a photographic re-birth (if you will)

For too long I was a serious landscape photographer.

I would agonise over locations, light, composition, filters, exposure…everything.  I took it seriously and after a while I realised that I wasn't enjoying it as much as I used to.

So, what did I do?

Easy.  I bought a new camera and lenses.  But nothing expensive.  A 10-year-old tiny Fujifilm rangefinder style camera and a couple of cheap, all manual, Chinese lenses.  I wanted something I could carry with me all the time; kind of like a smartphone but with much, much better image quality.

And it worked.

I took my little kit wherever I went and snapped away.  Most of my shots were taken during my nature strolls with Dexter and they re-ignited my interest in macro photography.

I've dabbled with this in the past and I'm not very good at it.  Now while this meant that in the past I gave up easily, my new-found photographic freedom has meant that I care less about getting something technically perfect and more about the simple aesthetic.

Here are some of the images I've shot recently.  No technical details as none are needed!

You can see these, and other images just by viewing this week's video.  Link below: