delb0y
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I've just had a good trawl through Flickr and have reduced my image count to well below 1000. I am a Pro member, but am a bit wary of building up such a repository of images there (or, indeed, anywhere) that it becomes unmanageable, or almost impossible, to ever break away. Plus, most of the images I deleted were awful anyway.
It was actually quite interesting - and encouraging - to see my progress as a photographer over the last ten years. I had film cameras and a couple of SLRs back in the day, but it was about ten years ago that I decided to get into digital with, initially, a Fuji Bridge camera. I was part of an excellent club / class for several years until Covid came along and put an end to it. Many of the images I've removed from Flickr were related to class homework, days out or studio sessions with the club, along with many expeditions where I was searching for a style and a genre to focus on. But mostly it was very clear that I was - and am - simply learning. I do actually feel like I've slipped backwards a bit, technically, since the days of that club, but I am taking photographs I prefer these days.
The fact there was so much poor work to be deleted will, I think, encourage me to take less images in future, but hopefully better ones.
Also, interesting (to me, at least) was how it was pretty hard to tell which photos (once they'd been edited) were taken with which camera (excluding that initial bridge camera). I've used six different Lumix models (GF1, G3, GM1, GX85, G80, G9), two different Fujis (X-Pro1, X100s), three different Nikons (D5100, D7100, D700), and a Ricoh (GRiii). The ones in bold I still have
. Most cameras and lenses have been purchased used and, most times, after long searches and lots of patience to get them at good prices. The Ricoh is my favourite, simply because it's so pocketable and is thus always with me. I do like a view-finder though. The D700 is wonderful because it's so simple - I set my cameras to manual and adjust ISO, SS, and Aperture as required. I don't need video or anything else on a camera. So, the D700 is, in a way perfect. The small(ish) files are great for my laptop, too. The G80 was also excellent - probably all that I'd ever need (in fact, every camera listed has been way better than I am and all that I'd need), but my copy basically fell apart and so I replaced it with the G9, which I'm yet to really bond with. I still enjoy the X-Pro1 with the old Fuji 35mm prime on there. If I can figure out zone focusing then that might become a new favourite.
I'm still learning and even after ten years in feel like I'm at the early stages of development, But it's been good to take stock, this morning.
Derek
It was actually quite interesting - and encouraging - to see my progress as a photographer over the last ten years. I had film cameras and a couple of SLRs back in the day, but it was about ten years ago that I decided to get into digital with, initially, a Fuji Bridge camera. I was part of an excellent club / class for several years until Covid came along and put an end to it. Many of the images I've removed from Flickr were related to class homework, days out or studio sessions with the club, along with many expeditions where I was searching for a style and a genre to focus on. But mostly it was very clear that I was - and am - simply learning. I do actually feel like I've slipped backwards a bit, technically, since the days of that club, but I am taking photographs I prefer these days.
The fact there was so much poor work to be deleted will, I think, encourage me to take less images in future, but hopefully better ones.
Also, interesting (to me, at least) was how it was pretty hard to tell which photos (once they'd been edited) were taken with which camera (excluding that initial bridge camera). I've used six different Lumix models (GF1, G3, GM1, GX85, G80, G9), two different Fujis (X-Pro1, X100s), three different Nikons (D5100, D7100, D700), and a Ricoh (GRiii). The ones in bold I still have
. Most cameras and lenses have been purchased used and, most times, after long searches and lots of patience to get them at good prices. The Ricoh is my favourite, simply because it's so pocketable and is thus always with me. I do like a view-finder though. The D700 is wonderful because it's so simple - I set my cameras to manual and adjust ISO, SS, and Aperture as required. I don't need video or anything else on a camera. So, the D700 is, in a way perfect. The small(ish) files are great for my laptop, too. The G80 was also excellent - probably all that I'd ever need (in fact, every camera listed has been way better than I am and all that I'd need), but my copy basically fell apart and so I replaced it with the G9, which I'm yet to really bond with. I still enjoy the X-Pro1 with the old Fuji 35mm prime on there. If I can figure out zone focusing then that might become a new favourite.I'm still learning and even after ten years in feel like I'm at the early stages of development, But it's been good to take stock, this morning.
Derek
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