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fraiseap · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:39 pm

I know this has been raised before but I think it is worth raising again.

I have recently had a really good experience in the critique forum and it got me wondering.

The critique forum is very useful for newbies who want to know the basic stuff like how to get good focus, avoid noise, get decent composition and I take my hat off to those who regularly give advice to these people. The aim being to help them get in. There is a reluctance to comment on accepted images which I think is reasonable (if it sells it sells, if it doesn't then move on)

However there is a need IMHO for a forum which allows those of us who can get "objects isolated on white" accepted with few problems but want to try something new. For example, Russ (triceratops) recently posted an interesting montage and Justin (jmpaget) posted a lovely shot of his labradors. I think it is really helpful occasionally for those of us who have got over the first few hurdles to be able to try something a bit off beat and see what our peers think.

[I have just read that and it sounds conescending. Let me be clear, Justin and Russ are regularly clearing hurdles that are way out of my reach ;-)]

So, do people agree? Should we get admin to set up a forum for those of us who want to stretch our boundaries a bit? maybe it could be restrictd to those who are already accepted (like on another site).

Please respond to this post if you think this would be as good idea.

Adam