marco_ruggiero

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A man for whom I had a great respect once said: "...When a father has to bury his children it is a mortal sin..." Yuri was aso young and so talented. I will miss him, I will miss Sarah and I will miss Alberto.

 

Let these be reminders of the brevity and the gift of life and let us remember them for their life and not for their death.

 

Rest in peace all of them. Marco Ruggiero, Sierra Madre, CA.

Ciao Alberto, como ya te ha dicho Paloma vas a estar cerca de tus cielos tan bellos. You touched all of us and you were an isnpiration for all of us. Through you, I not only have learned most of what I know today in photography, but most importantly, through you I have been able to enter a world that I would have not done onn my own, and you gave me the opportunity to meet so many new friends and the opportunity to know all those friends in person and form life lasting relationships. Something that goes beyond photography:The human touch and the Human Love.

Gracias y nos veremos de nuevo, estoy seguro.

Marco.

I think that the new layout and the Amazon ad in the middle of the page is ridicoulous.Also the contrast of the posted images Vs. the background leaves a lot to be deskired. Please return to the former format.Also what happened to the ability to edit the comments that one makes on the images?

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Bob, thanks for taking the time, and I did what Frank suggested and by enabling the cookies worked.

 

Thanks again for taking the time.

For a day, I have been unable to log in on my home computer. I am able to log in on

computers outside, (i.e.; work). Do you have any recommendations to solve this? A

quck response would be most helpful. Is it something with my personal settings, or

somehow P.N related?

Ciao Ben, you can count me in.

 

Thanks.

I truly believe in the freedom of chosing. I, as a photographer, limited in ability as I may be, have the option to give an opinion, primarily since I don't have the knowledge of the purpose of the exhibitor. The exhibitor on the other hand has the freedom to disregard that comment/critique, whether is requested or not. I have learned a great deal on this site from comments and critiques whether I requested one or not.In fact many comments that I have received, were offered because the person had an interest in my work but they also saw the necessity for some improvement. Isn't that one of the reasons that we are members? Therefore, I really don't see the necessity to either create such rule or not, however, I also understand that for some a restriction of choice is necessary. As someone above has already pointed out, change comes out of freedom and not restriction, especially where art is concerned, provided that the criticism/comments do not attack the person's self respect or is humiliating or libelous.

I do not agree with the removal of the direct rating system altogether of the images that have not been posted for Critique, simply because once again it should be the prerogative of the Exhibitor and the rater to grant or withdraw the same.Therefore I propose that the rating system for non anonymous remain as is and allow the same choice as the Critique to rimove it if it is disagreeble. I realize that we all want to look good in the ratings but I would be foolish to kid myself if an image is not worthy. For those that want to bask in the " Numbers " rather than learning, then so be it. Also many times all of us are caught up in the rush of everyday life, and at times, the only way that we can express a value or direction is in the form of a rating.Since that rating has our name to it, the exhibitor has the choice of asking us why we have rated it accordingly, if he/she does not do it, once again so be it. I recognize that they may be unfair direct raters, but then there are unfair anonymous raters so to me it all evens out. In essence, what I am proposing is that the site be left as open and as free as possible. This is, or at least in my opinion, it should be truly a learning vehicle and not a contest.