Hi Larry

-> I was much reassured by Ansel Adams saying that if he got one really good
-> shot a year, he was pleased. No one shoots an endless string of
-> masterpieces. In fact top commercial shooters will go through dozens of
-> rolls just to get a single ad shot that does the job.

I understand all that.  I am even pleased with the great improvement I've
seen in recent years.  I used to get all excited if I saw one "good"
picture on a roll, while now I find that there are a lot fewer that I will
actually throw away.  

I worried, when I first got the digital, that I would become more
indiscriminate about what I pointed at.  I was assured here that the
opposite was true and that practice makes perfect. Well, maybe I'll never
be perfect (and wouldn't that be boring anyway?) but I certainly do see the
improvements happening quicker now that it doesn't cost me anything to push
the button.
-> 
-> I always try to shoot the very best shot I can under the given set of
-> cirumstances. It may not be a masterpiece, but it is the very best I can do.

Me too.  

I was thinking the other night about all the accomplishments I've racked
up.  Someday my grandchildren will likely be very proud of me.  That
cheered me up somewhat :)

Karen
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