scan - thanks for the reply.

Please don't misunderstand me; this is me being hacked off with my own output because I know it's sub par, compared to what I know I can do and what I want to do.  I'm not reeling from criticism or looking for approval or even trying to find my lost muse.  I am setting out my stall to refocus my energies toward projects I feel have artistic merit and integrity.

Re the music thing... I don't give a monkey's if people do pick apart my performances.  If I'm on stage giving a show, the audience are entitled to their opinion.  Whether or not I agree with 'em is another story.  Likewise my gallery.  People are entitled to leave their comments, good, bad, indifferent, fawning, critical, whatever they like.  It's not for me to say how people can react (or not) to my images.  Some criticism I act on, some I disregard.  I never cry myself to sleep at night if someone leaves a negative remark, or even a hostile one.  I have a thick enough skin to withstand all that.

No, it's not the viewers who prompted this; it's simply me.  This thread is my way of laying it on the line - I am, after all, an honest and upfront kinda guy - telling it like it is, and stating my intentions.  Judging by some of the posts to the thread, I may well have helped a few others take the same step.  Bear in mind this is my personal manifesto, not the start of a crusade, nor a rant against anyone else.

Coppula eam se non posit acceptera jocularum.

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