I must be getting good at photography...!

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A friend of mine, looking at my photos from a holiday we recently went on together, utterted those immortal words:

"Your camera takes really good photos - much better photos then mine"

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Rather than rant at her about my camera's inability to take photos unaided, I took it as a compliment and kept my rant to myself! ;) Now that someone has finally said this to me, I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere with my photography!!
 
Haha, those classic words! Gotta love it! And well done, definitely take it as a compliment!

Chris
 
Can you get revenge somehow? e.g. If she's good at painting, tell her she must have some really good brushes.


Steve.
 
Just wait until the friends made a really nice meal - and compliment them on their pans...
 
She's cooking for us tonight, as it happens - only at our house (she's on holiday staying with us in Australia). I might do it anyway - it just means I have to compliment our own pans!
 
grrrrrr, that phrase boils my blood!


it's not the flippin camera that takes the photo!!!!!
 
My friend said, "Yeah you do have an awesome camera though, that's why you're so good."

He's in a band and he's awesome at guitar, I told him his guitar must be really good.
He laughed and said, "fair point :p"
 
I had exactly the same thing happen

I showed my family some photos and my mother said " that new camera of yours takes lovely photos" then my sister said "yes , I think i'll get one "
 
I know im not that great at photography and im not crap, but I have taking some stunning shots with my dSLR and even my compact and people keep saying that the shots are great and should be for the price I paid for them both.

But to be honest IMHO you can get great shots from a £50 camera if you know how to use it so it really bugs me that people give the camera the credit when its the user in the end the camera only plays a small part
 
BooBear said:
She's cooking for us tonight, as it happens - only at our house (she's on holiday staying with us in Australia). I might do it anyway - it just means I have to compliment our own pans!
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Aaah yes, but they are good pans aren't they, it makes all the difference ! :lol::lol::lol:
 
lol yeah I seem to get the occasional "That's a great photo. What camera do you use?". I'm sure they don't mean it the way it sounds but it does grate a bit lol
 
Its only the other week a bloke was admiring my D300 with the 300mm on and said 'the technology on these modern camera's is great. They do it all for you dont they. They take great pictures.'
I just smiled...


Kev.
 
lol should have thrust it in his hands and said "Go on then!"
 
What I love is that when people on a [non photograpy] forum post up good photos.
People always say, "aww what lovely pictures, what camera do you have????"

It doesn't matter about the camera! :lol:
 
Shorty said:
What I love is that when people on a [non photograpy] forum post up good photos.
People always say, "aww what lovely pictures, what camera do you have????"

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Tell them a disposable camera from Boots, see if the rush to get one :lol:

Paul
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One I was asked last Sunday while playing about with Etrsi on tripod friend asked
:Is that camera any good at wedding photography.
Answer :I dont know ask the F***ing thing.
Guid health :beer::beer::beer:
 
munkie said:
I know im not that great at photography and im not crap, but I have taking some stunning shots with my dSLR and even my compact and people keep saying that the shots are great and should be for the price I paid for them both.

But to be honest IMHO you can get great shots from a £50 camera if you know how to use it so it really bugs me that people give the camera the credit when its the user in the end the camera only plays a small part
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Probably the bestest post I've seen in TP ever since I became a member of this forum about a year ago. :) :thumbs: :clap:
 
i had revenge on someone at a carboot as i was showing my prints and people were buying, looking etc. and someone came and said "really nice pictures, you must have a really good camera" and i said "whats your hobby?" he replied "im a painter and after inspiration" so i said "you must have some really good brushes and paint" and you should have saw his face:lol:
 
It always makes me smile when people say things like that :D

A while ago I was looking through some pictures I'd taken on my computer at work, and my boss noticed one of them, and he said "That's really good, did you use an SLR for that?" When I told him I'd taken it with his camera (a P&S), he just nodded and wandered off.
 
Many years ago a friend asked me to have a go at fixing her washing machine.
I asked what made her think I could do that, to which she replied "Well, you've got a nice toolbox with some good tools". Anyway, while I was tinkering around with it, during conversation she mentioned she'd had a pain in her stomach for a day or so and wondered if it was appendicitis. I reached in to my toolbox and pulled out a nice shiny real surgical scalpel, from my model aeroplane days, and asked her if she wanted me to take a look. "You're not a doctor" she replied somewhat aghast. "But look how shiny and sharp this scalpel is" I replied.
 
MisterE said:
Many years ago a friend asked me to have a go at fixing her washing machine.
I asked what made her think I could do that, to which she replied "Well, you've got a nice toolbox with some good tools". Anyway, while I was tinkering around with it, during conversation she mentioned she'd had a pain in her stomach for a day or so and wondered if it was appendicitis. I reached in to my toolbox and pulled out a nice shiny real surgical scalpel, from my model aeroplane days, and asked her if she wanted me to take a look. "You're not a doctor" she replied somewhat aghast. "But look how shiny and sharp this scalpel is" I replied.
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hahaha:lol::lol:
 
BooBear said:
She's cooking for us tonight, as it happens - only at our house (she's on holiday staying with us in Australia). I might do it anyway - it just means I have to compliment our own pans!
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Well, were your pans good, did you have a good meal :shrug: :lol::lol::lol:
 
MisterE said:
Many years ago a friend asked me to have a go at fixing her washing machine.
I asked what made her think I could do that, to which she replied "Well, you've got a nice toolbox with some good tools". Anyway, while I was tinkering around with it, during conversation she mentioned she'd had a pain in her stomach for a day or so and wondered if it was appendicitis. I reached in to my toolbox and pulled out a nice shiny real surgical scalpel, from my model aeroplane days, and asked her if she wanted me to take a look. "You're not a doctor" she replied somewhat aghast. "But look how shiny and sharp this scalpel is" I replied.
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:lol:
 
andyred said:
Well, were your pans good, did you have a good meal :shrug: :lol::lol::lol:
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The pans were FANTASTIC! I think she is starting to worry about my mental health, however...:lol:

In other news, an old friend contacted me on Facebook yesterday with the message "You have some great photos on here. What camera are you using?". He is a chef! I wrote back and said he had made me some wondrous meals over the years and what pans had he used!

Now that's two friends who think I'm losing it. Ah well, we all suffer for our art, eh?!
 
BooBear said:
The pans were FANTASTIC! I think she is starting to worry about my mental health, however...:lol:

In other news, an old friend contacted me on Facebook yesterday with the message "You have some great photos on here. What camera are you using?". He is a chef! I wrote back and said he had made me some wondrous meals over the years and what pans had he used!

Now that's two friends who think I'm losing it. Ah well, we all suffer for our art, eh?!
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That's a great post.


What keyboard are you using????
 
munkie said:
I know im not that great at photography and im not crap, but I have taking some stunning shots with my dSLR and even my compact and people keep saying that the shots are great and should be for the price I paid for them both.
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Have you been speaking to my wife?
 
BooBear said:
The pans were FANTASTIC! I think she is starting to worry about my mental health, however...:lol:

In other news, an old friend contacted me on Facebook yesterday with the message "You have some great photos on here. What camera are you using?". He is a chef! I wrote back and said he had made me some wondrous meals over the years and what pans had he used!

Now that's two friends who think I'm losing it. Ah well, we all suffer for our art, eh?!
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I had almost the same thing happening to me: An colleague from my old working place contacted me and asked what camera I use. The person wanted to buy a camera and asked for advice so I gave her my brand/model and lenses. She replied: That was too technical. :lol:
 
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