I am not absolutely certain if this post fits this section of the forum or not, admins might want to advice or remove which ever is more suitable.
Learning to make creative images are not the only lessons we need to focus on all the time. A simple but extremely important aspect had missed my mind, probably due to the fact that I was worried more about the images only. I had tried to make a few landscape images in Kodachadri during the CNP meet and I knew they would not be good, but only after I saw Pramod post his image of the layers of the mountains did I realize that the one's I made were very bad . I will not hesitate in saying that my image stood no where compared to Pramod's beautiful creation ( at least in my own eyes ). I immediately decided to delete a couple of such images. More than hiding my inability to pull out a perfect image, I deleted the image thinking that my work has not met the standards of the forum. What I did not realize then was that along with the image, the time spent by the members in commenting on the image were also deleted. I missed this simple truth until a very new member Arati Rao actually sent me a PM asking why did I also delete the efforts of the other members ? I will not hesitate to mention to Arati as well as to other members that now I feel selfish as well as guilty. I thought I owe an apology to every member who saw, commented or pressed like on the image, their effort definitely can not be compared with my inabilities of creating a perfect picture. The picture should have stayed for respecting their efforts and not hiding my inabilities. I wanted to write this note to share my learning, to ask for an apology to all the members as even though the forum gives me the right to delete my own images, I do not have the right to delete their efforts which is so demeaning. Henceforth, I shall never delete any of my images, no matter how much I begin to see faults after I post. We discussed holding hands during the meet, thanks Arati from the bottom of my heart for holding my hands. I am extremely thankful to you for teaching me a simple yet so important lesson in life. Decided to post this in the forum as those very few who too have deleted images in the past or have not thought about this aspect will probably want to respect the value of time and efforts of a fellow member a little more. Deleting an image can lead to many confusions in the mind of those who comment as they might often feel that the image was deleted as one or two comments were somewhat unrestrained unknowingly. No comments are made with an effort to hurt the feelings of the creator, but only made with the intent of opining honestly and stays within the boundaries of the image itself. I felt that it is my responsibility and duty to seek apology from the members without whose efforts my efforts will not take shape. Sorry Guys !!!! The Learning continues......