(Asylum) Steve,

Adina and DSL already covered pretty much what I was going to say. Ever since "journalistic" wedding shots became popular, a shooter can easily put away 500-1000 shots, and that's on FILM. Digital can easily tripple that. DSL also makes good point about covering your ass and trying to get a broad range of everything that's going on.

The most important part of your question though, is whether or not the amount I shoot has anything to do with experiencing burnout. I don't think there is a correlation. Every time I've gone through that it was for many other reasons. The last time, for example, it was the stress and expense associated with switching equipment. Like I mentioned before, I had to sell and buy and learn in a matter of a weekend. And frankly, I was so comfortable and familiar with my Nikon setup, that I had no desire to mess with the Canon stuff unless I had to. And that, with the other factors, brought me down. If I shoot a lot, it means I was enjoying it, and seeing something. I shoot a lot because I try to get a certain moment, and then I recompose and shoot, rinse, alther, repeat, until the moment is gone. That assures me that I'll get a sharp shot, and it lets me pick from several different ways its framed. The differences are minor, but sometimes it's the difference between having distracting elements and having a clear shot.