I do take the photography seriously. I do want to learn more, practice more, and count on my ability when it's needed. But I don't do photography to make my living and so it is not a means to a financial end.
I take some pretty crappy pictures that I spent hours composing or planning. I've taken beautiful ones at the spur of the moment. But all this is off of the original topic, "What I have learned here". Honestly, I've learned so much that I probably can't even begin to list it all. And there's stuff I've read that I'm going to have to read again, and again, and hope for the topic to come up in the future a few times before I grasp it. But the list is more important to me than simply in terms of the photographic knowledge. I think Cotty said it best. Thanks for listening. Chris Ann came to my rescue: Chris N wrote : > 2) Not to take myself too seriously Then.... Anand DHUPKAR wrote: > ups ! did i read you correct ? are you saying not to take yourself too > seriously ? to achieve something, to do something in life (!?) one has to > take it seriously, right ? simplest thing - exposure - one has to think on > it to understand it so that you could take better pictures. > am i wrong ? Anand, don't confuse taking _yourself_ too seriously with taking your _art or craft_ seriously. Very different things which, one hopes, everyone in a lifetime will eventually discover. The former often leads to much unhappiness. annsan (not to be confused with Anand - though just a couple of typos could certainly cause some comfusion <g>) - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
