photo1017 Loc: East NJ

Hello, all. I'm a fire engineer in his fifties whose photo experience goes back to 1973. I built and enjoyed a full wet darkroom in 1982. (film speed = ASA setting)
Now I've got a Canon 30D and two 40D's, 430EX2 flash, a damn good heavy, sturdy and a lightweight Manfrotto tripod with matching ball-heads and a QR plate affixed to each camera. ACDSee Photo Pro 3 and PS Elements 9.
My day-to-day photography is construction, recording each step, I carry the camera every day; off-hours - all too few, I'll chase a sunset or flowers & landscape shots. Just recently adding people (portraits) to my portfolio.
I am self-taught, and have studied and practiced every aspect of photography. After all these years I am still learning. If I ever thought I knew everything about photography, I'd proclaim myself a damn fool. I apply this doctrine to work also.
Enough rambling, let's go shoot something : )

turp77 Loc: Connecticut, Plainfield

You so right , no one knows it all. My out look is like a mechanic, you need tools to do your job. Well all the knowledge you have is tools in your tool box, When someone tells you how you should have taken your prize shot take that information and put it in your tool box, it might work later for you or it might not. You can never have enough tools