On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > Quoting "[email protected]" <[email protected]>: > >> I tried looking through the list when Dan first posted it a few days ago. >> I just couldn't get all the way through it (just as I can't today). >> >> There's just way too much absolutely pretentious bullshit to wade through >> to get the odd little gem of wisdom. And to be honest, those gems are >> nothing new (he steals from Robert Capa fer gawd's sake!). >> >> I couldn't get past 41 and 42. > > > > > I got as far as 2. "2. Always shoot in RAW. Always." > > What a lot of self righteous cock.
We have a lot of newbies to photography at our new cliub and we have mentioned the Raw factor several times. A few said they would try it and see. When i happened to mention that you could not take a raw file to walmart and print it, every one reset their cameras to jpeg fine. Dave > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > >> >> Maybe it's because it sounds too much like the late Thomas Kinkade that it >> pisses me off, but photography does not mean "painting with light". Yes, >> learning to use light is very important, but that lead-in really turned me >> off. >> >> And "finding your style and sticking with it" is the ~worst~ advice I've >> ever heard! How is anyone going to learn and grow as a photographer if one >> doesn't experiment, stretch, take chances and have fun with different genres >> (at least once in a while)? "Hey, there's a Little League baseball game down >> the street. I'd go shoot it, but I'm a nature photographer and I want to >> stick to my genre." >> >> Geez, what an idiot! >> >> I could go on but what's the use? Even when he's right what he says are >> like sound bites on the news. Without more information they're possibly >> useless or even dangerous (photograpically speaking). >> >> That guy is so full of himself. >> >> Sigh... >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: Bruce Walker <[email protected]> >> Sent: April 21, 2012 4/21/12 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: OT: 100 Things About Photography >> >> 101. There is much truth in this list. >> >> 102. There is much bullshit in this list. >> >> Thanks for sharing, Dan >> >> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> http://www.bspcn.com/2012/04/16/100-things-about-photography/ >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
