not interested in digital photography anymore

On Aug 7, 6:42 pm, "Chris Gilbert"
<christopher.DELETEgilb....TakeThisOut@virgin.net> wrote:
> Beladi Nasralla wrote
>
> > What is happening to me ? Doctor, will I ever lie my hands on the
> > digital camera again ?
>
> You weren't interested in photogprahy. You were interested
> in having a good time. Your camera was merely a way of
> recording the experience. There's nothing unusual in that.

Actually, in each shot of a new interesting place, I look for a good
composition made from an unusual and impressive point of view. My
partner compliments me that I can do a good composition... and she
just snaps pictures away (as she says). The two shots I am proud of
are well-composed and are made from an interesting perspective.

However, after returning from leave, my interest to taking pictures is
gone . I presume the trip affected me so much that I developed
new attitudes and forgot some of the old attitudes. Perhaps, I was so
bored and so miserable in my old life that I developed an interest in
taking pictures which was the means to self-express. But now I am a
new man, so to speak . And this is probably good. However, I
suspect that the novelty of the "new me" will wear off... I will get
back to the routine of my old life and will become the old miserable
self who lets the boss to exploit myself... And I will get back to the
photography... or maybe not...

That's my interpretation, anyway.
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"Beladi Nasralla" <nasra11a.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> However, after returning from leave, my interest to taking pictures is
> gone . I presume the trip affected me so much that I developed
> new attitudes and forgot some of the old attitudes. Perhaps, I was so
> bored and so miserable in my old life that I developed an interest in
> taking pictures which was the means to self-express. But now I am a
> new man, so to speak . And this is probably good. However, I
> suspect that the novelty of the "new me" will wear off... I will get
> back to the routine of my old life and will become the old miserable
> self who lets the boss to exploit myself... And I will get back to the
> photography... or maybe not...

Interests come and go for me, and maybe for you too. I've been keenly
interested in photography since 1951 (when I first started doing my own
processing), but there have been long lapses, sometimes for years, when I
was interested in other things and did no photography at all. If you have no
interest in those photos now, store the files safely some place and just
forget about them. Almost certainly your interest in them, and desire to do
something with them, will return at some later time -- perhaps even many
years later.

But do store them safely, perhaps on CDs or DVDs. I now deeply regret having
lost all of my negatives from the 1950s, just because I wasn't interested
enough afterward to put them away safely.

Neil
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Beladi Nasralla wrote
> However, I
> suspect that the novelty of the "new me" will wear off... I will get
> back to the routine of my old life and will become the old miserable
> self who lets the boss to exploit myself

Post-holiday pinks, rather than blues ?


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On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:28:30 GMT, Dartagnon wrote:

> For many, wanting to do photography is often dependent on wanting to show others
> what you have seen. To show them what you have seen in a way that nobody else on
> earth can show them, including how they could see it themselves even if they
> were in the exact same spot at the exact same time. You probably lost interest
> in showing wonderful things to others. Maybe they are no longer worth your time.
> I have had little to no desire to show my photography to anyone for well over
> thirty years now. They're just not worth it. I don't waste my skills and talent
> only to end up entertaining undeserving morons. I made that mistake a few times
> in the past -- putting up a few web-galleries or submitting photos for SIGs that
> needed them. After finding out that the recipients were morons I would make the
> pages or photos unavailable. Then the morons would express outrage that I would
> deny them my photography. As if their opinions would matter at that point.
>
> Perhaps something happened to you in your travels where you grew beyond the
> mundane and now see the vast majority of humanity as total morons (as I do) and
> you no longer have any desire to entertain them. They just don't deserve to have
> their lives enriched. Do photography just for the sake of photography and for
> yourself, whether anyone but you sees them or not. Impressing morons is easy,
> impressing yourself is not. If you can impress yourself with your photography
> then you know you are recording masterpieces. Make it their loss -- not yours.
>
> (Unless you too are a moron and are easily impressed by what you can do. I see
> many online and in even in this group taking great pride in their lackluster,
> mundane, tourist-quality photography on a daily basis. Proving to me that they
> too are total morons. They are that unaware, and therefore only that much more
> pitiable.)

What a pity, the return of Biddy.

[BaumBadier] :
> Everyone that's seen my photography wonders why I don't sell coffee-table books
> or enter them in galleries or contact Nat. Geo. or something like that. Society
> as a whole would have to prove to me that they deserve to see them. I know now
> that that's never going to happen. I used to sell my photography long long ago.
> But when I saw what kinds of undeserving useless cretins were able to enjoy my
> photography just by handing me their ill-gotten money I decided the best thing
> to do was take all of it off the market and never reveal anything new to the
> general public ever again. Instructions in my will to destroy them all, if I
> don't do it myself first.

