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 Ed's Arch by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr  In The Fog by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr  Silver Star Mountain by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr
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 CNV00002822080023.jpg by Geektox, on Flickr
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Jun 9, 2015 05:33
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365 Nog Hogger posted:I didn't, because I was inside a car. Congrats on explore  
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Jun 9, 2015 05:43
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 Super Mix by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr deaders posted:Congrats on explore Your img links are broken.
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Jun 9, 2015 15:47
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catching up on the thread and while there has been a lot of good stuff this is killer
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Jun 9, 2015 17:02
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MrBlandAverage posted:
Straight foiyr 🔥
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Jun 9, 2015 17:18
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365 Nog Hogger posted:Thanks! Looks like it got explored too, which is a first for me. Awesome, congrats! It pleases me when Good Art somehow manages to slip through. I hadn't ever clicked Explore until just now, and uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I guess I'm following all of the right people 'cause that's a side of Flickr that I never see.
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Jun 9, 2015 17:31
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Jun 9, 2015 18:13
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Wow. Some killer stuff lately.
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Jun 9, 2015 19:11
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MrBlandAverage posted:
gently caress you.
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Jun 9, 2015 19:13
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LargeHadron posted:Awesome, congrats! It pleases me when Good Art somehow manages to slip through. I hadn't ever clicked Explore until just now, and uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh How dare other people enjoy different photographs than I do.
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Jun 9, 2015 20:30
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Cerekk posted:How dare other people enjoy different photographs than I do. don't do this.
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Jun 9, 2015 20:33
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Cerekk posted:How dare other people enjoy different photographs than I do. Don't be an idiot.
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Jun 9, 2015 20:45
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Cerekk posted:How dare other people enjoy different photographs than I do. check out my dope 3D model
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Jun 9, 2015 21:30
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Cerekk posted:How dare other people enjoy different photographs than I do. This post is mediocre, like 99% of photos on Flickr Explore.
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Jun 9, 2015 21:31
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You can't criticize art, someone might enjoy it
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Jun 9, 2015 21:33
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ansel autisms posted:You can't criticize art, someone might enjoy it maaaaaaaaan
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Jun 9, 2015 21:57
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I had no idea there was more than one Super Mix, we drive by one when taking I-39 north and I always bug my wife about stopping and getting some SUPER MIX. A mix of what? No one knows, but it must be super.
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Jun 9, 2015 22:05
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xzzy posted:I had no idea there was more than one Super Mix, we drive by one when taking I-39 north and I always bug my wife about stopping and getting some SUPER MIX. It's concrete, which is a mix of water, aggregates, and cement 
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Jun 9, 2015 22:27
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If you literally can't find anything that you like out of the 200 photos/day on Explore I don't know what to tell you. The whole point is to show a bunch of diverse stuff so that no matter what kind of stuff you like, there's something or someone for you to discover and follow and then see more stuff that you like. Holding yourself up as the Arbiter of Good Art and categorically denouncing all of Explore is just pretentious. The only thing that all Explore photos have in common are that they're posted on Flickr (much like most of the photos in this thread).
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Jun 9, 2015 22:45
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Cerekk posted:If you literally can't find anything that you like out of the 200 photos/day on Explore I don't know what to tell you. The whole point is to show a bunch of diverse stuff so that no matter what kind of stuff you like, there's something or someone for you to discover and follow and then see more stuff that you like. Holding yourself up as the Arbiter of Good Art and categorically denouncing all of Explore is just pretentious. The only thing that all Explore photos have in common are that they're posted on Flickr (much like most of the photos in this thread). Where did LargeHadron say that it's entirely garbage? If he liked 365 Hog Nogger's photo, and that photo was in Explore, then logically there's at least something he likes in there, and it stands to reason that there will be photos of a similar taste in there also. But having to wade through 200 instances of this:  Lisbon Trams by Andy Gant, on Flickrthis:  Superman by Alexandr Tikki, on Flickrand this:  It's not white. Well, "Almost". by Honora MTran, on Flickrto find the diamonds in the rough is entirely not worth the effort when instead you can just follow cool people you like and looking at your feed instead. No one is saying that all of Explore is garbage, just most of it.
