As of the 20th of this month it will have been a full year since the last time I posted an image here. Not that I haven't been here lurking in these forums or browsing the new images from time to time, I simply have not created anything to post.
Desktop wall paper is an obsolete genre. Tablets and phones are quickly replacing the desktop for the majority of people. Hardly anyone is searching for "great desktop wallpapers" any more. G+, 500PX, and others have captured the high end for photographers. Flicker and facebook seem to satisfy the rest. Can't say where the digital artists have gone.
(In my opinion) Caedes has become dated, old, unmaintained, probably unprofitable, completely abandoned by its former glory, and sadly infested with people who it seems would be better served sharing their snapshots on facebook. (To harsh?)
I joined Caedes because I was so impressed by what I saw that I wanted to tell the artists how great they were. Later that inspiration led to a desire to participate. I posted crap, but with time and help I got better.
There does not seem to be enough old timers left to grow the masses of beginners on the site these days.
Over the years some people moved on, some died, some of the best got so tired of having their work ripped off they just deleted their galleries and quit, and finally some just got mad took their ball and went home.
Highly artistic people in general seem to me to be quirky people. They often have difficulty getting along with each other in the long run.
Watching these boards fill with frustration, anger, and what to me simply resembled mental illness really killed my interest for a while. Then some one gave me another hobby to spend my time and money on and that was that. I was gone.
So now, after a year away the creative bug is biting me harder and harder. My camera sits here on my desk unused, but nagging me to pick it up and get creative again.
Should I do it? Should I get back into the game here on this seemingly nearly dead website?
People aren't going to remember the things you do. They're going to remember how you made people feel. Be kind, gracious, and appreciative. Dan Winters - Photographer.
Desktop wall paper is an obsolete genre. Tablets and phones are quickly replacing the desktop for the majority of people. Hardly anyone is searching for "great desktop wallpapers" any more. G+, 500PX, and others have captured the high end for photographers. Flicker and facebook seem to satisfy the rest. Can't say where the digital artists have gone.
(In my opinion) Caedes has become dated, old, unmaintained, probably unprofitable, completely abandoned by its former glory, and sadly infested with people who it seems would be better served sharing their snapshots on facebook. (To harsh?)
I joined Caedes because I was so impressed by what I saw that I wanted to tell the artists how great they were. Later that inspiration led to a desire to participate. I posted crap, but with time and help I got better.
There does not seem to be enough old timers left to grow the masses of beginners on the site these days.
Over the years some people moved on, some died, some of the best got so tired of having their work ripped off they just deleted their galleries and quit, and finally some just got mad took their ball and went home.
Highly artistic people in general seem to me to be quirky people. They often have difficulty getting along with each other in the long run.
Watching these boards fill with frustration, anger, and what to me simply resembled mental illness really killed my interest for a while. Then some one gave me another hobby to spend my time and money on and that was that.
I was gone.
So now, after a year away the creative bug is biting me harder and harder. My camera sits here on my desk unused, but nagging me to pick it up and get creative again.
Should I do it? Should I get back into the game here on this seemingly nearly dead website?
Should I bother?
What say you?