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On Aug 7, 3:28 pm, Dartagnon <dartag....RemoveThis@spamlessyahoo.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:30:39 -0700, Beladi Nasralla <nasra....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >On Aug 7, 6:42 pm, "Chris Gilbert"
> ><christopher.DELETEgilb....RemoveThis@virgin.net> wrote:
> >> Beladi Nasralla wrote
>
> >> > What is happening to me ? Doctor, will I ever lie my hands on the
> >> > digital camera again ?
>
> >> You weren't interested in photogprahy. You were interested
> >> in having a good time. Your camera was merely a way of
> >> recording the experience. There's nothing unusual in that.
>
> >Actually, in each shot of a new interesting place, I look for a good
> >composition made from an unusual and impressive point of view. My
> >partner compliments me that I can do a good composition... and she
> >just snaps pictures away (as she says). The two shots I am proud of
> >are well-composed and are made from an interesting perspective.
>
> >However, after returning from leave, my interest to taking pictures is
> >gone . I presume the trip affected me so much that I developed
> >new attitudes and forgot some of the old attitudes. Perhaps, I was so
> >bored and so miserable in my old life that I developed an interest in
> >taking pictures which was the means to self-express. But now I am a
> >new man, so to speak . And this is probably good. However, I
> >suspect that the novelty of the "new me" will wear off... I will get
> >back to the routine of my old life and will become the old miserable
> >self who lets the boss to exploit myself... And I will get back to the
> >photography... or maybe not...
>
> >That's my interpretation, anyway.
>
> For many, wanting to do photography is often dependent on wanting to show others
> what you have seen. To show them what you have seen in a way that nobody else on
> earth can show them, including how they could see it themselves even if they
> were in the exact same spot at the exact same time. You probably lost interest
> in showing wonderful things to others. Maybe they are no longer worth your time.
> I have had little to no desire to show my photography to anyone for well over
> thirty years now. They're just not worth it. I don't waste my skills and talent
> only to end up entertaining undeserving morons. I made that mistake a few times
> in the past -- putting up a few web-galleries or submitting photos for SIGs that
> needed them. After finding out that the recipients were morons I would make the
> pages or photos unavailable. Then the morons would express outrage that I would
> deny them my photography. As if their opinions would matter at that point.
>
> Perhaps something happened to you in your travels where you grew beyond the
> mundane and now see the vast majority of humanity as total morons (as I do) and
> you no longer have any desire to entertain them. They just don't deserve to have
> their lives enriched. Do photography just for the sake of photography and for
> yourself, whether anyone but you sees them or not. Impressing morons is easy,
> impressing yourself is not. If you can impress yourself with your photography
> then you know you are recording masterpieces. Make it their loss -- not yours.
>
> (Unless you too are a moron and are easily impressed by what you can do. I see
> many online and in even in this group taking great pride in their lackluster,
> mundane, tourist-quality photography on a daily basis. Proving to me that they
> too are total morons. They are that unaware, and therefore only that much more
> pitiable.)

Sounds like a pretty bitter diatribe from yet one more photographer
whom no one has ever heard of.
Shoot because you love it and have a passion for it. Unnecessary
bitterness, value judgements, and gratuitous criticism of others must
surely effect the needed concentration that might even improve your
own work, Unless, of course, you feel that you are beyond learning. Be
pleased with yourself and you won't have to waste time worrying about
other "morons".
I've yet to experience a photographer who was comfortable and
confident with himself degrade others.
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On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:57:10 -0400, ASAAR <caught.TakeThisOut@22.com> wrote:

> I hope you appreciate your inclusion in the all new . . .

You mean your inclusion in my troll-filter?

YOU are one of the total morons of which I speak.
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"Dartagnon" <dartagnon RemoveThis @spamlessyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:57:10 -0400, ASAAR <caught RemoveThis @22.com> wrote:
>
>> I hope you appreciate your inclusion in the all new . . .
>
> You mean your inclusion in my troll-filter?
>
> YOU are one of the total morons of which I speak.
>

Don't worry Dart, most of us recognize that as soon as we join this
group. News readers should just come with the string "asaar" included
in their spam filters to start you off right. It would save everyone
a lot of trouble having to find this out on their own. The only time
I see anything of it now is when someone is newer to this group and
mistakenly replies to it.

Sorry to hear about your reasons for not wanting to share your
photography but it is totally understandable. You are not alone
in that. There are many times that I wonder why I bother. Notice that
the biggest moron in this group is the one that replied first. It is
the morons that you have to constantly ignore in life. Unfortunately
the more that you ignore them the more that they jump up and down
screaming for your attention, because they ARE a moron. If only there
was a troll-filter for real life too where they couldn't even see that
you existed so they wouldn't desperately vie for your attention.

