Board:   [DoveNet] Hobby Corner
Subject: Re: Photography
From:    poindexter FORTRAN
Date:    Sun Aug 23, 2026 11:25

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-=> ant wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 pF>  Most of my fun was street shooting with 640x480 toycams. At that level,
 pF>  it's all about creativity, composition and capturing light.

 an> But those are the timeless fundamentals of photography, and you mention
 an> them as if they were of the small-time amateour with a low-end camera,
 an> whereas it is the technicalities that are easy to learn (with
 an> perseverence), transient (because technology evolves), and accessible
 an> to everyone.  The Art of producing a beautiful photograph, on the other
 an> hand, is precious.

Too often, photographers (myself included)become obsessed with gear,
megapixels, lens sharpness, auto-exposure modes, raw modes and more.
Getting back to the fundamentals with a basic camera helps solidify
those fundamentals.

I used to feel the same way shooting with a Smena 35 - a plastic $20
camera with no meter, no autofocus, and a sharp 35mm triplet lens. Load
it up with 100 ASA film, set the focus to around 8 feet, expose using
Sunny 16 rules, and I pulled some of the sharpest, beautiful photos with
that thing.



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