Passion: Strong, enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance.

I think that technology has a way of biting us in the a$$! While enabling us to express ourselves and share our views of the world...it has also NEUTERED the "art" of photography IMO....  Made it less unique in ways.  We no longer are limited to a small number of captured images.  We can  take pics to our hearts content and worry little about techniques like "in camera" composition, proper exposure and focus. Knowing full well that postwork can fix it later on the computer.  Even  subject matter has become less important it seems....is everything and anything "truely" artworthy?   Or is it just the end result and how its presented? Hmmm....not sure anyone can answer this really, as its all about percerption.  Hey, but has THIS...our perception also been skewed by our technology evolution as well? 

Just some food for thought.  (get off of my soapbox now)

As for passion, well I'm trying to rediscover mine....ya see real world stuff kinda "happened" and photography didn't have the same attraction that it once did.  Slowly but surely its comin' back!

So, Here's a pic that I took back in 2002...It wasn't about DSLR....no  postwork...no Frames or signature...it was just me at lunchtime....for a week....with my Olympus C700uz....  trying.... failing ALOT...but determined and not giving up until finally I got this butterfly! 

This one sparked that special something....sorta go me going....showed me what was possible....damn I want to get THAT back!

Joe