tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25407346.post5513187588136333700..comments2023-12-05T05:44:05.368-06:00Comments on SILBS SAYS...: Silbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12561606347525787459noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25407346.post-66695792269946646452010-06-22T08:32:24.861-05:002010-06-22T08:32:24.861-05:00OTAKU, we are kindred souls on this issue. I still...OTAKU, we are kindred souls on this issue. I still go down in the basement and stand in my darkroom while I review my 11 x 14 black and white prints. I miss the alchemy.Silbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561606347525787459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25407346.post-48175426003574048282010-06-22T08:26:07.836-05:002010-06-22T08:26:07.836-05:00In a past life - meaning decades ago, not actual l...In a past life - meaning decades ago, not actual lifetimes ago - I worked professionally in photography. <br />I despise the phrase - 'that camera takes great pictures' which is the same outcome as 'you must have a great camera' So I can sympathize. <br /><br />There was a period of about 3 years, when we shot slide film, and scanned in house and could use photoshop to tweak. it was the best of both worlds, amazingly sharp - but still the feel, or look I suppose - of film, with all the control of photoshop. <br /><br />I left the industry when it went all digital, as I didn't like a lot of the effects it had on the professional end of things. <br /><br />POAdventure Otakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215628711923335166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25407346.post-20974552634640173472010-06-21T19:14:56.848-05:002010-06-21T19:14:56.848-05:00I remember my 4x5 view camera and the 45 lb. back ...I remember my 4x5 view camera and the 45 lb. back pack. The tripod also was hefty, but I got great images.Silbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561606347525787459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25407346.post-11472481145349393192010-06-21T18:42:49.904-05:002010-06-21T18:42:49.904-05:00So it's true: "It's not what you have...So it's true: "It's not what you have, it's how you use it" (...that's what she told me).<br />Seriously, I get that comment too, occasionally: "You must have a good camera..."<br />Actually I don't.<br />I am dissatisfied with my camera since it's not reliable.<br />It does have TOO MANY megapixels (for such a small chip) that I would rather trade for a better lens, but the camera is compact and fits in my PFD pocket.<br />And as you said: even with the most basic tool (I draw the line with some camera phones though) in the right hands it can capture incredible images.<br />I used to schlep a Hasselblad (!) around the countryside (backpacking) and while the sharpness of those images was insane, the camera alone did not capture better images.<br />These days I make do with inferior "megapixels" and rather concentrate on "the moment".gnarlydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783031534973509076noreply@blogger.com