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This is a high quality thread. You guys are all killin' it. Chiclets for everbody!
I've always postulated that creativity does not confine itself to one outlet. i.e., music.

Also see: BlackCat's "pics of Brooklyn" thread.

I would enjoy also "pics of My 'Hood" threads!
 
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Thanks, guys. It's really been a lot of work. I've taken probably 10-20,000 photos year-to-date. And as many of you know, the shooting time is nothing compared to the post-processing time. Fortunately it's a labor of love. But unfortunately, I think it's giving me carpal tunnel. :(
 
jaxn slim said:
Thanks, guys. It's really been a lot of work. I've taken probably 10-20,000 photos year-to-date. And as many of you know, the shooting time is nothing compared to the post-processing time. Fortunately it's a labor of love. But unfortunately, I think it's giving me carpal tunnel. :(
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That's one hell of a lot of shooting! I work rather differently: pretty much all of the stuff that I most like photographing is a) static, b) naturally lit, and c) doesn't contain people. I really make an effort to make each shot count and limit the amount of post-processing that I have to do. I am unhappy if I end up with less than about a quarter of my shots as ones that I want to keep. But then again, I'm not in the position of trying to sell pictures or produce them to commission...

Here's (a last) one from my recent set of icicle pictures. I was actually trying to get some pictures of tits feeding in our garden, but they wouldn't cooperate so I got distracted by some little icicles in the sun.
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That's one hell of a lot of shooting! I work rather differently: pretty much all of the stuff that I most like photographing is a) static, b) naturally lit, and c) doesn't contain people. I really make an effort to make each shot count and limit the amount of post-processing that I have to do. I am unhappy if I end up with less than about a quarter of my shots as ones that I want to keep. But then again, I'm not in the position of trying to sell pictures or produce them to commission...

Here's (a last) one from my recent set of icicle pictures. I was actually trying to get some pictures of tits feeding in our garden, but they wouldn't cooperate so I got distracted by some little icicles in the sun.
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That's pretty good. I don't think I've ever considered 1/4 of my shots keepers. I think I used to average about 1/10. But now that I do so much low-light, fast-movement with constantly and rapidly changing stage lighting, it's more like 1/20. It would definitely be nice to improve that, though.
 
jaxn slim said:
Thanks, guys. It's really been a lot of work. I've taken probably 10-20,000 photos year-to-date. And as many of you know, the shooting time is nothing compared to the post-processing time. Fortunately it's a labor of love. But unfortunately, I think it's giving me carpal tunnel. :(
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I dare say you would be broke if you were shooting film. I was never a pro, but I used to be happy if I got 15 or 20 decent shots out of a 36 exp roll in certain situations. Of course I'd not see the result untill it all was developed & printed. Probably the last big expenditure for me in 35mm was when a not too close freind of mine was getting married. I told the couple... AS A GIFT I would shoot their wedding & reception, then give them the prints & negatives. If they wanted a big book with all the trimmings, they could do that at their convenience and at their own expense. I made it a point that I wasn't a pro photographer, and that what they got was it. I really did my best to do it right though. I had to shoo away a bridesmaid or two telling me to run around like a chicken with it's head cut off. As it turned out, everything went off without a problem.

So, 150 bucks later... they really enjoyed their pictures. I shot 10 rolls of film in between the wedding & reception on the same camera. Some good, some not so much, and about 40 turned out incredible. The best one (they thought) had them up in front of the priest just before they got to kiss each other. A smile on one side, a small tear on the other. The best one (I thought) was at the reception when they were walking in. The light couldn't be bought, and the expression on their faces looked like they had just had sex in the limo on the way there.
 
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