I give as much respect as I get. If someone had said "In most landscape photography and architectural photography we don't use tilt in this situation because the verticals end up fuzzy." I would have said "Thanks, I understand that. I took the photo anyway because I wanted to do something a little different and I don't think it looks terrible." I would have been respectful in kind. Unfortunately, a few members on this forum are so jaded and passive aggressive that they have to talk down to others to make themselves feel good. You are now included in this list.
I realize that it bugs you that anyone can just buy a camera today. I realize it bugs you that not everyone has your experience and not everyone looks up to you as the demo-god of photographic knowledge that you KNOW you are.
However, I'm not here to kiss dinosaur asses. I'm here to learn something. Give respect and you'll get it. Treat me like a sub human and you'll be treated in kind.
you do have me wrong
I'm neither a dinosaur or a semi-Pro. Just a guy who's been where you are and gotten over myself enough to know when it's best to listen and learn than act like I know what I'm doing, or doing the wrong thing anyway and claiming it's "art".
no idea what you mean about "sub-human". if you think this sub-human you were raised all wrong, sorry.
if it bugged me that anyone could buy a camera today it would be quite an awful world, no?
If you are here (or anywhere else to actually "learn"), keep this in mind;
the Good Lord gave you two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, two arms and legs and so on… but only one mouth. Now, what do you think that is…?