What are you doing this year to improve your photography?

[Hawthy]

Drongo?

[Mark L]

Drongo?

Yep, was thinking about a self portrait.
But we digress.

[cupic]

Actually to start using the gear instead of buying more!
Enter more comps!
Willpower!!!!!!

[Zandri]

picking up the camera would be a good start for me .. blow the dust off


EDIT: waking up account - everytime I visit here my account has deactivated due to inactivity.. beyond frustrating!

[ameerat42]

My view is above.
The government view: outsource it to an overseas photographic company.

[ricktas]

picking up the camera would be a good start for me .. blow the dust off


EDIT: waking up account - everytime I visit here my account has deactivated due to inactivity.. beyond frustrating!

Perhaps you should consider that a site like this costs quite a deal of money to run. And as it is FREE, we value active members cause they are the ones who support the site advertisers and ensure the site can remain online. Why should we give someone who has not posted a photo or given critique to another member since 2011 access to everything the site offers for FREE, when that person is not willing to GIVE something to the other members of the site?

[Zandri]

Perhaps you should consider that a site like this costs quite a deal of money to run. And as it is FREE, we value active members cause they are the ones who support the site advertisers and ensure the site can remain online. Why should we give someone who has not posted a photo or given critique to another member since 2011 access to everything the site offers for FREE, when that person is not willing to GIVE something to the other members of the site?

Rick, I can appreciate the running cost aspect, which I can fully imagine are quite substantial. But trust me, if I could participate more I would be.. I'm working two jobs, have a young family, and have barely touched my cameras in years. Which for me is quite depressing and frustrating having of all this gear that sits in my study unused. I visit infrequently to live through other members, enjoying their photography like I wish I could, when I really start to get the photography itch that I know I can't scratch. I don't often critique photographs anymore, as I feel it would be rather hypocritical of me given they are doing a far better job than myself by even picking up their camera. I'm just trying to keep enough of the spark alive within me that I don't give up fully and sell off all my gear, which I've contemplated more often than not.

I do apologise for my off the cuff remark, and I do understand where your coming from. But from my perspective, it just seemed though the timeout was possibly a little too aggressive and it doesn't feel right making token posts to keep my account alive. Anyway, I've explained where I'm coming from. No I don't participate, yes I would dearly like do, but don't have the capacity at this point in time.