On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:50:17 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:45:46 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> Anyway, Thanks for the inspiration Steve. Everyone here should be
>> aware you never know who you might inspire by what you post.
>
>Exactly. Thanks for the confirmation.

I'd like to think most of us read here because cooking is a passion
for us. I'm not a skilled cook so I probably take more than I give so
it's important to thank those who have inspired me.

>I don't get a lot of feedback on some of my more hardcore food articles
>I post here,

<snip randomly>

Even if it's over my head or something I'm not interested in you still
establish yourself as a cook and not like some of the nutjobs that
post here.

>Koko gets a lot more feedback on her posts than I, but I figure she has a
>nicer online persona then I and draws more affection than people would like
>to express towards me :-) I can live with that.

Her online persona is great. Who knows why some threads go on for
weeks and some never get even one reply. It is nice to know your
posts are being read.

>Most of my photos are not that great.

Most are better than mine. I'm using a 15 dollar garage sale camera.

>And that's the major reason I read RFC and ABF - for my own inspiration.

Yep.

>Or at least that's why I started reading RFC way back when (now I'm not
>quite sure ;-) I've often seen particular posts and 3 minutes later I'm
>downstairs in the kitchen. Or shopping for something in particular the
>next day.

Same here. I do try to remember to thank those who got me going.

>A new camera should be in my mailbox tomorrow. I've been using the same
>5MP Nikon for about 4 years now. It takes great pictures in the right
>environment, but it was hard to pass up last Monday's Woot offer for a
>12-megapixel Kodak for $40 that got good reviews. It's still only 3X, but
>the added pixels will make for a better virtual zoom (If I need it).

Sounds like a sweet deal. I need a better camera mainly for work but
it would be nice for food pictures too. Most of what I take has to be
done fast and the time between pictures kills me. I did a job
yesterday morning with "no contact" instructions. The homeowner
caught me and trying to get 6 pictures of the house while he was
inside waving his arms and obviously calling the police wasn't fun
while I was waiting for 5 seconds between pictures. I don't have the
cash now but I'll be looking for something faster.

Lou