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before i learned how to do anything other than put camera in auto and click... and they can certainly could have
been better (and i choose not to post-shoot-alter my pictures with what i feel to be artistic merit, so i have to do
my learning)...
another comment is on the oddity of one person who commented that artists don't get together and discuss
brushes, they just paint, but wouldn't it make sense that a person with an artistic eye who lacks the how-to
knowledge ends up putting together a mediocre result? I have taken many pictures that are great scenes, but lame
2D reproductions of that moment... the art is in the heart, but the expression of it is in the method... for an
example, look at the comment by keki unwalla... an excellent example of someone who has a great eye, but
admittedly knows little about the working of the equipment... now, when more powerful equipment must be used,
keki has to start to learn how to use the equipment a little more to correct for the failing of the physical eye... in
the end, it is true that the eye makes the picture, but there is still a place for the technical discussion... if you don't
believe that, try painting a ceiling mural with a stick and mud... at some point, you have to move forward... and
when you do, you will need to learn how to do that in an informed and educated way.
-- Keiran Earl, October 31, 2003
definetly visible blurring with big zoom lenses 420mm/2.8
-- Orlin Stoilov, February 4, 2004
I photograph children predominantly and find a prime 50mm 1.7 lens a godsend. Some children are quite
intimidated by the long lens - even when you sit back and I have snapped some of my best shots with the tiny
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