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You Know You Are a Serious Photographer When...

If you have spent much time with photography, you probably realize that as you strive to make every aspect of your images beautiful, what happens behind the camera is not always so glamorous. Compare your experiences with this list:

• You set your alarm for two hours before sunrise on Saturday mornings.
• You have learned to operate your camera with numb fingers during cold weather.
• You have had your favorite lens malfunction at a most inopportune time.
• You have received ten mosquito bites for every photograph you took when shooting at dawn or dusk.
• You have dropped your polarizing filter and watched it roll ten feet down an embankment.
• You have taken so many photographs in cold weather you know how frequently you need to wipe your nose before it drips on your tripod.
• You try to rationalize why you would need a $600, $1,500, or even a $3,000 lens.
• When taking photographs, others commonly stop to ask you what type of camera you use.
• You have waited fifteen minutes between photographs for the wind to die down.
• You remove food from your refrigerator so you have room to store more professional slide film.
• You realize how heavy your wastebasket becomes when full of discarded slides.
• You have lost valued photographs by accidentally opening the back of your camera and exposing the film.
• You have entered a photo contest or attempted to get something published and received a rejection letter.
• You surf the internet and read photography related web sites created by someone you do not know who merely has an interest in photography, discovery, and the sharing of knowledge.
• You have experimented with your photography and the results turned out really, really bad.
• You have waited an hour for perfect lighting conditions that never materialized.
• You wish the narration on the backs of postcards specified the type of lens and film used for the picture on the front.
• You read and actually understand the fine print of the retail ads in the back of photography magazines.

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Subject: Wooden circus train Lens: Nikkor 35-70mm (set at 70mm) Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/8 second Film: Fujichrome Provia 100F

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