Shay wrote:
> Jim Charter <jrc### [at] aolcom> wrote in message
> news:3DC### [at] aolcom...
> 
> Now that the voting period is almost over, I am looking closely at the
> images for which I only gave a brief comment and finding *nothing* else
> productive to say. It is hardest for me when the image looks as if it were
> done in a very short period of time. I'm sure the person *knows* what would
> make the image better, he just didn't have the time to act on that
> knowledge. In that case, no suggestions are useful because the artist has
> not yet had a chance to reach the potential of his own ability or
> imagination. A lot of praise isn't really appropriate either, because the
> image is still almost in concept form. I have been writing encouraging, but
> unfortunately generic comments in these cases. Things like "Nice start" or
> "Looks great so far."
> 
>  -Shay
> 
> 
> 
> 

I swear I agonize over the comments I make and then when I go back to 
reread them I find that they are very general seeming.  I guess I try to 
bring some sense of how the image affects me personally.  But I have 
never been able to comment on more than about 1/3 of the images.  My 
mind just seizes up at some point.  I believe it is an integral part of 
the process of art if you consider the process to include the reception 
of the image by the viewer. But I try to bring an intuitive component to 
   the process and I seem to poop out at some point.
-Jim

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