Where have all the shutter counts gone?

Lately I just felt like I just shoot and shoot and shoot, without really aiming what to learn. So, I think the ratio of shots:learning is very high… or much better rephrased as the ratio of learning pero shot is very low!

Ok, so where am I now?

Lighting… Read some literature about lighting, using strobes, etc. I bought a cheap manual flash, experimented with slave lighting, read articles from <http://strobist.blogspot.com/>. That’s it? That’s not much!

HDR… experimented a bit with bracketed shots. So far I think I made around 3 or 4 HDR images, none of which I am happy about.

Gear… the coveted Pentax DA* 50-135mm f2.8 is still out of reach. Much more so the Pentax DA* 60-250mm f4. So, not much added in terms of optics. I did get a flash. A wireless remote is due for delivery by next week! I am happy about the flash. Look forward to doing more bracketed shots with the remote.

Well, looking at it, it does not seem to be too bad. However with the last shutter count at 12,441, it looks like this is my most well-used camera so far!

Oh, and wait. Did I say I am almost running out of hard disk space?

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