Bob, Yes we did but not all of them came back...;-) I, lately, observe many "high tech" industry people who have big salaries own very good digital equipment. They, after a while, are going to photo - workshops seeking what can be done with their new toys. Many of them continue producing mediocre images but some of them have quite good results. So, what brought them into photography was not "art" "image" "vision" etc' but "Mbytes" "DSLR" "flash cards" etc' I agree with Marilyn about the ability of man but sometimes his initiatives come from the technology. _______________________ Pini Vollach http://www.pinimage.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bob Talbot Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:54 PM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: Re: I thought this was interesting > I facilitate photography workshops and I am trying to get people away from > the idea that they must have the latest, most expensive equipment in order > to create a successful photograph. (I've used one-time-use cameras to prove > my point.) Marilyn Getting people away from the idea that they can buy good photographs (by having the best / latest equipment) is hard. The trouble is there are always areas of photography where money does buy results ... the hubble space telescpope for instance has certain advantages over a Nikdoorf Pixelhacker for taking shots of distant galaxies for one example. But for most normal shots, a "pro" with a vision will produce better composed and lit shots with a compact than a tyro with a D1s. One time use cameras ... didn't we send some of them round the world ? Bob
