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I think one good thing about FB (and other SM sites) is that it has rejuvenated photography. Here in Asia, it's lovely to see so many people getting real pleasure from taking one another's photos. They even ask ask me to take photos of them and to be photographed with them. It's a great ice-breaker.

I'm pretty sure the Victorians who photographed their dead relatives had no intention of posting the photos on the internet.

Very poignant story, Al I very rarely say this but thanks for sharing.

Fred, essentially very intimate photos where, for example, the look in the subject's eyes was for me and no one else. That kind of thing. Nothing earth shattering but very personal. And I think keeping them personal makes them special.

Would anyone here photograph a baby of theirs that was, god forbid, stillborn or died prematurely?

I've taken a few photos that are for my eyes only. I will never share them. Is that the same as not taking a photo?

Do we really strive for quality? I'd be happy with something crappy as long as it was original.

Brad, it looks like the bloke in your pic is larkin about.

Conversely, if you were to be asked by a stranger, "what do you do?" and you are the keenest, most talented amateur photographer on the planet what would you say?

@Lannie try fishing. Less pretentious but more rewarding

I always thought the 'B' exposure mode was for booze.

I shoot because I like messing about with cameras. And camera bags and SD cards and computers. And…

<i>I have a friend who's an artist and has sometimes taken a view which I don't agree with very well. He'll hold up a flower and say "look how beautiful it is," and I'll agree. Then he says "I as an artist can see how beautiful this is but you as a scientist take this all apart and it becomes a dull thing," and I think that he's kind of nutty. First of all, the beauty that he sees is available to other people and to me too, I believe. Although I may not be quite as refined aesthetically as he is ... I can appreciate the beauty of a flower. At the same time, I see much more about the flower than he sees. I could imagine the cells in there, the complicated actions inside, which also have a beauty. I mean it's not just beauty at this dimension, at one centimeter; there's also beauty at smaller dimensions, the inner structure, also the processes. The fact that the colors in the flower evolved in order to attract insects to pollinate it is interesting; it means that insects can see the color. It adds a question: does this aesthetic sense also exist in the lower forms? Why is it aesthetic? All kinds of interesting questions which the science knowledge only adds to the excitement, the mystery and the awe of a flower. It only adds. I don't understand how it subtracts.</i> <p>I wouldn't trust Feynman further than I could throw him.

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What are people using as a case for their iphone 6 s+ camera. I'm interested in the following 1. A strong case that provides protection against drops 2. A (virtual or otherwise ) shutter button 3. The ability to use a wrist strap for added security The Snap! Pro looks great ( but i am not interested in additional lenses and it doesn't seem to be available for the larger 6s+) Any recommendations? Thanks

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I'm the complete opposite, I delete about 90% of my photos. Maybe more. I think editing one's work is very important.