On May 1, 9:38=A0am, tony cooper <tony_cooper...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Thu, 1 May 2008 06:10:24 -0700 (PDT), Helen
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> <helensilverb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >On Apr 30, 11:29=A0pm, tony cooper <tony_cooper...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> >> On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:50:34 -0700 (PDT), Helen
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> >> <helensilverb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >On Apr 30, 9:20=A0pm, Annika1980 <annika1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >> After months and months of a long dry spell, I guess I don't have
to=
> >> >> tell you how good it feels to get your first hummer of the year!
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> >> >>http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/96400717/original
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> >> >Congrats!! =A0What a joy it must have been!
> >> >She looks like an angel the way you captured that moment in time.
=A0I=
> >> >can really feel a sense of movement looking at those wings. =A0I
know
> >> >how hard it is to shoot these fast moving birds, so I commend you
for
> >> >an excellent job! =A0Lovely detail in the feathers.
> >> >Helen
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> >> Two things are as sure as death and taxes: =A01) If Bret links to a
> >> photo, it'll be good. =A02) If Bret links to a photo, Helen will
follow=
> >> with one of her gu****ng, better-than-a-spoon to make you gag posts.
>
> >> It's nice to have one's personal claque, but I would think a
> >> restraining order is called for. =A0
> >> --
> >> Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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> >The definition of a "claque" is a group of persons hired to applaud an
> >act or performer.
>
> I know exactly what a "claque" is, Helen. =A0 =A0
>
> >Since I do not get paid nor am I asked to give such "gu****ng"
> >critique, I'd say you're dead wrong with your assumption.
>
> So you say. =A0
>
> >FYI I give critique from the heart. =A0It's honest. =A0If it makes you
> >gag, so be it. =A0Don't read what I say or better yet killfile me.
> >FWIW, I am merely a drop in the bucket of fans that Bret has. I am no
> >more special than them.
>
> Bret's stuff is good enough that he doesn't need to hire or persuade
> anyone to follow his posts with soppy praise. =A0 The fact that you
> always turn up to fawn over his latest, though, does hint at something
> a bit beyond normal appreciation of a photo by a disinterested
> outsider. =A0Especially since you don't offer similar critiques of other
> poster's efforts.
>
> The actual effect of your excessive praise it to think "It wasn't
> *that* good".
>
> --
> Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
The only bit of truth in your post is that Bret's work is great. But
it's your cynicism that destroyed anything honest and beautiful that
was meant on my part regarding his work.
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