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<blockquote data-quote="cwgrizz" data-source="post: 458973" data-attributes="member: 27017">My previous post was a &quot;tongue in cheek&quot; (snarky) remark, but in all reality I am still trying to become comfortable with my processes.&nbsp; Different situations dictate planning and execution.&nbsp; Most of my photos are taken as I walk around my property with the dog.&nbsp; Just dry desert with the same views day after day.&nbsp; Ha!&nbsp; Most of the time the main opportunities presented are BIF shots so I plan accordingly.&nbsp; When I start the walk, I have the 70-300 lens, S priority set to about 800 and ISO to 400.&nbsp; (Usually it is bright sun conditions).&nbsp; Not much time for any other considerations when that bird comes zooming by. Ha!&nbsp; Stationary shots are different.&nbsp; Some of you can take a &quot;Stick&quot; and make it look like a master piece.&nbsp; I don't know how you do it but I am trying to learn.&nbsp; I have been trying to see with a vision like this, but still have difficulty. Ha!&nbsp; I just finished an eBook &quot;Extraordinary Everyday Photography&quot; by Brenda Tharp and Jed Manwaring.&nbsp; It is basic information, but has many good reminders and ideas to develop the vision to create &quot;that wow&quot; photograph in daily situations.&nbsp; Anyway, I still try to shoot like I did in my days of film.&nbsp; Frame what interests me.&nbsp; Take time to view what is in the viewfinder (All of it, side to side and foreground to background.)&nbsp; Look at light and shadows.&nbsp; Rarely do I review the photo in the LCD, mainly because I can't see it in the sunlight. Ha!&nbsp; If I do, it is usually too small for me to be too critical. Like the film days, I wait to review.&nbsp; When reviewing the shots on the computer many get trashed and some are saved to play with later, and then a few make me smile with pleasure after a little touch up.Good or bad, digital has made me more willing to experiment.&nbsp; I do more &quot;spray and pray&quot; than in the film days, but still try to be discretionary in what and how many shots I take.&nbsp; Sometimes I even surprise myself. Ha!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cwgrizz, post: 458973, member: 27017"] My previous post was a "tongue in cheek" (snarky) remark, but in all reality I am still trying to become comfortable with my processes. Different situations dictate planning and execution. Most of my photos are taken as I walk around my property with the dog. Just dry desert with the same views day after day. Ha! Most of the time the main opportunities presented are BIF shots so I plan accordingly. When I start the walk, I have the 70-300 lens, S priority set to about 800 and ISO to 400. (Usually it is bright sun conditions). Not much time for any other considerations when that bird comes zooming by. Ha! Stationary shots are different. Some of you can take a "Stick" and make it look like a master piece. I don't know how you do it but I am trying to learn. I have been trying to see with a vision like this, but still have difficulty. Ha! I just finished an eBook "Extraordinary Everyday Photography" by Brenda Tharp and Jed Manwaring. It is basic information, but has many good reminders and ideas to develop the vision to create "that wow" photograph in daily situations. Anyway, I still try to shoot like I did in my days of film. Frame what interests me. Take time to view what is in the viewfinder (All of it, side to side and foreground to background.) Look at light and shadows. Rarely do I review the photo in the LCD, mainly because I can't see it in the sunlight. Ha! If I do, it is usually too small for me to be too critical. Like the film days, I wait to review. When reviewing the shots on the computer many get trashed and some are saved to play with later, and then a few make me smile with pleasure after a little touch up. Good or bad, digital has made me more willing to experiment. I do more "spray and pray" than in the film days, but still try to be discretionary in what and how many shots I take. Sometimes I even surprise myself. Ha! [/QUOTE]

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