Photography technology is truly amazing. Modern cameras can do many things extremely well. Technology is so advanced even the most sophisticated camera can be used as a point and shoot camera which can yield excellent results. For technocrats modern cameras offer an endless array of options and choices. And if that is not enough, post camera capture software programs can turn a sow's ear into silk. There is hardly a man or woman on the planet today who can comprehend all the uses and complexities of a good image caressing program.

But technocrats should be mindful of the words from a Kenny Rogers song: "You got to know when to hold them and know when to fold them." It is my belief (old fashion and archaic, I know) that simple is super. Just because a lightning bolt can be imported into an image, or a 747 placed in a vodka bottle, does that make the image better? Are three layers better than two layers? When is it time to stop and smell the roses?

Joseph Miller