to get to the point where my self-concept as a photographer isn't effected by the opinions of others. But, unfortunately, I'm not there yet.

 

I appreciate you.

The real America, smilling, and busy spekaing on the phone, and a certain ideal of America, looking tired, lamost sad.

 

Great photo !

Yep, you got it. Thanks.

I'm astonished I missed this image until now. Uncle Sam, looking a bit past his prime and with a rather dour expression and slumped posture, implying a revered tradition and heritage, but holding a plastic cup that might well be the best symbol I can think of for our modern culture. And then there is the stereotypical overall clad everyman. A complete package of hard drinkin', hard workin', gun totin', boy who has no use for commie intellectuals and gays putting the ruin to his country. While I recognize that this could be just a straight forward small town moment, I think it drips with irony. ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS!

You're saving me money! You show me much more in my own pictures than I would gain by replacing my old, dim monitor. Thank you.

As good as you are, once you get "discovered" you won't need any monitor at all. You can just go mosey down to the art museum and look at your images larger than life.