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<blockquote data-quote="maxpayne3" data-source="post: 315112" data-attributes="member: 245549">Many more years ago than I want to remember I was semi-pro and worked in sports photography and any thing natural. My home was broken into and i lost everything. Not just the equipment but all the negatives as well. My soul died a little that day.With a family, you have to take pictures and as the years have gone by I have worked my way back into this enormously rewarding hobby.I now have a Canon 350 D with 'standard' lens + I bought a 70-300 Sigma.If anyone wants pointers, please ask. And bear this in mind, Cameras record images, &quot;You&quot; make pictures. I have seen works of art (yes, really) produced with a 'Box Brownie'! I have also seen photographers with state of the art Nikons, Canons, Hasselblads, even (god forbid) one guy with loads of dosh had a Leica; and none of them could produce a 'picture' to save their lives!The man who I and half the planet consider to be the greatest photographer who has or ever will live, said this when asked why he had dedicated 80 years to taking photographs;&quot;Because you cannot print a memory.&quot; Who said it:-bigsmile Max</blockquote>

[QUOTE="maxpayne3, post: 315112, member: 245549"] Many more years ago than I want to remember I was semi-pro and worked in sports photography and any thing natural. My home was broken into and i lost everything. Not just the equipment but all the negatives as well. My soul died a little that day. With a family, you have to take pictures and as the years have gone by I have worked my way back into this enormously rewarding hobby. I now have a Canon 350 D with 'standard' lens + I bought a 70-300 Sigma. If anyone wants pointers, please ask. And bear this in mind, Cameras record images, "You" make pictures. I have seen works of art (yes, really) produced with a 'Box Brownie'! I have also seen photographers with state of the art Nikons, Canons, Hasselblads, even (god forbid) one guy with loads of dosh had a Leica; and none of them could produce a 'picture' to save their lives! The man who I and half the planet consider to be the greatest photographer who has or ever will live, said this when asked why he had dedicated 80 years to taking photographs; "Because you cannot print a memory." Who said it:-bigsmile Max [/QUOTE]

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