Recent content by West Camera

This thread seems to have ended about this time last year. In the year since Flickr continues its downward spiral under SmugMug's ownership. Groups have grown quieter, and site stability has grown far worse. This past year SmugMug asked Flickr members to extend their memberships and pay up in...

I like the photo's composition. Works well, I think. It is important to remember that editing is a very important skill of photography. Your remarks about your difficulty in editing speak to that. Your skill only allows you to edit globally - meaning the entire photo. Learn to edit in...

Oh, I'd be careful! Calling yourself anything 'photography' gets lots of flack. There's always someone who thinks he is better or is offended by your claim. Best to leave it blank, I think. Or paint a target on your head and be ready to duck.

Your question, by the way it is written indicates you are at the beginning point of your photography life. As has been often stated in so many words, you make the photo not the camera. The camera is only the tool you use to record the scene you see. This is not meant to diminish the camera's...

I suppose your remarks to this ends this thread. However, I have a thought or two to share. First off while film photography is largely passe by the fact that no manufacturer produces film SLR's any longer, simply because of that it does not mean film photography is dead. Far from it. I have...

My understanding of the advantage of FF over APS-C is based largely on what I've read. It seems it basically comes down to FF having superior resolution, dynamic range, and low light shooting capability. There are some downsides though. Most notably in terms of zoom or telephoto lenses which...

We've just started into the streaming thing after our cable provider (Spectrum) promised a low intro rate for two years that turned out to be for only 12 months by the way the sales rep wrote out the contract. Will be cord cutting soon. Planning on going with a Roku stick and signing up for...

Your son may never be satisfied with your decision. A camera is such a 'personal' choice. Advice about which is the better camera is useless. More importantly which camera (if either at all) feels best in his hands is the better question. You can't answer that nor can anyone else. I'd give...

Or open another free account? Why not? There is no limit on the number of accounts you can have. Just slightly change your account name such as 'Sam #1, Sam #2, etc. And, actually from what I understand the site wide automatic deletion never happened. I've seen many free accounts with well...

I once attempted to join a group which prohibited snap shots from being submitted to the group. It was a street photography group. Street photography's typical photo taking technique means to shoot quickly without much thought. So then what is not a snap shot for this group, I asked. The...

I often see that? Nope. Not very often. If you are a pro you stay up with the crowd kit wise. Otherwise what does your client think when you show up with your 'brownie' for a shoot? No. The vast majority of the pro's. keep up with the latest equipment. No matter whether it means to switch...

Actually you are incorrect regards not being able to view photos on Flickr if not a member. What you do is Google www.Flickr.com. A search box will appear when the site loads. If you know the name of the photographer you want to view, enter it in the search box and press 'search'. The...

I am not too keen on Sony's typical strategy. For example there were issues with the first model of the 7. However, rather than correcting them in that model Sony produced the next 7 model with some corrections but, kept producing the first model with all its issues. So to get a corrected...

Drones are here to stay. My newspaper recently ran a story that FedEx is now licensed to use them for deliveries. Wonder if they will be carrying cameras to verify delivery.

Superb macro image. Well titled, too.