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<blockquote data-quote="Lawrence" data-source="post: 246933" data-attributes="member: 16844">I have been reading a few posts around this forum and looking at a lot of photos and I am in total awe at the knowledge and skill of so many folks on this forum.I have only had my DSLR for a few months and have had the odd lucky photo that has turned out satisfactorily but these are rare and definitely few and far between.I honestly do not check half the things that are mentioned on the various forums.&nbsp; Even when I am looking through the viewfinder I don't pay attention to the information that is right there before my eyes. I am too focused on focusing and composing to even think about whether my White Balance is correctly set or not, never mind ADL, focus mode, focus area, focus point, over/under exposure compensation and a myriad of other things.I seemed to be rushed into the shot; fearing that it will disappear before I have snapped.All this became very evident earlier today when I was trying to photograph an insect and the results, with 2 different lenses, were horrible. Of course if I had time to change lenses I shouldn't have been in any sort of rush.&nbsp; The subject was very compliant and simply sat there.&nbsp; In the end I lifted it up and let it out the window!Does anyone have a fixed routine or mental checklist that they run through for each shot?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lawrence, post: 246933, member: 16844"] I have been reading a few posts around this forum and looking at a lot of photos and I am in total awe at the knowledge and skill of so many folks on this forum. I have only had my DSLR for a few months and have had the odd lucky photo that has turned out satisfactorily but these are rare and definitely few and far between. I honestly do not check half the things that are mentioned on the various forums. Even when I am looking through the viewfinder I don't pay attention to the information that is right there before my eyes. I am too focused on focusing and composing to even think about whether my White Balance is correctly set or not, never mind ADL, focus mode, focus area, focus point, over/under exposure compensation and a myriad of other things. I seemed to be rushed into the shot; fearing that it will disappear before I have snapped. All this became very evident earlier today when I was trying to photograph an insect and the results, with 2 different lenses, were horrible. Of course if I had time to change lenses I shouldn't have been in any sort of rush. The subject was very compliant and simply sat there. In the end I lifted it up and let it out the window! Does anyone have a fixed routine or mental checklist that they run through for each shot? [/QUOTE]

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