I think we need another thread on this as we are rather hi-jacking Al's thread. How about "why take photographs, what is valid?" Basically I am of the opinion that straight recording is fine as is artistic interpretation which shows other people a different reality,that is, the world as other people see it. I tend to fall into camp one as my gallery shows but I am intrigued and enjoy photographs from camp two. Back to Al's topic, I use both compact and DSLR, horses for courses. Light and fancy free when shooting casually or big distances are involved as I am not as young as I was or DSLR when shooting for a particular purpose and it is not too much effort. I recognise compromises are made with the compact but rather that than no photos as the effort "on spec" is just too much for me.
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