first as a sh member let me express my sincere thanks for your efforts to support this community. frankly when melinda010100 mentioned she was working to get a curator i was happy of course but actually much more surprised. i expressed to her that i didn't think the community was ready for that due to the general quality level of the posts compared to other communities. i certainly understand your concern about wasting time and effort looking through a myriad of mediocre posts for something which stands out.
now our new curator has given us something between a hint and a warning shot. let's meet the challenge.
there is plenty of unexplored territory for shadow hunters. there will always be a place for interesting patterns, unusual shapes, etc but these aspects are already well covered. shadows create microclimates- just ask any gardener or architect how shadows of stationary objects impact the physical world they appear in, shadows portray meaning and emotion- just ask any author or film maker about the symbolism of shadows. not to mention the human understanding and even more so, fantasy of what shadows are and what they represent. there is no lack of dimensions to probe or stories to weave after the hunt.
Hi there and thanks for your comment. I wrote this as a guide, to offer some direction to others here, and probably other communities also, as there's curators looking for something to promote in most communities. I'd draw the line at warning shot though, I mean people are free to do as they they wish here and can post on any format they like...But I'd like more people to benefit from curation and additional voting and therefore they need to make some extra effort.
No effort, or very little, will be rewarded in kind.
I try to help people, offer some direction, and some will respond, others will possibly take offense and unfollow me, as has happened, but it's ok because that's all a choice and one each must make for themselves.
As you say, there's so many opportunities that exist in respect of shadows and reflections and with some accompanying text, a small story, it should be quite achieveable for any who post here to put forward something worthy of curation.
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it, your kind words and involvement in the SH community.
just quickly regarding warning shot i was following through on your bullet reference, the "warning" being that if there is nothing worthy of curation then there is no point in having a curator. nothing more. your post was most appropriate and i hope it helps inspire the community to start raising the standard. so thanks again.
Oh ok, sorry...I just don't want people to feel I was having a go at them as that wasn't my point. Some people are touchy you know?
I really want to send people's work to OCD for better rewards, they just need to help me do so.
Thanks for clarifying. Much appreciated.