What really matters... (Was:Re: Primes Vs. Zooms: was: Re: More on croppng (Was: An important step)

[Eduardo Carone Costa Jr.]

Last week, after the opening of this month's PUG gallery, I uploaded some of my photos and asked if the members of this very fine group of Pentax Users would mind taking a look at them and telling me what is right or wrong about them and how I could try to improve them. the feedback I got was most kind, specially from Tom, who broadened my knowledge and comprehension of photography and JeffW. (whose e-mail seems to be out of order). Much to my amusement, my initial thread developed into a string of commentaries about the merits of cropping an image and the use of zoom lenses. These two subjects seem to be perfect exempla of never ending no wining battles. Of course both sides are correct and also incorrect about cropping and/or zooming. There simply isn't an indisputable truth... There's no use in keeping posting the same arguments over and over again. My guess is that if someone ventured into compiling all that was said about these skills he would get to a very precise guide to the situations and circumstances that demand the use of any of them. IMHO, what really matters when we choose to capture a nick of time with our Pentaxes is that we should be having fun; no matter if it's just a hobby that we've decided to take seriously or we earn our living from our images. The first and most important person to please with our photos is the one that was right behind the camera!... Photography is generally a lonesome art. Even when you are surrounded by people, you're the one That's really "calling the shoots", since you're the only one getting the viewfinder's perspective. What we should really be grateful for is to have the possibility to talk and listen to each other and try to get even better photos. What about moving on to another issue?... I'm sure we --- specially those who, like myself, are still learning --- would benefit from reading more experienced PDMLers discussion about other topics... Anyway, that's my humble opinion.