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Jun 9, 2015 22:51
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Geektox posted:just follow cool people you like That's what I do. I also look at the photos they favorite and find new people.
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Jun 9, 2015 22:53
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Cerekk posted:If you literally can't find anything that you like out of the 200 photos/day on Explore I don't know what to tell you. The whole point is to show a bunch of diverse stuff so that no matter what kind of stuff you like, there's something or someone for you to discover and follow and then see more stuff that you like. Holding yourself up as the Arbiter of Good Art and categorically denouncing all of Explore is just pretentious. The only thing that all Explore photos have in common are that they're posted on Flickr (much like most of the photos in this thread). Wow, touchy, aren't you? I don't recall anybody saying any of the stuff in your straw man. It's pretty clear that you didn't know this, but photos on Explore are on there because of the number and speed of the faves and comments they get. That's why GOLD STAR FAV 5 COMMENT 1 groups are a thing that people use to get their terrible photos into Explore.
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Jun 9, 2015 22:58
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I just went to Explore for the first time and liked a lot of what I was shown  . I'll show myself out.
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Jun 9, 2015 23:02
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Cerekk posted:If you literally can't find anything that you like out of the 200 photos/day on Explore I don't know what to tell you. The whole point is to show a bunch of diverse stuff so that no matter what kind of stuff you like, there's something or someone for you to discover and follow and then see more stuff that you like. Holding yourself up as the Arbiter of Good Art and categorically denouncing all of Explore is just pretentious. The only thing that all Explore photos have in common are that they're posted on Flickr (much like most of the photos in this thread). In the end, who the gently caress cares about explore? Just find poo poo you like and enjoy it. Maybe you just like more glitter awards. This should be your avatar..... 
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Jun 9, 2015 23:04
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Maybe Cerekk would feel better after a free hug (explore #208)!!   Free hugs by Jamie McCaffrey, on Flickr
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Cerekk posted:If you literally can't find anything that you like out of the 200 photos/day on Explore I don't know what to tell you. The whole point is to show a bunch of diverse stuff so that no matter what kind of stuff you like, there's something or someone for you to discover and follow and then see more stuff that you like. Holding yourself up as the Arbiter of Good Art and categorically denouncing all of Explore is just pretentious. The only thing that all Explore photos have in common are that they're posted on Flickr (much like most of the photos in this thread). Is it pretentious though to hold 365 Nog Hogger up as the Arbiter of Good Art? He is, consider, the Official Dorkroom Mod-Approved Arbiter Of What Is And Is Not Art, 2014*. I like to think I was just channeling him by calling Explore crappy. *Oh poo poo this title has expired so maybe it was a bad move on my part
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MrBlandAverage posted:Wow, touchy, aren't you? I don't recall anybody saying any of the stuff in your straw man. I do know how photos get on Explore (and those types of groups significantly, and all groups in general somewhat penalize the chance to get on Explore BTW, that's why the vast majority of Explored photos are in no groups at all). I also acknowledge that there's probably more tone-mapped sunsets on there than any one person needs to see. But I like some of it, and I find a lot of people to follow by sifting through Explore for stuff I like. There's a lot on there that I don't like too, some because it's legitimately bad, and some just because it's not my style. I was mostly annoyed by the original phrasing. 'I like it when "Good Art" sneaks through' (as though there's no merit to any of the stuff that I, personally, don't care for). Maybe that wasn't the intended meaning, but it sure seemed like it to me. Honestly a lot of my 'touchiness' is driven by the fact that when I first considered getting into photography as a hobby, I was turned off by the openly hostile attitude some people in this subforum had towards newbie photographers. I couldn't tell you any more which threads or which people, but it was significant enough to make me not want to associate with the hobby if that was the sort of people that participated in it. Anyway, I got over that, and I'm taking pictures now, but I bought my gear about two years later than I would have if the first place I'd gone had been /r/photography instead of The Dorkroom. For 99.99% of us, it doesn't really matter what our pictures look like as long as we are enjoying ourselves while we're participating in the hobby, so I'd rather give pictures that I don't care for the benefit of the doubt. Cerekk fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Cerekk posted:Honestly a lot of my 'touchiness' is driven by the fact that when I first considered getting into photography as a hobby, I was turned off by the openly hostile attitude some people in this subforum had towards newbie photographers. I'm sorry that the actual critique we've become accustomed to giving here bothers you. Perhaps this isn't the place for you after all - this is a place for people who actually want to learn how to improve.
