Comments on: Less Posturing, More Shooting: A Rant.

By: Jared Chapin

Jared Chapin — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:16:55 +0000

Hey David thanks for all you share. You, Joe, Scott, Moose, Jay. All get to do things i would kill to do. & i thank all you for sharing your knowledge. After reading crap like that it just makes me stop reading blogs for awhile. Oh yeah where are their Dubai shoots ?

By: brad

brad — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:13:19 +0000

I like your theory. That’s a concept that I’m going to crazy-glue to the inside of my skull. Sometimes clashing ideas bring a spark of truth. Most often it just makes noise.

I finally got over to Joe’s site to see what all the clamour was about. Wow. You just can’t argue with those results. The man knows some things about the craft.

By: Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:42:47 +0000

I agree. Part of my informal education to photography involved trolling the forums for useful information. I got to a point where the forums had less and less useful information. I have left them almost completely and only check back occasionally to get the pulse of the online photography crowd.

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:59:08 +0000

David,

Thanks for the chuckle. I’m sorry but this is perfect comic relief. People writing about what’s wrong in the world instead of doing something to make it better is an oxymoron.

By: Alex Saunders

Alex Saunders — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:50:36 +0000

Yeah, I’m going to have to quote you again in the future “make Jesus drink gin from a cat bowl” – that is wonderful.

I was wondering why Mr. McNally’s blog post the other day was rehashing the Sahara shoot – now it is clear, and yes, dissappointing.

Why people don’t embrace the opportunity to learn from others is baffling. Baffling but no longer surprising.

By: Mike Palmer

Mike Palmer — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:28:47 +0000

Such is the nature of jealousy -

By: RC

RC — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:21:54 +0000

You know.. i really take issue with the angle of tilt on your headshot image. I really think that since you call yourself a photographer you really must..

*sips gin*

You know.. I should be more respectful… Thanks SO much for saying something that has been in my head for a VERY long time. That was such welcome relief in the AM.

Here’s to Nepal!

By: Jeffrey Chapman

Jeffrey Chapman — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:17:56 +0000

I read those posts on McNally’s use of strobes. They were laughable. While there may be many ways to get to point B, those critics never bothered to appreciate the arrival – the result. And I think the results of that desert shoot speak for themselves. I wish I could do that. I do.

By: Gavin

Gavin — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:52:56 +0000

Had to take time out to thank you for the “for the love of Ansel Adams” line. Nice!

Having a busy old week David but am stopping by each day for my fix from the pixelatedboy.

I also concur and have to say, you know what, let them get on with it. The recent nonsense posted about the McNally strobes was laughable and you’ve got to ask why anyone would get so hot and bothered about how many strobes he uses. Who cares, apart from him and possibly his client (not that there was one here I don’t think)?

Anyway, it’s a justified rant I’d say and keep ‘em coming ;o)

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:30:10 +0000

I concur.