I am really lucky I have very supportive family and friends. The problem is sometimes their opinion is very one sided so I recently decided to ask the "experts" what they thought of my work. I think it's important to get critisim so that you can improve your weaknesses and sometimes you can't always see your own failings. I am thick skinned.
 

My style or thought about my photography is take the picture right so that you don't have to spend time editting, correcting or messing about on photoshop or any other editing system. I am not saying that i don't use them but I hate having to use them when i do. I had one quite strong critisier and I thought I should have a look at the person's website to see what standard I need to be at.

Well................................!

Each to their own is all I can say. The use of digital editing was very, very, very evident. I like natural pictures, without the magic of editing and if people don't like that fact then ....................... I am me for my style. I know I am not perfect and learning never stops. But I take a picture not make a picture!