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Unfortunately, I feel obliged to do a post about the responses I have received regarding the chosen photograph for the Las Vegas photo walk. While I truly expected that there would be people who were not happy with the photo I selected, no matter what photo was selected, I did not expect some of the truly ugly feedback. First and foremost, this gathering was exactly that – a social activity with photographers. To spend time with people who have something in common. The contest was secondary – as could easily be noted by the few images that were actually submitted for the contest.
But let me set the record straight for those that have commented.
- The only people I knew prior to the walk were my family, and they were not eligible to win the contest.
- Photography is subjective. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect that.
- While on the subject of respect – I did not attack you personally with the photo I chose, so I am unsure why it is warranted and ‘okay’ for you to attack me personally.
- I also did not threaten anyone, so I am unsure why it is warranted and ‘okay’ for you to threaten me.
In the end, it was a great experience and I look forward to more in the future. I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at the chosen photos from all the walks around the world and I hope you do as well. There has not been a lot uploaded to the Flickr site, I hope to see more up there soon.
