Is it just me - aged 43?

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26 Jul 2005 - 1:50 PM

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I am finding I am not so shutter happy anymore!

I feel I am studying subjects a bit more in depth and ensuring I compose all my images correctly!

It may just be an age thing I am going through, but I feel I am taking a bit more time and possible maturity to take my piccies!

I am not saying the images are any better but I feel the days of taking hundreds of pictures in an afternoon are gone.

Is it just me?

Peter

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26 Jul 2005 - 2:00 PM

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Doyou go out on your own? Perhaps a trip with a mate would be good. Having a bit chat and a good laugh always makes the day better.

mark a.

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26 Jul 2005 - 2:23 PM

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Hahahahahah Malcolm!

StrayCat (e2 Member)

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26 Jul 2005 - 2:36 PM

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That's about the age the eyes start to go, you think you're slowing down and maturing, when it's your eyesight. It takes a longer time to find things and work the camera. Get a pair of cheaters and you'll be allright. Or...if you're enjoying the feeling, ignore what I said. I'm speaking from experience btw, I'm 59.

u08mcb

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26 Jul 2005 - 3:08 PM

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ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND HAVING SEX? IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE ALLUDING TO DENNY?

DENNY?




DENNY?

u08mcb

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26 Jul 2005 - 3:17 PM

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Well it would've worked had we been in a busy quiet environment like a church service...

pjc

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27 Jul 2005 - 7:12 AM

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Looking at your portfolio on the site it looks like thoughtfull works !

I'm 45 and I still go daft with the shutter release, but I have found myself stopping recently and thinking the shot that I want isn't really there.
So maybe it's happening to me and the process is so slow I haven't noticed it. What I am finding is that I'm gaining experience in finding beter locations and returning when the light is better is helping with getting me more interesting shots.

Pete.

philwig

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27 Jul 2005 - 7:39 AM

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I think that people often go a bit wild taking shots early in their photography, and get more picky later. Basically it takes a while to figure out what works and what doesn't. Once you know what definitely won't work you don't bother shooting it. It's just that you get lazy. Well I do.


An example for me would be air shows... I discovered those a few years ago and I'd pop away at the 'planes just because they were impressive.

Eventually I figured out that the only shots which actually were worth keeping were those where I had the settings just so, and when I shot the 'planes in a particular part of the sky in relation to the sun.

These days I go to the show and shoot a few frames when the 'plane and the light is right. I watch others popping away at stuff I know won't work with mild surprise, although if I think about it I've been there too.

I'm just too lazy to bother uploading and throwing away all that junk, so I don't bother shooting it. The lazy approach also means I don't need a monopod or anything like that, as I'm resting my arms much more than most people.



The same thing's true for many things I shoot. Sometimes people will see the cameras and ask me why I'm not popping away at something, and I have to explain that the light's bad, or that I can't get a good angle, or I have entirely the wrong lens, or whatever it is.

I still shoot some things where I feel that I do need to shoot hundreds of pictures. Wild bears, birds or macro come to mind. For me the first is a once in a lifetime opportunity, the last two are so focus critical that the best AF in the world doesn't guarantee it's sharp where you want it to be.

Just my thoughts: people should of course use whichever approach they feel happy with, it's all good.