tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808927081356588133.post7426555203921303893..comments2023-03-29T08:46:59.685-07:00Comments on this girl's life: giftedSierrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273338692591851019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808927081356588133.post-2830212754945244532009-03-15T16:16:00.000-07:002009-03-15T16:16:00.000-07:00Mina-Seems that this is the second time this has h...Mina-<BR/><BR/>Seems that this is the second time this has happened :-) I think Im pretty good at my job.. I come home feeling full filled.... butttttt I could be better at it. <BR/><BR/>Sylvanus-<BR/><BR/>I see your point. I'm sure most people feel like they could be better now matter how good they are at whatever it is they want to be better at. And even though I don't feel like I'm great at some things.. I will still keep on... cause I enjoy them :-)Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273338692591851019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808927081356588133.post-21818718542696202422009-03-15T14:52:00.000-07:002009-03-15T14:52:00.000-07:00You know what's funny about things? When you get t...You know what's funny about things? When you get to the range of "exceptional" there are so many paths at the top.<BR/><BR/>In the area of photography I am, by far, the less talented sibling. I have an older sibling who is infinitely more gifted than I am, who can reproduce my work in half the exposures, shooting film instead of digital, and make it look twice as good. Not only that, but by the end of the shoot she will have a new best friend and probably five more clients.<BR/><BR/>I look at some many basic shots and see the enormous gulf between that and my abilities. I see shots I could never dream of capturing, shot outdoors in wildly uncontrolled conditions. <BR/><BR/>Yet, at the same time, I also get plenty of praise for my work, and I know it is damned good. <BR/><BR/>There is something difficult about being at these dizzying heights, about the gulf in ability between 99% and 99.9%, and the still bigger gulf in the ever-thinner slice between 99.9% and 99.99%. <BR/><BR/>The good news is that the difference between "average" and "exceptional" isn't as big as you think. <BR/><BR/>Go. Do. Try. Amaze yourself...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808927081356588133.post-3056062886609995022009-03-15T11:37:00.000-07:002009-03-15T11:37:00.000-07:00wow! I could have written this post myself. I too ...wow! I could have written this post myself. I too wish I could be so much more. Sylvanus has a talent with photography and writing. For me, I'm great at my job, but I feel that's it. There could be more in my life.<BR/><BR/>xoxoxo MinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com