Though I don’t wish to prolong or inflame the grammar argument, I am inclined to offer some support for Dan. I think he made a bad choice by framing his observation as a personal insult but, Gavin, as the author of the article, should know better than to sling mud in return. Attempting to justify himself by implying that Dan is small minded, petty and in need of sexual satisfaction for caring about grammar is childish, as is pretending that he likes using incorrect grammar as a matter of choice. Apart from anything else, to some people, Gavin’s obsession with photography and disdain for over-processing will certainly look every bit as much a pursuit for a sexually frustrated geek.

Unfortunately, writing articles for the public means opening yourself to criticism, and trading personal insults with someone who has criticised your article – even if they’ve been rude – just lowers you to the same level.

This would be something I would be interested in learning…

The one thing that the whole HDR process has brought to my photography is improved composition. After visualizing the image, setting up my tripod and composing the scene in the viewfinder, I certainly find I take more time making sure everything is just right before I actually push the shutter release.

Your tips are well conceived. Thanks.

To be really good at something one always needs to learn to do it in a balanced fashion. Once they know they can ride the edge a bit. I’ve seen heavily edited HDR that was cool. It’s often just the easy way though and people are tired of it. A well balanced HDR is usually much harder to edit than an over edited one.

Being edgy is cool until everyone is doing it. Then it’s just boring and usually annoying.