> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > William Robb > > How do you figure that? He used one particular measure when a measure > was specified, but he also made mention of the majority of his snow > pictures doing nothing for him. The argument could just as easily be > applied to non monetary gain activities. > > If a person sucks at snow scene pictures (I know I do), and only shoots > them out of some warped sense of duty, then they are better off > shooting > something that moves them to excel at, even if they aren't very good at > it either. > This is independent of earning money, a hobby photographer would do as > well to heed this. > > Another example: I'm the worlds worst dancer. I don't enjoy doing it, > I'm quite clumsy on the dance floor, and have no desire to learn. So, I > can force myself out onto the dance floor and be a horse, or I can sit > at a table off to the side and take pictures of people dancing well > (which is something I at least gain a marginal bit of enjoyment from > doing). > > Or better still, I can stay at home and build stuff in my workshop, > which is something that I enjoy a whole bunch, and which I am passably > good at.
or you can get humungously drunk and convince yourself you're Fred Astaire. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
