You know, I don't know.... But thanx for ask'n...
Let's see... Perhaps to see if I can do it too?
In researching what camera and lenses I wanted to commit to before buying anything and settling -- umm, strike that, certainly didn't "settle" --
deciding on the K10D and forming my plan for what lenses to get, I researched expensively on all the popular photo galleries on the 'net and many nature photographer sites. Spectacular stuff. I was left asking myself "you really think your stuff will ever rival that?". Might as well collect all those spectacular images and just put them on my computer and faun all over them all day and night instead of attempting my own hand at it...!
...but then again, that's the challenge. Can I use what I have, and "see", in the right way to catch the light when it's just right and capture something that is unique and/or striking?
...so I can say "I did that" I guess and take some pride in it.
Oh, and the trip to Tanzania was the perfect Catalyst for this leap into this world. The wifie no longer had a valid argument asking "why do you need that" after she and her mother booked the trip to Tanzania...
..and I'm very much just an amateur. I don't even know if I can consider myself an 'advanced amateur' ... maybe once I get a Tripod I can take the next step!