Photographic truths

Stolen from the Canon FD YahooGroup:

# 1. The best scenic views are clearly designated by highway signs reading
NO STOPPING ANYTIME.
# 2. Edward Steichen owned a three-legged dog, which he named Tripod.
# 3. The Post Office folds all parcels containing photographs.
# 4. Camera straps never fail above soft surfaces.
# 5. Lens caps and cable releases can become invisible at will.
# 6. Spotone bottles are designed to tip over when the cap is removed.
# 7. Financial success in photography is directly related to proper choice
of subject matter. Falling airplanes, exploding volcanoes, and certain
Presidential motorcades work best.
# 8. No two light meters agree.
# 9. The word "Daguerreotype" cannot be spelled correctly.
# 10. A new Hasselblad would take better pictures than your present camera.
# 11. 1/60 at f/8 is the correct exposure for all photographs.
# 12. When your friends finally realize that you are a true artist,
committed to making sensitive and meaningful images, they will ask you
to photograph their wedding.
# 13. Color slide viewing cures insomnia.
# 14. On any tripod, only two legs work properly.
# 15. Dust spots are attracted to sky areas.
# 16. Yes, PHOTOGRAPHERS DO IT IN THE DARK... but they have to stop every
thirty seconds to agitate.
# 17. There's nothing wrong with a 35mm that a 6x9 folder can't cure.
# 18. Ansel Adams had three Secret Zones known only to him.
# 20. Fast films compensate for slow photographers.
# 21. Mounting a photograph is a misdemeanor in Arkansas.
# 22. Owning more than one camera assures that you will always have the
wrong camera for any given picture.
# 23. A camera store will charge $75 to repair a camera that has been
adjusted with a butter knife.
# 24. Falling caneras are attracted to rocks.
# 25. Into every life a little grain must fall.

Kindly stolen from:
http://www.johndesq.com/moskva5/