Just to clarify, I really didn't think PNL's comment:
". . was . . meant as a personal attack or negative comment on Jim's titles."
My response was directed toward others who have suggested that the existing system of nomenclature and rating by Muth be changed - which I think would be an error for the very reasons PNL cites: no one uses them as a pre-viewing filter, and they are of interest as to the state of mind of the artist.
I completely agree with PNL and others who have said that:
"... these titles rarely have an influence on what I see when viewing somebody's creation. (Though a few titles do cause me to try and see why they were named such.)
D. Freed/QQ
"Paul N. Lee" wrote:
bmc1@airmail.net wrote:
>
> 2) the latter giving we mm's and the DD a
> different insight into the more conscious
> process involved w/ assigning a number to
> an image. Perhaps rather than "the Titles
> being over-rated in themselves", as PNL
> suggests, the Ratings are over-titled.I wish to clarify my last sentence, where part of which is quoted
above. This was really not meant as a personal attack or negative
comment on Jim's titles. More of a comment in general on Anyone's title
for something they have created. Which is why the majority of my images
use file names such as UNTITLED-##, IMAGE##, or FRACT###.Having titles to images just lets the viewer see what the Artist saw
when they named it, whether the artist was trying for that "scene" or
named after the fact. And these titles rarely have an influence on what
I see when viewing somebody's creation. (Though a few titles do cause
me to try and see why they were named such.) I personally find it more
interesting to see what the viewer sees in an image, than directing
their viewpoint.>
> ....to view the image merely because Jim
> rated it a "3", or gave it a name the
> potential viewer finds peculiar without
> even seeing the image which fostered it.Actually, because I currently have about three years worth of Jim's FOTD
postings on my web site, one particular title has caused an extreme
amount of "hits" since it was made available:http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD_00-08-30.html
Sincerely,
P.N.L.
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