>>3364895>>3364900>>3364906People have long and often conflated "critique" for "negative feedback". I made the same mistake too. Technically, critiquing implies you're being critical, which would mean looking at something closely and carefully and actively discussing it. "I like the colors" or "I don't like the composition" is criticism, not critique (hence you say critique and criticism, not *just* critique). I see it all the time in the mass replies in threads which go something like
>postI like x but don't like y
>postI really like this one anon
>postthis is really bad, sorry
An actual critique would involve a discussion about the image(s), the feelings or thoughts it invokes, what kind of story it might tell or imply, what statement it is or isn't making, etc. This is harder to do, which is why most people stick with just nitpicking the technical aspects like light, composition, exposure or processing.
