Unforgettable:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=18236.0
Perhaps a little information about that thread would help some people with their perspective. But first, let me note that the last post in the thread quotes one of the many later deleted articles by David Eves (aka Majik), which says:
"Although I wasn't in Barrow this year for whaling; we are still in Anchorage.
But under the 'fair use act' I can use these photos from a friend that was there."
The polar bear picture is mine, and was download from a site which specifically states no use other than viewing is permitted; plus he edited it to remove copyright information (a criminal offense). Since his discussion is not about the image, and he is using the image to illustrate his otherwise unrelated article, it probably does not constitute a Fair Use of my photography. (The original is at
http://apaflo.com/savik/d3s_4232.s.jpg.html)
And obviously David Eves is not a friend of mine in any way. For 3 or 4 years he lived a block away, so we were neighbors. I enjoy his pictures greatly.
But make no mistake, David has fairly serious mental health issues. His forum posts, here on Lula and on other forums, make that abundantly clear to anyone with an ounce of judgment. Clearly many people don't, and they commonly abuse him greatly (I'm sure that thread was originally full of the typical abuse but fortunately has been cleaned up by the Administrators) or they just as mistakenly quote him as if what he says has some value. Both actions are unrealistic, and put those who engage in them in a very poor light.
People here today citing articles on his web page as if they were realistic, are demonstrating their own complete lack of judgment at best, and potentially a total lack integrity at worst. It works as a very good litmus test though! Cite articles like that (by him or anyone similar and about virtually any topic), and you then have zero credibility on any topic.
