Not for nothin' but the ASUS Netbook was only $250.00
Why not, do you plan on any heavy post processing while on the road?
Cdayton, I have an IPad. It doesn't have USB ports. Did you find some sort of adapter to fit the smaller ports?
I have a small Asus netbook for traveling. It's sufficient for holding images and I have Irfanview on it for down and dirty editing. Since I only post vacation pics on Facebook while on vacation, it is perfect. Additionally, it fits in the side webbed slot on my camera bag so it stays with me and my gear as carry on when I fly.
I've never had anything stolen but I gave up bringing expensive tripods on vacation after the number of busted ones reached seven. I now buy cheap ones at my destinations.
I've never had anything stolen but I gave up bringing expensive tripods on vacation after the number of busted ones reached seven. I now buy cheap ones at my destinations.
I understood (though not at first) where you were going with the question and took a few stabs at it but not as eloquently as others. Understanding what constitutes the "pro" image however, is a worthy goal and cannot help but make us better photographers. I suspect that was your goal all along, and if so, a thoughtful one. Thank you for the welcome.
"No one comprehends what they read anymore."
With all due respect, the question was flawed and most people here we're smart enough to know it. When asking if something is "professional" anything one must have a working definition of "professional". By the length of this thread, it is abundantly clear that one does not exist here. A couple of posters seem more interested in deciding those who saw the flaw in the question than the flaw itself.
I'll give this another shot. A "professional level photograph" is one that possesses attributes that evoke thoughtful contemplation, emotion or conveys information that seems to imply that it was created as intended by someone who possesses a mastery of his tools and vision.
Great post, Canon. Perhaps another question to ask would be "is it possible to define "professional" without some sort of human element?" Can "pro quality" be used to define and inanimate object such as a photograph? Isn't "pro" a level of achievement that defines humans? Wouldn't anything pro quality, professional grade or professionally done need that human element to create and evaluate?
Tdekany, did you answer his question? If so could you point me to your answer?
The OP is essentially asking for a checklist of what makes a pro quality photograph. Some people have attempted to give that to him. What is lost here, and seems to be annoying some people, is that "professional" is a term that is applied to, and determined by, humans. Thus, it is natural to insert a human element when trying to describe a pro grade photograph.