Think further ahead before I speak

Temper control

knowledge is dangerous

Was packing up my camera stuffs today when I stumbled upon remnants from the past. Old rolls of film, 100s of prints and most memorable of them all - my "homemade lens". It was actually a pinhole "lens" without any glass elements. Just an old Nikon camera body cap drilled with a hole and covered by a small piece of copper which had a smaller hole. (It even included written instructions on how to meter the light).

This contraption was infact the work of an inquisitive mind, back then still filled with creativity and passion for photography. An old "shell" of myself, which I see slowly molting away ... ...

My interest in photography laid dorment in me as far as I can remember , since secondary school day. It was only in NP when I met someone who inspired me to really get into it. With this "catalyst", I set out on my journey. I got my first real SLR from cash converters for $380 if i remember correctly, including lens. It was a Nikon F65 with the 28-60 kit lens. Back then, I did not even know wtf was IS, VR, Aspherical, ISO, Crop factor etc. etc. I was not even sure of the complete meaning of the Aperture, and even explained it slightly wrongly to my friend SJH. All I knew was this - the lower the "f" value, the more blurred the background would become (this I did not know was termed bokeh till abit later).

Of all the technicalities of photography which I did not comprehend, I did know THIS - I had geniune passion for the art. To me, having the latest or best equipment didn't matter, all it took was a killer composure (or as some would say, "the photographers eye").

Reviewing my photos and playing with this "pinhole lens" via my 400D, it brought me back to the very moment when I first started out. I was willing to try everything, pinhole, double image (hoax ghost), IR etc. In the past year, I have been completely different. Consumed by consumerism (I did not take econs, hope I used this correctly) and greed for the better lens, the more higher pixel DSLR etc etc etc. I somehow got off the trail which I had intended to pursue.

Indeed, knowledge is power, but it is also dangerous power. . . with the increased knowledge of technicalities, I began to become less "creative" if you will. My only hope is that I will be able to get back on the correct path and take great pictures again !