Part of the problem is how people advertise and wear their badge of honor. Some behave well, some behave very badly. My 93 year old uncle-in-law, a purple heart Iwo Jima vet, doesn't expect any special consideration, but he's clearly proud of his service.

We met a badly behaved Korean vet at a public event. He and his family were drunk, making a lot of noise, and stood in front of the audience blocking the view. Several polite requests were made to them to be quiet, sit down, or move aside. The response was "I'm a Korean war vet , I can do what I want." My father, god bless him, in his eighties, strolled down to him and said "And I'm a World War Two vet, so sit down and shut up or get the hell out of here before I make you." Fortunately they left. My father couldn't have handled them on his own, but the rest of us would have piled on.

Vet's do not have special entitlement to behave badly. They deserve respect when they behave according to social norms, otherwise they devalue the sacrifices made by other vets.

And remember that Trump was a draft dodger.

Please think about how you present yourself, and don't dishonor other vets or the f**g.

Things change, but not all change persists. Technology has the shelf life of a banana, yet systems remain and frequently survive them all, while change is the only constant. Managing change is a balancing act, move too fast or too slowly you can lose balance and fall off. Canon is the market leader, and still appears to be innovating. We will see where it goes...

We have Canon and balls, to conquer them all! Happy Christmas (or whatever celebration you follow).

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Anyway, when what ever you do in photography, just explode and question the 'conventions' that keep us in jail...

Sounds like good advice, and completely aligned with UHH!

The question I'm asking, is what makes EXIF data reliable? It exists, as does much information on the internet, but that doesn't make it reliable, authenticated or verifiable. For example, following through on the image that was posted, I could program my camera with fabricated information, so my humble entry level Nikon would identify the photographer as Ansel Adams, I could set the date and copyright information to something else, and so forth. In post processing anything can be changed, including all meta data.

It may be morally wrong to do so, but it is a fallacy to assume that EXIF data is accurate or reliable. In some cases there is no reason why it should be reliable, such as composite images created with Photoshop or other tools, yet the EXIF data can be there, plain to see, just not accurate.

If your point is simply that we should not misrepresent things, then that seems fine, but that may mean that EXIF data should be modified to represent the true circumstances. It's a bit of a conundrum.

So why should EXIF data be sacrosanct? The Ansel Adams image of Snake River posted is an interesting example. Clearly the original was not a digital image, so it wouldn't have EXIF data, the scanned version can and it has clearly been messed with, whether for bad purposes, humor, or to make a point.

I can think of many reasons to edit EXIF data. Some people like to record information from their camera, or from their software that they do not wish to make public for various reasons. So editing some details out seems reasonable. Some images are created from multiple other images, so their individual camera settings may no longer be relevant or accurate. Sometimes the equipment used may not be recorded accurately by the camera if say an old Pentax manual focus lens is used on a Nikon body with an adapter, but the photographer may wish to identify the lens used, so edits the EXIF data. Is there anything wrong with those scenarios that would make editing the EXIF data wrong?

What justification is there for declaring that EXIF data should be sacrosanct? Clearly misrepresenting information could be bad or fraudulent, but just deleting details or modifying it to include information that was more accurate than the the original EXIF could be a valuable and more honest approach.

Well you're a little light on your UK cultural knowledge and references, but don't panic, at least not yet, it's mostly harmless. As for domestic and international travel, a little more knowledge about how to navigate the system could be beneficial, but, hey, you do what you do.

As for Gordon Sumner and British traditions, here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu8H5rA9HuA

It was Halloween after all...

Not all those that wander are lost, but some may be! Don't miss the last ship, however!....

Exactly, hence the rules....

OK, but what about fair use? If the image is credited, or even just used for comment or educational purposes, but not for profit / commercial use then it may be OK.

Except, that UHH is a for profit operation so far as I know, so you or I might be OK claiming 'fair use', but UHH might be considered to be 'publishing for profit', which is a different kind of exposure.

Thoughts?

But this isn't just about wireless control is it? It seems to be advocating some kind of AI that will go above and beyond the camera's automation capabilities. Clearly a modern cellphone with some kind of neural network / machine learning functionality coupled to a vast database of images could, in theory, deliver acceptable results, but why bother? After all, it mostly eliminates the need for the photographer, other than lugging the equipment around and pointing it in the right direction.

WWAAD?

I'm ready to jump. Arse and all!

TSA pre is something that US-based air travelers know about. It makes the whole process easier, especially when traveling with camera equipment.

The last line? I thought you were a Limey transplanted to New England from your location information. I assumed you would have at least some knowledge of local lore, either British, Celtic, or from places such as Salem Massachusetts? Even classic literature at a stretch!

Why don't you have a clue? Why don't you know where your towel is? Have you ever gotten the hang of Thursdays? Did you even know which day it was? Don't you have a soul? Don't you know who Gordon Sumner is?

Isn't that how you get a Darwin Award? At least for some people!

Actually, you don't get it at all. I have a number of default configurations, and the ability to reconfigure things in just a few minutes. There are a couple of core bags - film and digital for example, modular attachments, some fully packed roller cases with lighting equipment, different tripod options, so I have a choice of grab bags, but I know how to do stuff at a moments notice. The large part of that is preparation and preplanning.

It's decades of road warrior stuff. Just the beach, downtown, New York, Paris, or Moscow? It all takes preparation and knowing what you need, and what you can take. I can walk out of my house in about thirty seconds with the choice of a couple of default configurations that will do the job for camera equipment. I know where my passport is. TSA pre. My defaults will fit under any airline seat. Clothes for different climates. Check in online, print a boarding pass, through security, and sitting in the bar in under fifteen minutes from being dropped off. It is all possible, the whole process for international travel can be done in one to two hours if needed.

You see, I know where my towel is! Anyhow, it's Samhain. You got a Soul cake?

In a word, yes. I do have a couple of default configurations, it is designed to be modular, so it's a very simple task. Just like checking that batteries are charged and so on, I swap lenses, filters, flashes, other stuff in and out depending upon expected needs. Do I need a fisheye? An ultrawide? Do I want large aperture lenses? Do I plan to use manual or autofocus lenses? Am I walking, driving, or flying? Domestically or internationally? Are my needs specific and limited, or general and unpredictable? Which lens hoods do I need?

Get the drift? I also have several bags, so have many options, many prepped for grab and go if all I need to do is sling them in a vehicle with a lockable and impenetrable trunk/storage area so they can't be stolen by breaking a window.

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That's an excellent question that I ask myself frequently. At my age the answer is mostly yes, but whose bodies to choose is the harder question and what to offer for them!