Hi photo lovers.
It’s that time again. I really haven’t been out the way I normally would be, so fresh images are a bit harder to come by. A while back, before everything got too tropical, I made some efforts to get outside. Never quite enough. I am hoping we really are hitting fall weather. Until then, here is a shot I took of some railroad tracks near the riverfront where I live.
I am still using my same equipment, and am no professional. If you are an avid photographer, regardless of your skills and professional experience, you are in good company here. Booman Tribune was blessed with very talented photographers in the past. At Progress Pond, we seem to have a few talented photographers now, a few of whom seem to be lurking I suppose.
I have been using an LG v40 ThinQ for almost two years. It seems to serve me well, for now, but I know that the lives of these devices are limited. Most of my family seems to be gravitating toward iPhones, so I suspect I may eventually have to succumb and go to the Dark Side of The Force. In a recessionary environment, my default is to avoid major purchases for as long as possible. So, unless something really goes wrong with my current phone, I’ll stick to the status quo for as long as possible. Keep in mind that my last Samsung kept going for over four years (the last year was a bit touch and go). Once I do have to make a new smart phone purchase, the camera feature is the one I consider most important. So any advice on such matters is always appreciated. Occasionally I get to use my old 35 mm, but one of my daughters seems to have commandeered it. So it goes.
This series of posts is in honor of a number of our ancestors. At one point, there were some seriously great photographers who graced Booman Tribune with their work. They are all now long gone. I am the one who carries the torch. I keep this going because I know that one day I too will be gone, and I really want the work that was started long ago to continue, rather than fade away with me. If I see that I am able to incite a few others to fill posts like these with photos, then I will be truly grateful. In the meantime, enjoy the photos, and I am sure between Booman and myself we can pass along quite a bit of knowledge about the photo flog series from its inception back during the Booman Tribune days.
Since this post usually runs only a day, I will likely keep it up for a while. Please share your work. I am convinced that us amateurs are extremely talented. You will get nothing but love and support here. I mean that. Also, when I say that you don’t have to be a photography pro, I mean that as well. I am an amateur. This is my hobby. This is my passion. I keep these posts going only because they are a passion. If they were not, I would have given up a long time ago. My preference is to never give up.
Peace.
Not sure if we’re still having technical difficulties posting photos in comments. If so, just holler.
Feel free to try to post photos. I’ll keep this one up for a bit.
I’ll keep this one up another week. I think the technical difficulties are fixed at this point. Would love to see some fellow shutterbugs make sure they can post their photos in the comments. In the meantime, I was out Thursday afternoon along one of my city’s urban trails along the river, getting a vigorous walk and taking photos along the way. First time I’d been out there since maybe late May or early June. Still just a bit away from peak fall foliage. Probably will have to wait til closer to the end of the month for that. If these were more normal times, I’d head towards parts of rural eastern Oklahoma that tend to be pretty scenic as well. These are regrettably not ordinary times. Not sure I’ll get much of a chance to do any fall landscape photography out that way. If I do, it will be something else.
I am in the process of sorting through photos I’ve taken over the past week. Some I’ve taken during a break from power walking (starting that up again, especially with the temperatures getting to a more sane level). Some I’ve been a bit more deliberate in my search for some truly fall-like scenery. We had an odd late September and early October. Nearly broke a record high on Thursday. Very little rain either. Get that right combo of cool weather and a bit of precip and we start to get some vivid colors. Used to be early to mid October a decade ago when we’d start seeing some fall foliage. Now it seems have been pushed back at least a week.
Looks like none of the therapeutics for COVID-19 are effective.
That’s not good. Also, that’s not too surprising. Developing a therapeutic takes a great deal of time. If nothing else, we know that whatever Trump is touting is not worth the bother.