Cany143 wrote:
Dogs (I'm told) can be trained. Horses, too. Maybe even aardvarks, but about that I'd have to do a Google search. Cats, on the other hand, cannot be 'trained', at least in the classical sense of 'training' or what it is to be 'trained'. So far as I might go, well, that's another story altogether. And I find that reading other's "qualifications" boorish, especially as I contemplate my own.
So far as gifts go, isn't tomorrow another "Cyber Monday"? Which should mean that you (or I, but probably not I) will be able to get some incredible deals on stuff that --if given as a gift (and is shipping & tax free, naturally, as any proper gift should be)-- I'd gratefully accept.
My next post --which I'm working on as we speak-- might hint at whatcha might want --should you be so inclined-- to gift me with. (It's not that I actually need a fresh off the assembly line Tesla Cybertruck, but I bet that having one that I didn't have to pay for would be fun to thrash around with in the Ootah backcountry, until it got high centered on a rock, or driven off a cliff....)
Plz ship to: Cany143_______________Moab, Ootah.
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Oooohtah!
Don't waste your time looking for a Cypertruck. I can't afford to buy one for me, let alone give one away. Besides, an EV is nothing that I would ever accept, nor give. Why? Well that's a whole nether subject.
Since I found your reply, I have been contemplating your first three lines very slowly through my sn.. clogged head. I was trying to avoid a long, drawn-out description. Guess I should not have. There are few photographers that have the eye to see an outstanding image before them. Is that a natural gift, or something that can be learned (maybe)' I hope. The ability to capture that image in a camera (of any kind) takes educating oneself, practicing, analyzing, and repeating, with said camera(s). I still believe that the better capture in the camera either on film, or on an electronic sensor, the better the finished result. Then to develop that captured image into an image that sticks in people's minds, again takes a lot of learning, experimenting and determination. Self training.
Just to say, "Nice:, or "Good Job"? I'd rather not even comment. Sometimes I have a very difficult time trying to express my thoughts and feelings about your photos in words.
I got on this site to learn. I've often said, sometimes it has been like learning to play golf by driving the ball retrieval cart on a driving range. But then I found a lot of people worth following; Chg Canon when he is not being snarky, South side Joe, JoeJoe, Linda from Maine, Longshadow, Jim Tonne, Robeng, Old Hippy, tradio, Bob Malarz (RIP), Saigon, KTJohnson, Sue Scott, Butkephoto, EISharpe, and Cany143, and some I've no doubt forgotten. Some I have learned from what they said. Some I have learned by examining their photos. Some I have learned from asking them questions. From some I've learned a little, from some I have learned a lot. From you I have learned,,,, truck loads. I know sometimes you are pulling my leg. Sometimes you are poking fun. Maybe I've been a pain in your,,,, neck. But many times I have learned a lot just looking at your posts. Many times you have taken the time and effort to respond with detailed explanations. I have always been thankful, because I have always learned a lot. I have learned a lot more about geoglyphs and petroglyphs from you than all the TV shows I have seen. When I think of photographers, these are the people I consider. If someone wanted me to define photographer, I would bring up your posts, and show them your photos, maybe explain some of the details involved.
Sorry I can't afford to gift you a Tesla Cybertruck, but I do have and unopened bottle of Old Grand Dad 114 that I would gladly gift you if I knew how to get it there. But the last time sent a package I found that alcohol is on the no-send list.