Video critique

Maybe you should stick to the latter half of your post, then this thread wouldn't have appeared...

Lewis

 

Well that's the problem Lewis, not everything is brilliant. If you can't deal with this then don't read my posts, simples.

 

FINALLY, some advice!

Lewis

 

Well Mr Scott , tell me why its such a bad composition then but I reckon if you had taken the same shot from the same location on a long camera lens you would be lording it . All I do is post videos for others to enjoy and I can see your point of view but I cant get my head round why you would watch my video and then slag it off ( either watch or not or say nothing ) Steve

 

It's quite simple Steve, when you pull back to use a wider angle setting as the train passes I think the composition weakens with the train disappearing behind the wall/embankment.

 

That will do for me. I THINK .

 

You too have completely missed the point, the title of the thread was "Buxton Spa 5/11" not "Video and Photo Critique" there are dedicated photography forums all over the net where members
can post their work actively looking for constructive criticism, this though is a RAILWAY forum for christs sake.

 

but this isn't a photography forum it's a RAILWAY forum where members share photos and videos of steam excursions etc. for the benefit of the members not for some self proclaimed expert to criticise.

My fear is that members will stop posting videos/photos because of this and that would be a sad day.

 

For me it wasn't so much what he said but the way he said it. If, as so many have said, the video had been posted in a competition for judgement then maybe it would be acceptable. But in this context most of the positive feed back was just thanks for the sharing of the moment with those of us who weren't there, rather than any attempt at critical acclaim. So this being the case Neil Scott's comments came across to me as churlish.

 

I don't think that was the case at all. Many of the comments were not just about thanking Stephen for taking the video but about the techniques and composition that he used

 

Thank you to all who enjoyed my said video of the Buxton Spa but from now on I will not post any of my footage on the forum but will use others available . Thanks again for all the kind comments since I have posted any of my shots . Regards to all my friends , Steve

 

It's my opinion that the original post has achieved what it set out to do - make of that whatever you will.

Steve, are you REALLY going to let one person's 'opinion' stop you posting video here?

 

Sidmouth noted :

People like Fred and Lewis have merrily waded into the fight when when you actually read Neil's note his observation is not unfair or overly critical . The first part is great and then as you hope for that flourish as the train passes , the zoom out reveals that the train is lost . As someone said maybe even cut some of the wide angle out.

I agree with your note Martin but - as Swiss Toni and others have pointed out - this is NOT the forum for criticism. Whether Neil agrees or not this is simply a thread where linesiders display their offerings without seeking praise or comment. I agree that many will make a comment such as "Great sequence" "Like the location" "Hell - that was grim weather" and so on but there is no need for comment on technical matters and THAT is the nub of many posters on this subject. Neil is perhaps a little younger (naive?) than many whose work has been posted for entertainment - not critique - and perhaps he needs to learn that internet forums need to be treated with some circumspection; if you wish to offer critique make sure it is on an appropriate forum thread and NOT one which is purely for ENTERTAINMENT.