While I was enjoying my Canon iXus 850 point & shoot camera, I upgraded to a Canon 5D dSLR because I wanted to obtain more control and higher resolution amongst other things in an attempt to take my photography to the next level.

Of course, we all know the better the equipment, the better the photo. Right? See the excellent (IMHO) picture below of Mornington Pier as proof. Nice feel, good detail, correctly exposed, and well sharpened by image management software as well. Fantastic!

Old Pier, Mornington, f2.8 - 2008

Well, yes AND no. While I do like this image a lot, it was actually taken with my Apple iPhone! And it is straight from the phone, totally untouched by Photoshop et al. So perhaps it is not always the camera/software, but the subject, the light, the moment, a little luck and some care and attention from the 'object' behind the lens.

A sobering thought.