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I took it out of the box and marvelled at how heavy it is. Then I read
the large printed manual to learn how to use it. And then I walked
outside in the dazzling sunshine, and almost immediately took these images:
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On 13/04/2016 06:02 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> And then I walked
> outside in the dazzling sunshine, and almost immediately took these images:
As you can see, the lens was clearly worth every penny. These are
*easily* the very best photographs I've taken in my entire life. And I
wasn't even *trying* all that hard...
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On 13/04/16 18:03, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>
> As you can see, the lens was clearly worth every penny. These are
> *easily* the very best photographs I've taken in my entire life. And I
> wasn't even *trying* all that hard...
An excellent start, Andrew. Now let's see what you can do when you get
serious ;-)
BTW Belated Happy Birthday
John
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It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children
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On 13/04/2016 06:23 PM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 13/04/16 18:03, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>> As you can see, the lens was clearly worth every penny. These are
>> *easily* the very best photographs I've taken in my entire life. And I
>> wasn't even *trying* all that hard...
>
> An excellent start, Andrew. Now let's see what you can do when you get
> serious ;-)
Thanks! I was astonished when I got home and looked at these pictures.
They look so much better than anything I've done before. My *problem*
seems to be getting anybody else to give a fig. Most people are like
"oh, that's nice dear". I want people's eyes to fall out!
The *other* problem, of course, is finding new places to shoot things. I
think I've done my around my house to death now.
> BTW Belated Happy Birthday
Thanks. :-)
I also got a smartphone, which I'm still figuring out how to use...
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>
Two things:
1. We warned you that buying a decent camera was going to be expensive.
2. Do you remember how a few years ago, you thought that spending this
amount of money on trivial things would never be within your grasp?
3. Happy birthday.
> I took it out of the box and marvelled at how heavy it is. Then I read
> the large printed manual to learn how to use it. And then I walked
> outside in the dazzling sunshine, and almost immediately took these images:
Very nice.
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On 15/04/2016 02:15 AM, Francois Labreque wrote:
> Two things:
Um... isn't that 3?
> 1. We warned you that buying a decent camera was going to be expensive.
IT'S TRUE! IT'S ALL TRUE!!
> 2. Do you remember how a few years ago, you thought that spending this
> amount of money on trivial things would never be within your grasp?
interesting, because last month the company *failed to pay me* due to
cashflow problems. Not sure if rolling in cash now, or desperately
trying to pretend there isn't a problem...
> 3. Happy birthday.
Thanks.
> Very nice.
I thought these are pretty sensational.
Of course, on the other hand, Facebook is flooded with professionally
shot photographs of "inspirational" landscapes and such. It's hard to
compete with that.
Still, *I* think they look good.
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On 15-4-2016 19:01, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> ...
> Still, *I* think they look good.
And that is *the most* important, for now.
Look for your boundaries. Go to the limits. Never be content.
--
Thomas
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