Comments on: Gun

By: supajug

supajug — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:57:00 +0000

OK Mark, you do as you want but I think it is not the place to discuss about framing etc… There are many critiques forums for that.
Here, most of the photographers are advances photographers, ok framings are often different from what you can learn when you’re a newbie but street photography is like that : unpredictable but full of life.

By: fredphoesh

fredphoesh — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:59:00 +0000

Hello supajug,
I think you missed my point. firstly I apologised for being insensitive with my comments. Secondly I LOVE getting the newsletter, sometimes it has great images, and more often it has very ordinary stuff… so I went on a comment binge out of annoyance at the “say something nice or don’t say something” ideology. I agree saying two negative words is hardly of any use to anyone, but some of the photos are really dull, while others, like many of Rui Palha’s photos, are exceptional. He too is occasionally capable of some just-ok ones, like his offering today… So I will continue commenting, but will be constructive and say something if I do have a point rather than just “meh” a photo.

By: supajug

supajug — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:53:00 +0000

Hi Mark, if you don’t like anything here, why won’t you go somewhere else instead of leaving such useless comments ?

BTW, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter.

By: fredphoesh

fredphoesh — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:23:00 +0000

Boy, mr troll hunter, you certainly carry a lot of anger and resentment…

There was nothing hidden about my name, I registered on the site a long while ago, and usually see the photos via emails, but last night thougth I had not commented, so went though a bunch of recent emails and followed the link to the site from each photo separately… signing in by Disqus is easiest, particularly on a phone when typing isnt as easy. Fredphoesh is a name I use all over the web and there is no secret that my name is Mark Palmos. Why you choose to be so vile, vengeful and ugly is beyond me, perhaps something you need to look at. (perhaps you were criticised and are being defensive?)

As for my photography, I do think highly of it, easily on par with the best on this site, and more interesting than most of the others… but then we obviously think differently about that.

Calling boring, average photographs “boring and average” is a bit harsh and insensitive, but that’s about it… no trolling here, my objective was clearly not to be nasty, just to give a candid opinion. Is that not part of what the site called street-photographers.com is about, or is “being nice” a pre-requisite to being allowed to participate without being personally attacked by an anonymous trollhunter?

Sincerely, Mark Palmos.

By: trollhunter

trollhunter — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:09:00 +0000

tsk tsk tsk…. Shame, Mr. Palmos, your envy is showing.

What is really amusing is the inverse correlation between how poor your aesthetic judgement is, and your utter confidence in it. After all, if you have such discerning taste and such strict high standards, how come your own photography is not just mediocre but terribly bad?

As for asking for introductions, that IS fresh. May I remind you that you never volunteered your real name, I just happened to uncover it?

Anyway, Mr. Palmos, I wasted enough time on you. Good luck with your pathetic, envious, petty life.

By: fredphoesh

fredphoesh — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:08:00 +0000

LOL. I think not, but hey….
There was and is nothing insincere about my comments. I was not trolling, but following links from unread emails, one by one… but regardless, in hindsight, I could have just said “OK” about the ones that are mediocre, and not said “boring” or other things I was really thinking… so for the insensitivity I showed, I apologise.
BTW, trollhunter, what is your real name?

By: trollhunter

trollhunter — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:14:00 +0000

well, you should know a thing or two about insincere wanks. Stop wasting all your time online, and try improving your photography, Mr. Palmos – you have a long way to go to even attain the level of mediocrity you decry on this website.

By: fredphoesh

fredphoesh — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:54:00 +0000

There is a lot of mediocre gumph passing as “the elite closed group of street photographers” and some really fantastic stuff too… But why all this patronising back patting rubbish “niceness”? All a bit of an insincere wank, IMO. Mark Palmos.

By: trollhunter

trollhunter — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:43:00 +0000

Ah, let’s all applaud yet another helpful comment from Troll fredphoesh, also known as Mark Palmos (although, for some indecipherable reason, he chooses to post his comments here not divulging his real name). Dear Mr. Palmos, your wise words are a lesson to all, helping make all followers of this website into better photographers. But, for further edification, interested readers might also want to take a look at Mr. Palmos’s own photography, which wonderfully complements his written statements:

http://500px.com/markpalmos

After taking a look, it will be clear to all that Mr. Palmos is indeed a better photographer than most, and thus has justly earned the right to critique right and left. Thank you, Mr. Palmos, for your magnanimous efforts to educate the half-blind.

By: fredphoesh

fredphoesh — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:53:00 +0000

meh, nothing much here.