Kevin.M Loc: Forked River, NJ

I was so involved photographing this little rabbit, I didn't notice my daughter photographing me! Funny!

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rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

So, who got the better shot?

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

The guy off to the right with the .22 long rifle... (Okay, that was macabre.)

PLEASE: Say scene, moment, exposure, recording, image, photo, picture... Anything but SHOT. In light of today's (and recent) horrific events, I think we can try to separate what we photographers do from violent events.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Burke that's funny!

Kevin you have been scooped. Give your daughter a big hug and tell her you love her.

DianeL Loc: Charlotte, NC

So funny and cute.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Really? You're kidding, I presume. Look in the dictionary for all the meanings of shot and shoot. I, for one, am really tired of all the so-called politically correct practices of trying not to offend anyone by not using words that have a variety of meanings. I shoot photos all the time, and I intend to continue doing so. We have already lost one of the basic meanings of the word gay because a particular group took it over. Now folks are afraid to use it for another meaning for fear of guilt by association. That's just sad. We have a great, colorful language because of various word meanings, and we need to keep it that way rather than trying to put every word that comes along into a particular niche.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Apparently the daughter one-upped you this time.
She did well, I think.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

marki3rd Loc: Columbus, Indiana

I'll

I'll second that. I too am tired of the touchy feely BS.

moonshot24 Loc: Kenton, Ohio

Amen to that! On the other hand, (not referring to your daughter), since the advent of cell phones everyone thinks they're a photographer. Cell phones can do a great job, but in the hands of most they do not.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

What I'd really like to see is the photo of the bunny from the other side, the one from the "good" camera.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

The brite "strip" on the top is washed out and the photo is a touch underexposed. Since there is no download I can't tell if the bunny is not really sharp. That said I think that there may be a DOF problem. Maybe she needs a grey card and a DOF chart. LOL

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Dictionaries are hopelessly obsolete the day they are printed. Our world culture is adding lots of new words in every language, every day, and using old ones differently.

But people do judge us by the words we choose to use, and we do set a tone ---however subconsciously --- by using certain words in certain situations.

Shoot has always been slang for making an exposure, never a kind term. Our cameras do not "shoot" anything out of the lens. The term probably came out of the instruction, "Take a deep breath, let half of it out, and slowly press the shutter button as you would squeeze the trigger to shoot a rifle."

I spent 33 years in an industry, school portraiture and yearbook publishing, where saying the word 'shoot' was considered offensive by management --- for decades. I was corrected the day I walked in the door in 1979!

We made portraits or captured candid memories. We "shot" no one. We never "took" pictures, either. We MADE them.

We didn't consider that politically correct... There were no political issues involved! We always explained to new employees that it was a corporate cultural decision to be nice, and to convey our sense of reverence and responsibility for what we did, along with showing our respect for our customers. It's sort of like the doctor who uses Latin terms for body parts in his office, with patients. He can call them anything he likes when he gets home... In professional mode, though, he avoids appealing to any prurient interests.

That said, I'd be the first person in a room to agree that political correctness is too often a weak attempt to avoid offending someone in awkward situations, or a similarly weak attempt at obfuscation. A rose is what it is, no matter what you call it. But please, don't shoot me. There are better ways to settle disputes.