> In what ways do you foresee that you could better yourself as a photographer? Is it all about Pentax releasing the camera of your dreams, or do you have another muse for your creativity? > > Jostein
There are two things about photography that drive me. 1 - the ability to say something in an image 2 - the capacity to convey that message in a pleasing manner Both of these require forethought and controlled execution. Nothing ad hoc or random. (I might even say "intelligent design" in photography.) I find poor equipment inadequate to the task. Though the K-x produced a suitable image for many purposes, the AF issue left it unsuitable for upcoming planned shots. Same goes with lenses. At this point I see possibly giving up film entirely in about a year. But that will depend upon the availability of reasonably-priced monochrome inkjet printing at various sizes. Right now chemical processing is cheaper. And often looks better. I would have liked to get into some of the alternative printing methods. Pl/Pd cannot be imitated in digital. But then again, I really don't want to fuss with toxic stuff. A couple of years ago I discovered that *I* was the cliché. There was this Ford commercial with the retired guy and his 8x10 on a peak, framing for a shot. I could have sworn I was looking at the TV and not a mirror. Time to stop rambling. Right now I'm just a "good" photographer and really don't want to spend the resources (time/money) to go to that next level. It looks fun, but I have other goals in life. And life is short. People and the Lord first. Hobbies are down the list. -- 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.
