Whilst at an Outdoor event this year,where there where more cameras than one could shake a stick at,SWMBO overheard a comment made by a chap with a Compact digital P&S camera in his hand,to his other half..."All these blokes with there expensive cameras and lenses,what a waste of money.You wait till I get home and get these pictures on my computer,my pictures will be as good as any they`ve got"

Now that`s what I call "Over Confidence in Modern Technology"..he he

Nic

Mikew`s image (above) does hi-light the joys of "Modern Technology"...If Miss Webb was a "Robot",a program would have had to be written and run to instruct which pencil was to be picked out and broken...and where it was positioned in the first place.

RED!!!..don`t tell me,that`s the hole point of having the inscription on the pencil.

Now where`s my KitKat?.

Nic

Impotmentspider said "I suppose this is an extension to a question I posed several months ago about whether newbies were relying on digital manipulation to produce good images".

No!,the manual tells me what does what,I,as the user learn how that alters the result.

Surely,for most,photography is a hobby and Modern technology has opened the genré up to a wider,possibly less descerning,audience which expands the addage "Beauty is in the Eye of The Beholder"....or is it that photography is much less elitist nowadays?


Nic

Ah ha...BUT...(the "bold" box at the bottom ain`t working for me and No!,I ain`t shouting)...back in the day,when photography was first invented,the subject had to be still for a time...and isn`t that part of the issue here?,time?.

Learning takes time but time is something we don`t have these days,we don`t need to spend large amounts of time setting a camera up like days gone by,we don`t need to spend time processing film.

Yes,I`m a Newbie,Yes,I`ve taken some duff shots,No,I haven`t blamed anyone and or the camera,Yes,I`ll find the time to read my manual and learn more about my camera when I get the darn thing back from LCE.

I ain`t no David Bailey but I hope I can do better than Arthur Cole.

We all want that shot that no one else has but the likelyhood of that for most of us is like winning the Lottery on a Thursday!


Nic

As seen on a well known Interweb Home Page today...

What Britain`s Earn

Photographer
You use your technical skills and artistic vision to capture images often on a client`s behalf
Most Professional photographer take a college or university course to develop their thechnical skills although experience is important
Hourly Earnings...get this...£11:80 (average)

Thanks John,

Yes,a composition in word then a paste over seems to get the vote so far.

No,it`s not the Editing Time that`s the problem,it`s the Composition Time...ha ha ha...one can get so darn passionate about what a subject that,before you know it....click "Add Comment"...and it`s gone,off into the outer depths of Ether Space.The only thing that`s missing is the LB voice "Computer says No!" or worse still,that dreaded "Cannot Do" Windows chord..he he

Suggestions have been extremely helpfull,thanks to all.


Nic

Yeah,sorry..he he...a prime example of lack of finger on key/eye co-ordination.
Yep,I keep hearing about all the holes/faults in Microgate but I can`t get to grips with noppix/Linux although I`ve got a disc for retrieval.
FF seems to be becoming well known these days and with 5 pcs here,I know what it`ll be..."Nic,how do I....?" when the kids/young people in the family get stuck...ha ha ha
seriously though,I`ll take a peek over the next week or so,thank Top Man.


Nic

ps...IATA...wink

Thanks for the tips Guys.
No,no one has said anything,it`s more of a case or removing any possibly cause before publishing.
Using OE as I don`t know how Firefox works..If it ain`t broke,why fix it
And,appreciate the need for "time out",I did "preview" a few times with a post earlier and it helped.
It was a case of plucking up courage (went very carefull there,I can tell you..ha ha) to ask but hope my question helps other sufferers on here as well.

Nic aka Captain Crabtree..ha ha ha

Thought about going to Goodwood over the last few years but haven`t got there yet,will have to make the effort soon.
Like the Aerial shot.Pity you plummed for a shot of a Mclaren over a Brawn,but I`ll let you off coz of the first frame..ha ha ha.


Nic

Dear Moderators.

As an albeit slight Dyslexia sufferer,when I`m composing a post on the Forum,I try to ensure that my spelling is correct but I find the site "times out" on me.

1) Is there a time setting that can be altered in My Settings?
if not
2) How can it be overcome...the time out,not my dyslexia..ha ha

It can be so easy to come across as being related to the Policeman in `Alo `Alo..ha ha


Nic