Very nice look Randall! very good work. Best regards Sergio

Sergio Di Giovanni wrote:
> Very nice look Randall! very good work. Best regards Sergio
>
Well thank you kindly Sergio. As I have noted before to Nigel, there seems to be an affliction going through the MYOLYMPUS site where no matter how many times an image is looked at, no one comments or adds a rating. So congrats for having a voice and using it. After all I thought this site was for members to comment and rate each other?s creations and learn and grow. Happy New Year Sergio and thanks again.

look like a new-modern version of Pink Floyds "The wall"hammer...,the light are amezing...

karmen orlić gr?etić wrote:
> look like a new-modern version of Pink Floyds "The wall"hammer...,the light are amezing...
>
Thank you Karmen. It does have a robotic look to it dosen't it? Another of those "simple" shots that take hours :-) Glad you like.

Hello Randall,
Funny - I bought such a corksrew-tool applying the same mechanism that yours has for my father as a christmas-gift. Fun to see this thing displayed in such a creative way!
Regards Dietrich

Dietrich Gloger wrote:
> Hello Randall,
> Funny - I bought such a corksrew-tool applying the same mechanism that yours has for my father
> as a christmas-gift. Fun to see this thing displayed in such a creative way!
> Regards Dietrich
>
Hi Dietrich, glad you like. Have you seen my other shot of this that I did back in June 2006? http://myolympus.org/document.php?id=7095 In fact every time I look at it I see something else to shoot. I don't know if this device has been added to the Smithsonian, but it should be ;-) Thanks again.

Very nice Randall, as usual a perfect lighting. I like very much the effect of the divergent shadows with the reflection. In my opinion could be perfect if you clone the borders in the upper sides. Best regards, Ricardo

Ricardo Rico wrote:
> Very nice Randall, as usual a perfect lighting. I like very much the effect of the divergent
> shadows with the reflection. In my opinion could be perfect if you clone the borders in the
> upper sides. Best regards, Ricardo
> Thank you for your comments and rating Ricardo. Not sure what you mean with regards to borders though??

Randall Beaudin wrote:
> Sergio Di Giovanni wrote:
> > Very nice look Randall! very good work. Best regards Sergio
> >
> Well thank you kindly Sergio. As I have noted before to Nigel, there seems to be an affliction
> going through the MYOLYMPUS site where no matter how many times an image is looked at, no
> one comments or adds a rating. So congrats for having a voice and using it. After all I thought
> this site was for members to comment and rate each other?s creations and learn and grow. Happy
> New Year Sergio and thanks again.
>

I don't wish to hijack this thread but this seems an appropriate time to raise what I believe to be a relevant point. It appears to me that specialization is encouraged and experiment is discouraged by whether or not an entry generates any comment. I believe the specialist who refines his or her technique is more likely to receive comment then someone who likes to try new techniques. Of course it could just be that my entries and similar entries from others just aren't good enough. Personally, I would rather receive constructive criticism which expands my understanding than praise which does not. I think that the efforts of the experimenter should be rewarded in the same way as those of the specialist if the experimenter's image improves on his or her technique in the same way that the specialist improves on theirs

regards, bert