Yeah, after posting that I thought about going back and editing my reply. I say this because if I look at how many shots that I take, and I just did this for 2 months worth of shooting, I have probably 1 out of 45 that I have edited and put in my edited photo folder for that month. One folder only has 11 files in it and this month I would say that, even though I have shot more, I'm on track for a much lower keeper count, like 1-2. Now, I do backups of my cards, 3, and I even save my cards without clearing them. That may seem strange but I will not sit there and go through 1,000 shots to find "The One" that I need to show someone. I know where everything is at. And Paul, you are right, people are stupid. I have probably kicked keepers out at one time or another just due to the fact that I happen to be a Minimalist. I'm okay with that because I will be damned if I become one of those people that bombard someone with a personal or Commercial Website to show people the work that they have done, and the person looks at the Portfolio and by the time they get home their head is spinning like they just got done playing one of our frats. drinking parties that we did every weekend at U of M.. I don't know if this is a good rule to go by, but I believe that you have one collection on your Website, let's call it Flowers, I would put and do put 10 pics at the most in it. Because I feel that you put your starters out and make a good but hard drive down the Fairway and then show them how well you hit that 2nd. shot, then your sand shot or chip shot, and maybe you didn't quite connect in your terms so you have to whip out that 150 yard 7-iron, then throw a couple of good putts and your done. You have now made it easier on everyones eyes by not sifting through garbage. I have found that in most instances that it is better to hold back a little and if you feel like it later on, then by all means, go back to that Flowers Collection and yank 1-2 out and maybe put a sub in. If you can't get your quality across with 9-11 shots in any Genre, then what makes you think that 30 of them will help. A person that cannot cull and sift to pick, is A) Stupid, B) Can't make up their minds, C) They just don't possess good judgement or have no faith in what they are doing. The Classiest Restaurants, I think we still have those, don't have a Weekend Menu that is more than 2 sides. I'am so Thankful Paul that you said what I have always believed, and YES There Are A Lot Of Stupids Out There.

My first camera, a Nikkormat FTN with a 50mm F2 lens, cost $250 at Porter's Camera store in Cedar Falls, Iowa. In today's money, that's at least $600 in today's money. Every time the shutter clicked money was spent to have the film developed and prints made. The alternative was to buy darkroom equipment and chemicals and find a place to set it up.

Now a decent digital camera and lens can be had for less than $500 used and anyone with a computer can enjoy the images it makes. No darkroom is necessary. We are living in good times.

I argue the opposite, not to be disagreeable with you, but to state the following observations:

1) Digital photography is not a sport. And yet, we encounter 'old film shooters' who think they should play photography like golf trying for some sort of lowest score when shooting with their digital camera. The only score that counts is the final result, where in digital photography you should take as many frames as needed to assure you have the one (or more) 'best in show'.

2) Exposure technique is different in digital photography. You expose for the highlights and never seek to underexpose in any digital situation.

3) You process your results and give up on the notion of Straight out of Camera (SOOC) perfection. You can get good enough results SOOC, but all digital images improve with even a modest amount of computer processing.

The three distinguishing items above are learned, developed and perfected via digital photography, not film-based photography.

My first camera, a Nikkormat FTN with a 50mm F2 lens, cost $250 at Porter's Camera store in Cedar Falls, Iowa. In today's money, that's at least $600 in today's money. Every time the shutter clicked money was spent to have the film developed and prints made. The alternative was to buy darkroom equipment and chemicals and find a place to set it up.

Now a decent digital camera and lens can be had for less than $500 used and anyone with a computer can enjoy the images it makes. No darkroom is necessary. We are living in good times.

I have looked back many times, like the fun Summers that I spent with Family back in Queens New York. Everyone looks back at times. Now, I do know that when my Parents and My Wife's escaped the Savage Beast of what is called "The Holocaust", they got on the ship to America and did not look back. But, as we were growing up as kids, I remember hearing them as They Looked Back and explained to us why they raised us or were raising us to become Good Adults and to never take life for granted, so yes you do look back whether you want to admit that or not. I believe, and I used to type it in French to our neighbors as they were French, don't look back because I will be right there pulling my little stunts. In Photography or any type of Career that I did/had, I still look back today at it and wonder would I have done this if I had to buy the tools back then as I do now? Answer that one and it's a great day. And as CHG Canon always says, then came Mirrorless.