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Jun 9, 2015 23:27
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Hey Cirekk, what do you think about 365's avatar? Did he (365) toxx himself to only post constructive comments for 2015 or was that 2014?
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MrBlandAverage posted:Maybe Cerekk would feel better after a free hug (explore #208)!! I like the bus driver taking a cell pic.
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Jun 9, 2015 23:32
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bobmarleysghost posted:Did he (365) toxx himself to only post constructive comments for 2015 or was that 2014? I somehow missed all of that but I have noticed him being less abrasive than he used to be. What thread did this happen in?
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Jun 9, 2015 23:33
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Cerekk posted:Honestly a lot of my 'touchiness' is driven by the fact that when I first considered getting into photography as a hobby, I was turned off by the openly hostile attitude some people in this subforum had towards newbie photographers. I couldn't tell you any more which threads or which people, but it was significant enough to make me not want to associate with the hobby if that was the sort of people that participated in it. Anyway, I got over that, and I'm taking pictures now, but I bought my gear about two years later than I would have if the first place I'd gone had been /r/photography instead of The Dorkroom. For 99.99% of us, it doesn't really matter what our pictures look like as long as we are enjoying ourselves while we're participating in the hobby, so I'd rather give pictures that I don't care for the benefit of the doubt. Maybe you should consider staying in /r/photography if you're unable to handle critical posting about something other than a user's lens choice
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Jun 9, 2015 23:34
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Cerekk posted:Honestly a lot of my 'touchiness' is driven by the fact that when I first considered getting into photography as a hobby, I was turned off by the openly hostile attitude some people in this subforum had towards newbie photographers. I'm better for it. Having your ego hurt is a good thing.
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Jun 9, 2015 23:45
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I've had a few shots get explored recently, the way I found out was by some guy inviting me to his explored group, and then the avalanche of likes and "nice shot" comments. A huge amount of people just scroll through explore just clicking the fav star and don't even bother looking through any other of your shots. Also, the dorkroom is the place to be if you want to find out why your shots are terrible and how to do better next time. And most often a nicer lens won't fix it.
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Jun 9, 2015 23:49
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Not explored! But I did explore this library, literally. Biblioteca Angelica by alkanphel, on Flickr
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Jun 10, 2015 00:00
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alkanphel posted:Not explored! But I did explore this library, literally. the horizon is making me dizzy and I can't figure out why
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Cerekk posted:I was mostly annoyed by the original phrasing. 'I like it when "Good Art" sneaks through' (as though there's no merit to any of the stuff that I, personally, don't care for). Maybe that wasn't the intended meaning, but it sure seemed like it to me. Maybe I shouldn't have been so flippant in my language, but I think you will benefit as an artist once you accept that art critique is more complex than asking "does this appeal to me or not?" I mean that constructively, really. If you do already accept that, then I apologize for assuming you didn't. I recognize that these forums can often feel like a boys' club, but I can say with certainty though that when people fawn over ansel's or Mr. Bland's motels and gas stations, they aren't doing so inauthentically nor because it's just something that happens to appeal to them. I hope that you keep it up and don't get too discouraged. The worlds needs more artists, not fewer.
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