tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post3723566427716131934..comments2024-03-28T07:00:06.844+00:00Comments on Now Appearing: What do authors want for Christmas?Brian Clegghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-90472707474227203332008-12-16T11:29:00.000+00:002008-12-16T11:29:00.000+00:00No, Bob, I've got a tripod, but the robin didn't l...No, Bob, I've got a tripod, but the robin didn't look like it was going to stay around long enough for me to go to the cupboard, get it, assemble things and take a nice steady shot (this proved the case).<BR/><BR/>I thought it was more important to have genuine on-the-spot reporting than a crisp, well focussed photo that was taken three weeks before. It really was taken in between lines of typing the blog.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting - we accept that sort of fuzziness as part of the art in painting. No one says 'that Monet ought to have got himself a tripod'. But in photography it just looks a mess. Strange.Brian Clegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-74754843199284588812008-12-16T09:26:00.000+00:002008-12-16T09:26:00.000+00:00I guess this means you want a tripod for your came...I guess this means you want a tripod for your camera for Christmas.Bob O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924796617668384141noreply@blogger.com