[wulf]

I think I am beginning to turn another corner. As I think I mentioned earlier in this thread, I have drastically cut back on the amount of post processing I do since getting a D40 last Christmas.

However, I've now taken a lot of pictures with it. I've kept almost 2,000 (and ditched another 5,000 or so more) and proved to myself that I can take some decent pictures in a range of situations without having to use post-processing as a crutch (which was required with my point and shoot camera).

As I head towards the start of my second year of DSLR ownership, I think I will quite possibly take as many pictures but start keeping far less of them. With those that I do decide to keep, I will be open to applying a bit more polish in the digital darkroom, aiming to narrow the next section of my portfolio to "very good to excellent" rather than such a high proportion of "okay" shots.

There will be exceptions, such as when I do a walk round my garden and am trying to catalogue where all my plants are at for the time of year, but "less photos, more polish" is probably going to become my watchword.

Wulf