got my mojo working, innit
I spent a week over New Year with
my lovely sister in Kent. I always enjoy
spending time with her and this time was no different. And in fact, I can thank her for
re-invigorating my somewhat waning enthusiasm for photography.
How did she do that you may ask?
Did she drag me out at the crack
of dawn for a sunrise? Force me to take
portraits of her cat? Keep me away from my bed at dusk?
No. We spent a lovely evening going through all her photographic gear – cameras, lenses,
filters, bags – reorganising and cleaning things and charging batteries.
And then we went out to take
pictures.
I realised how much I’d missed
going out on a proper landscape photo shoot.
Planning everything from the location to the angle and position of sunset
or sunrise for the perfect light, getting all the gear ready, setting
everything up and then waiting for that crucial moment when the light and
composition is just right to press the shutter release. And then there’s the getting home, uploading
the images to the computer and processing them to get the desired results.
It was then that I decided to
commit to posting a photo a week on here.
Although I’ve never stopped
taking pictures, my health and lack of mobility has meant that these have been
limited to my garden or just quick snaps whilst out and about. That's not enough for me. You see, I’m quite a boring man really (no, really!!), and I actually enjoy waiting around for ages to get the right image. It doesn’t bother me. What else would I be doing anyway?
I’ve already got myself out to the coast for
one expedition last weekend (see my previous post), and now I can’t wait to
plan and execute the next one.
Best I pop into the camera shop…..
nice hat |
You beat me to it.... NICE HAT!!! lol ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd let it be known that THAT picture was taken by said sister - ie. me - with her iphone!! It IS a very nice hat.
ReplyDeleteLOL, your iPhone....she says holding back a snicker....... ;)
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