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Since I bought my 7D I have taken ~38,000 photos (shutter clicks). After I edited out the poorly composed, near duplicates and ones I didn't like I was left with 23,000 photos. This means I keep 60% of the photos I shoot. This batch was then whittled down to what I edited in Photoshop and posted my Flickr account, roughly 4,500 or 12% of my shots. I think the 4,500 can be filtered to the 500 that really stand out, only 1.6% of the original 38,000. Of the 500 I think I have 50-100 that I would feel comfortable hanging on my wall, roughly 0.2% of the original 38,000.

I've noticed my ratios have changed as I've become a better photographer. I think I take fewer throw-away shots and feel like I am editing more of the shots I've kept. It would be interesting to chart the data over time to see if my hunches are correct. They say your first 10,000 photos are your worst. I agree wholeheartedly.