Even if there was the comment that started this subtext wasn't hyperbolic in any way shape or form.Is there not also a responsibility on posters not to enter hyperbole mode (another problem in the current world of social media).
Comments along the lines of 'it is in no way a wildlife camera' when others can clearly show it can be successfully used as such, but what they really mean 'it does not match what I want from a camera' . When someone makes broad sweeping comments like that it can lead to frustration and intemperate responses.
I am not making excuses, just an observation.
But yes, I agree, people are too hyperbolic and a little narrow minded on occasions. None of us are unique in the way we use our cameras but there are very diverse subsets that have differing and diverse priorities and abilities as well as experience.
I'm sure if you sat me next to a BIF specialist who was using a box brownie while I had a 1DX they would get better images than me. Send me out to take pictures of people with anything and I'll get you more compelling images than any bird photographer I know, and I live in Florida so they are a dime a dozen.
Any serious bird photographer would laugh this image into their trash can on a technical level, most travel shooters would kill for the shot. The second image was shot on assignment and would have zero value were it not critically sharp.
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