Nightski wrote:
See, this is exactly what I mean, Chuck. When you view any part of operating your camera as drudgery, then you've lost your passion. I feel exhilarated every time I hold my camera. I love messing with my settings. I don't care if I wrecked the shot, because then I can go back out and try it again. I love going back out and trying again. I can't wait for the next time that I can get out and shoot. No conceit here, Chuck. I'm not good enough for that. It's just an unbelievable passion for the hobby. That's all.
See, this is exactly what I mean, Chuck. When you ... (
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your total out look will change , we were all where you are right now, I have been doing this for fifty years . I seem to recall a few posts back you were rellatively new at this game . I'm sure chuck has been around also . we also thought at one time or another that we were . a couple steps above the auto
every thing shooter . manual was the holygrall , after all we knew all the
jargen , f stops Asa, push prosessing , the list goes on , oh" we were so
smart . the camera is only a tool just because you can set it yourself doesent
make you any wiser . try and set it with to high a shutter speed and see what
happens , try and and use a to big or two small a fstop and see what
happens. or push any of the other settings out of bounds . by using manual
does not make you the photograph you think you are . your just shifting to a
different setting that the camera will allow you to do . but get it wrong it will
let you know . I'll change shutter speeds of fstops . depends on what I'm
trying to do . but if I'm just strolling along and don't want to get all wrapped up in all that s-i-t . I just leave it in p and let the camera pick the fstop and shutter . none of my pictures have suffered because . 90 percent of the time it can pick better than you . don't forget in manual your just setting what's already built into camera . you are no wiz kid . what is this over 20 pages and I'm only on the first one , it's going to be a long night . I think I'll play around with the settings on my oven , maybe I can bake the perfect apple pie . let's see 5 min at 450 deg , then down to 325 deg for 15 min . not brown enough ,
I'll have to switch to broil for 7 min , I'll have to be careful with that it's full auto red hot , and be there . ( or it will be over exposed ) . these dam ovens when are they going to make one that's full auto . just stick the pie in
close the door . tell it you will be home at a certain time and you want it ready to when you get back , and not hot .