Rodent Regatta

Many of the natural tensions in life involve finding balance. Balance between work and leisure; balance between family and self; balance between stress and depression; balance between instrospection and extroversion. Only when that balance becomes natural to you will you realize you’ve found your passion in life.

When I’m not busy with a million and one things I get depressed and feel worthless, but when I do have a million and one things going on I am stressed and overworked. There is no middle ground.

A Life Uncommon

I’ve been watching and reading this site for some time now. Today, I was torn between discussing the words above and asking questions about today’s photo. Do you remember when many of the great photography magazines included all the details of how a photo was taken: Nikon F2, 300mm, Ektachrome(100), 1/125sec., f5.6?

I find myself wishing for the same sort of instructional information when looking at great digital images. Just how much ”retouching” has been done? What equipment was used and how was it set?

Dawn does a great job in her FAQ of giving information about the equipment and tools that she uses. She also provides an excellent list of instructional sites and resources that have helped her.