Jon Ellison Wrote:
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> Merrell Wrote:
>
You are also
> a
> > professional photographer.
>
> No I am not a professional photographer. In that I
> do not derive income from photography.
> I consider myself to be a competent amateur
> photographer.
> To me photography is a tool.

Oh, OK. Sorry.

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> > You therefore have a specialist knowledge of
> > photography and art (as you've shown in some
> > previous posts): at any rate, more than the
> > average person.
>
> If you say so

The point is that this is what Mr. Creighton says, isn't it?

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> If I am the only one, how can I be considered to
> possess more or less expertise in this method than
> others?

Well: it appears that at least some of Scott Creighton's arguments and theories are depending on your expertise, so GPH readers will at some point presumably be enquiring further into the depth and extent of that specialist knowledge.