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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 57717" data-attributes="member: 1573">The rating system will work if everybody takes time to read the Twelve Elements of a Merit Image.&nbsp; There has not been one photo on this forum that I would give a perfect 5 to, and I include mine in there.&nbsp; It's not enough to just like a photo, figure out what you like about it and say so.&nbsp; And you can be honest without being brutal.&nbsp; Photography is subjective, everybody has a different style and vision, but there are still common characteristics shared by great photos.&nbsp; And I agree that it's important for the photographer to say something about the photo, and also POST THE EXIF DATA LIKE THE RULES STATE.I used the rating system to critique pedorj's photo:&nbsp; <a href="http://nikonites.com/photo-critique/6040-pano.html" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/photo-critique/6040-pano.html</a>What we don't need are smart a$$ comments like,&nbsp; &quot;wow. you should just sell your camera. all your photos suck&quot; (NOT that anyone has said this -- I couldn't think of anything else)&nbsp; This is the one place where everybody should be professionally constructive.&nbsp; Personally, I think that any post where there is just a number rating without a&nbsp; bona fide critique should be deleted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 57717, member: 1573"] The rating system will work if everybody takes time to read the Twelve Elements of a Merit Image. There has not been one photo on this forum that I would give a perfect 5 to, and I include mine in there. It's not enough to just like a photo, figure out what you like about it and say so. And you can be honest without being brutal. Photography is subjective, everybody has a different style and vision, but there are still common characteristics shared by great photos. And I agree that it's important for the photographer to say something about the photo, and also POST THE EXIF DATA LIKE THE RULES STATE. I used the rating system to critique pedorj's photo: [URL]http://nikonites.com/photo-critique/6040-pano.html[/URL] What we don't need are smart a$$ comments like, "wow. you should just sell your camera. all your photos suck" (NOT that anyone has said this -- I couldn't think of anything else) This is the one place where everybody should be professionally constructive. Personally, I think that any post where there is just a number rating without a bona fide critique should be deleted. [/QUOTE]

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