Life is hard ... Yup.
It took all I had to drag myself in this morning after a 3-day weekend of nature and fun. This weekend served as a temporary diversion, albeit a worthy one ... and now, I’m back to reality. It’s times like this I like to seek refuge in the realm of dreams. Not only did I have to face the work waiting for me on my desk, but I was told a good friend was fired. I stood in shock, at her desk for a spell. I remember how it was once filled with her essence, and now it’s cold and empty. I’m sick and tired of voids. I am.
I miss being a kid, where no one questioned spontaneity or playing pretend. I miss the days where I would become a princess just by dressing as one.
I want to go back to seeing everything from a child’s perspective. To believe the best in people .... to see everyday as an opportunity for creativity and play.
While in traffic this AM, I pulled out my photography manual, and it made me smile. I realize there is so much room for learning and growth ... much to look forward to. Many of the newbies this weekend, including myself, kept our settings mostly on automatic. We experimented with manual and aperture settings, but when we didn’t want to miss out on a potentially good shot, we’d flip back to automatic. I want to reach a point where I know my camera like the back of my hand -- to where when I see certain light and movement conditions, I’ll know my camera’s optimum option for that scene, instead of fumbling around in panic as my subject flies off.
Our host has taken amazing wildlife shots, but the only ones that seem to sell are the ones that he turned "artsy" via Photoshop. His rationale is that most people have digital cameras now, so they find no reason to pay for something they feel they themselves could do. I saw some of the pictures he sold that were edited with Photoshop, and they were impressive.
The girl with the D300 shared that her photography teacher advised her to stop taking pictures of just a bird, or just a flower. I asked her to clarify because if birds and flowers turned her on, why would he try to sway her to subjects that didn’t speak to her. She clarified by giving examples and it stuck with me. An example was instead of taking a picture of just a flower, to take a picture of a flower with a bee on it. Instead of taking a picture of just an animal, take a picture of its eye.
Also of note was that the seasoned photographers kept advising me to take action shots of wildlife and not to be attached to static posing-like pictures. There’s a story this way – it gives it life. Now that I see what they mean, I agree.
Our host advised that the best way to go in the way of tripods is to get one in 3 parts: legs, a platform that attaches to the camera, and a ball bearing head that connects the two. The ball bearing head offers maximum movement, and allows for quick and easy detachment by a switch of a lever. He said the significance of having an easy detachment would be for those times sudden and spontaneous action occurs behind you that you may want to capture shots of. This runs from $200 on up, depending on the weight of the camera and any attachments.
People were going on and on about accessories such as the various lenses and filters. They were commenting on the sums of money required for this passion and many said they had some luck with E-bay, but to make sure the prospective vendor has at least 100 hits and stellar testimonials. I’m thinking in terms of abundance ... I attract abundance to me.
I will consider this my writing for the day ... I’ve already deviated from raw food by eating 2 chocolate covered cookies (for comfort) ... I plan to exercise tonight.
I feel heavy ... I will work now and focus on the positives.
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