Photography

I really want to take up photography, but it is so expensive!  Not to mention, it takes so much practice.

Either the new 4-3 format (Sony NES) or regular Canon EOS works for me.  (I’m sorta a Nikon guy for quality photos though.. because my mom used to use a Nikon.)

Anyways, even a somewhat decent set costs several hundred $$.  Well, I don’t feel like hedging that much money onto equipment I feel don’t contribute to my life.

It’s definitely a field for people very devoted (I’m sure the photo geeks love that amateurs are kept a safe distance away).

But damn.  What a shame…I really want to shoot some great shots and manipulate them.

Quick fun fact:  I was talking to the guy that works at the Berkeley Bike Station.  His friend shot for National Geographic.  Here’s what I learned.  He shot two hundred rolls of film.  For those Gen Yers that didn’t barely ever touch film, each roll of film contains 24-36 shots.  So basically, he took 4800-7200 pictures.  National Geographic only allow shots using natural lighting.  Anyways, they picked out probably 5-6 shots for the magazine…but said he didn’t shoot enough pictures.  They wanted more like 300 rolls.  Damn!