I've already said that this is a good photo.
I look at each photo as if I took it myself and what I could do better.
Maybe my approach is wrong, but I take time to criticize photos that interest me.
I would share your photo here in this forum because it is very interesting.
My criticism probably concerns the remaining 5% that would have made this photo excellent.
I would like to look at similar photos from you again and again.
I think the issue with is not that you critique a photo, but the way you do it. It may be (I don't know) that English is not your native language, but remarks like
"But, I think you should invest in a better monitor." and "I hope you didn't just take this photo with your iPhone." do upset people.
You have made some very interesting comments and we do welcome your ideas.
Not wrong if we understand where you are coming from.
Appreciated.
I am a bit of a perfectionist so I like to catch the best I can. Doesn't always happen, or not that often. On the flip side I like to post, so sometimes I know it could be better and maybe I'm not even happy with it. Also I don't have quality pp tools yet - I do enjoy when I get a shot that doesn't need much / anything done.
I replied to Roel's post, who replied to davidwien who replied to my post initially.
davidwien addressed me as "David" because I suppose he believes that is my first name.
Other people address me as Dan, Danno, Steve, David etc etc etc. None of those are my actual first name so I don't care how people address danhasleftforum.