Good luck!
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On Aug 8, 5:17 am, Dartagnon <dartag... RemoveThis @spamlessyahoo.com> wrote:

> Morons morons everywhere and not a one that thinks.

Now here's a statement that I'll heartily agree to!
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On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:30:39 -0700, Beladi Nasralla <nasra11a.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Aug 7, 6:42 pm, "Chris Gilbert"
><christopher.DELETEgilb....RemoveThis@virgin.net> wrote:
>> Beladi Nasralla wrote
>>
>> > What is happening to me ? Doctor, will I ever lie my hands on the
>> > digital camera again ?
>>
>> You weren't interested in photogprahy. You were interested
>> in having a good time. Your camera was merely a way of
>> recording the experience. There's nothing unusual in that.
>
>Actually, in each shot of a new interesting place, I look for a good
>composition made from an unusual and impressive point of view. My
>partner compliments me that I can do a good composition... and she
>just snaps pictures away (as she says). The two shots I am proud of
>are well-composed and are made from an interesting perspective.
>
>However, after returning from leave, my interest to taking pictures is
>gone . I presume the trip affected me so much that I developed
>new attitudes and forgot some of the old attitudes. Perhaps, I was so
>bored and so miserable in my old life that I developed an interest in
>taking pictures which was the means to self-express. But now I am a
>new man, so to speak . And this is probably good. However, I
>suspect that the novelty of the "new me" will wear off... I will get
>back to the routine of my old life and will become the old miserable
>self who lets the boss to exploit myself... And I will get back to the
>photography... or maybe not...
>
>That's my interpretation, anyway.
>
>

For many, wanting to do photography is often dependent on wanting to show others
what you have seen. To show them what you have seen in a way that nobody else on
earth can show them, including how they could see it themselves even if they
were in the exact same spot at the exact same time. You probably lost interest
in showing wonderful things to others. Maybe they are no longer worth your time.
I have had little to no desire to show my photography to anyone for well over
thirty years now. They're just not worth it. I don't waste my skills and talent
only to end up entertaining undeserving morons. I made that mistake a few times
in the past -- putting up a few web-galleries or submitting photos for SIGs that
needed them. After finding out that the recipients were morons I would make the
pages or photos unavailable. Then the morons would express outrage that I would
deny them my photography. As if their opinions would matter at that point.

Perhaps something happened to you in your travels where you grew beyond the
mundane and now see the vast majority of humanity as total morons (as I do) and
you no longer have any desire to entertain them. They just don't deserve to have
their lives enriched. Do photography just for the sake of photography and for
yourself, whether anyone but you sees them or not. Impressing morons is easy,
impressing yourself is not. If you can impress yourself with your photography
then you know you are recording masterpieces. Make it their loss -- not yours.

(Unless you too are a moron and are easily impressed by what you can do. I see
many online and in even in this group taking great pride in their lackluster,
mundane, tourist-quality photography on a daily basis. Proving to me that they
too are total morons. They are that unaware, and therefore only that much more
pitiable.)
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On Aug 7, 9:17 pm, Dartagnon <dartag....TakeThisOut@spamlessyahoo.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:38:00 -0700, Phil <ni....TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote:
> >I've yet to experience a photographer who was comfortable and
> >confident with himself degrade others.
>
> That must work with all creative fields of interest. This could only mean that
> Chef Ramsay from Hell's Kitchen must be an insecure failure at cooking, and that
> Donald Trump is really a pauper.
>
I don't know who Chef Ramsay is and have little regard for Donald
Trump although I can see where you might be a fan of his . My remarks
were intended for you, not some chef. You must really try to curb that
anger and hostility. It affects your self control and uncontrolable
inclinations toward tossing out ad hominems.

Field assignment: Next time you go out with your point and shoot, go
to the house three doors down from where you live. Knock on the door
and ask the person who answers if they know who you are. Thats how
important and significant you and your opinions are.
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On Aug 7, 9:17 pm, Dartagnon <dartag... DeleteThis @spamlessyahoo.com> wrote:

>
> Morons morons everywhere and not a one that thinks.

BTW smart guy, wouldn't that be "not one "who" thinks? Just wonderin'.
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Phil wrote:
> On Aug 7, 9:17 pm, Dartagnon <dartag....TakeThisOut@spamlessyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Morons morons everywhere and not a one that thinks.
>
> BTW smart guy, wouldn't that be "not one "who" thinks? Just wonderin'.
>
Morons, morons, every where,
Nor any who think.

i.e. And not a one who thinks.

Is grammatically correct and probably is closer to the original:

"Nor any drop to drink"

Oy!

--
john mcwilliams
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