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masp
03-18-2010, 06:06 AM
Just thought I'd start a list and see if people want to add to it. :D

1. You start noticing which pictures on Flickr have chromatic aberrations.

2. You know the difference between a CCD sensor and CMOS sensor even though you shouldn't.

3. You start complaining that the picture on the TV "looks too soft".
Bambi
03-18-2010, 08:29 AM
4. your dogs look at you through the camera lens (and they get excited when you grab the camera bag and head for the door)
Fortytwo
03-18-2010, 08:58 AM
5. You start making podcasts about the subject... Sorry Marko, couldn't resist.
Marko
03-18-2010, 10:08 AM
LOL 42.

6. You start rearranging the seating of family members at the dinner table in order to find the best composition.
Wicked Dark
03-18-2010, 10:18 AM
7. You have feelings of inadequacy if you haven't posted new images to your flickr stream in 3 days.
Marko
03-18-2010, 10:20 AM
8. You start carrying white linens around to diffuse the light at a moment's notice.
kat
03-18-2010, 10:53 AM
9. Your camera bag is worn out..and it's only been 6 months... (any tips for a new one?)
JAS_Photo
03-18-2010, 11:23 AM
You start telling random people things Joe McNally does.
masp
03-18-2010, 05:08 PM
11. You find yourself explaining to your spouse that a fancy $700 piece of glass "isn't really that expensive".

No need to stop at 10. :D
Marko
03-18-2010, 11:36 PM
12. You develop the bad habit of fibbing when asked "is this new"? :evil2:
casil403
03-19-2010, 08:31 AM
13. You develop the bad habit of taking 25-40% off the real price when asked how much it was!
Richard
03-19-2010, 09:11 AM
14. You dress your kids in 18% grey clothes, so you always have to hand something to set your white balance from.
Marko
03-19-2010, 10:25 AM
15. You dress your wife up all in white so you have a human reflector to go with those 18% grey kids. :D
Mad Aussie
03-19-2010, 06:59 PM
16. Your wife excitedly asks what you are fiddling with under the sheets and you sheepishly pull out your long lens ... and it's extended!
Bambi
03-19-2010, 08:47 PM
16. Your wife excitedly asks what you are fiddling with under the sheets and you sheepishly pull out your long lens ... and it's extended!

:laugh::laugh:
OMG poor leanne!!!!
Mad Aussie
03-19-2010, 08:54 PM
At least it's a 100-400mm and not just a little nifty 50 ;)
Bambi
03-19-2010, 09:01 PM
At least it's a 100-400mm and not just a little nifty 50 ;)

well adjustable is good!

I guess that makes #17 you make innuendos about lens length ;)