Trevor Dennis wrote:
A keen photographer uses most of his budget for his camera.
A good photographer uses nost of his budget for his lens.
A great photographer uses most of his budget for his tripod.
Actually there's a lot of truth in that.
Michael Freeman? I bought a couple of books by him way back in the 80's when I started out. They were absolutely excellent and I have a lot to thank him for. At the same time I had Ansel Adams' "The Negative" and "The Print" with their somewhat more...scientific...approach (I'm putting that in italics for those who know Adams' writing. They'll know what I mean), so it was a nice balance