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Bill Turlock wrote:
> Colin wrote:
>
>>4 pictures taken last night, starting here:
>>
>>http
/www.colinmarr.com/gallery/Outdoors/Img2005_03_24_233356_filtered
>>
>>need to get a zoom!
>
>
> No you don't!
>
> Very nice photos!
>
> I've shot over 15,000 frames of film, most with a 35-105, for portrait
> kinda' stuff, and have had a few killer zooms for outdoor stuff. But
> when I got my N990 with the measly 3x zoom, I initially felt constrained
> by the lack of a long zoom range.
>
> It caused me to look at my technique in a different light, (so to
> speak), and I started thinking more about the 'big picture' rather that
> zooming in on some particular piece of interest. I think it has made me
> a better photographer.
>
> Bill
Limitations do give rise to changes in procedures. Having never owned a
'long zoom' camera, I use zoom as a way to frame shots, rather than a
way to get 'closer'. Most of my pictures are shot in situations where
it is possible to move closer to the subject, but in those cases where
this isn't possible, a good zoom can sure help make the shot.
--
Ron Hunter rphunter@charter.net