I spent some time going through my vacation pictures the other day. It is amazing how many pictures one can take within just a few years. Here are some of them. I did not care much about photography until digital cameras became small and powerful enough to offer really decent picture quality at a fair price. I thought it was great that you can fit a camera anywhere in your luggage - but I have to admit that as my expectations on picture quality grew, so did the size of my equipment. When I go on a photo shooting trip these days, the amount of gear must make people think I am going to climb Everest…