cool, thanks. 

I always liked

Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop by ansel adams

cool, thanks. 

I always liked

Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop by ansel adams

Three or four in a lifetime would be my way of looking at it!

cool, thanks. 
I always liked
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop by ansel adams

Yes, I remember that from my very first fledgeling days of learning Ansel's Zone VI technique.
Literally worshipped everything the man said , and did. 

I also remember Henri Cartier Bresson, the father of "decisive moment".

And speaking of the first thousand images are your worst, and 12 significant images per month, ...
 it astounds me whenever someone tells me they could produce 1000 acceptable images in a month.

Oh well, there is Monsieur Cartier-Bresson  and Mr. Adams, and there is "the men with their incredible shooting machine" 
2 different schools -
one from the MacDonald's we serve millions per day ... 

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Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop by ansel adams

needless to say, those 12 significant photos per annum from Ansel Adams would be like my 12 significant photos in my whole lifetime.

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And speaking of the first thousand images are your worst, and 12 significant images per month, ...
 it astounds me whenever someone tells me they could produce 1000 acceptable images in a month.

let's just say some ppl edit their work more critically than others. much like jazz or classical musicians vs "musicians" with beat boxes and guitars "tuned from the factory".

Great quote Perseus.

Best,
Jonathan

Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst

That's true...