You're right, Slobodan. You definitely need a camera to make photographs, just as you need a brush if you're going to paint (unless you plan to do the Jackson Pollock thing and drip). And beyond that, as you say, you need technique. But what is technique other than a mental approach to the subject? Let's face it, framing is almost everything. You need to know what to include and what to leave out.
Yeah, I know about those images that weren't possible. I tried to shoot a lot of them. But I'll also tell you this: I made shots in 2000 with a Casio 3 mpx camera that not long ago I printed at 17 x 27, and that are now hanging on my walls. If you look closely you can see that some detail has been lost, but you need to get close, preferably with a magnifier to see the loss of detail. At proper viewing distance they're just hunky-dory.
I keep telling the people in the local photo club that it's not what's in your hand that matters; it's what's in your head. I'll stand by that.
