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flamin lib

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4. Yeah! I want to be her when I grow up!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 02:31 PM

Jan 2021

The digital age has improved photography a lot. Not only because the equipment is better/faster/more intuitive but the cost of each image is $0.00. When I was in camera sales I asked customers how many pounds of film they wanted. Not rolls, POUNDS. Today when I go to a seminar or field trip I routinely shoot 500 or more exposures, something nobody could afford back in the day.

With wildlife in particular the number of exposures is essential to getting results so I still 'shoot it by the pound'.

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I ran across this photographer and her website from one of the subscriptions I have. [View all] flamin lib Jan 2021 OP

Old newspaper photogs used to say that their exposure was "f8 and be there" Walleye Jan 2021 #1

I seriously considered a career as a photo tour guide. flamin lib Jan 2021 #2

Wow, thanks for the link, my dear flamin lib! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2021 #3

Yeah! I want to be her when I grow up! flamin lib Jan 2021 #4

I very quickly learned that to cut down on the pounds of film, ManiacJoe Jan 2021 #5

Both quotes are right on the money! ManiacJoe Jan 2021 #6

beautiful work... Gato Moteado Jan 2021 #7