Hi photo lovers.
It’s been a while. I have begun venturing out a bit more when I can socially distance. Usually I like to go to the urban trails along the riverfront in my city for power walks. Fortunately the weather is much more inviting now. Some days I really don’t slow down for photos. Some days I do. Peak foliage is a bit tricky any more. I used to be able to predict it here. It’s either a week later than a decade ago, or not at all. The photo I selected is one that suggests we might have more color in store this upcoming weekend or next week. Hard to say. With a cool breeze most days, I can take a brisk walk and enjoy the scenery.
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.
A bit of trivia. The day I took that photo (among others) it almost hit 90 degrees here. I regretted committing to a power walk, but went through with it anyway. I went on another walk a couple days later with a daughter (she ran – something I don’t quite have in me these days). Thankfully we’d cooled down a bit. It rained most of this week. There was one day where there was a break long enough for me to get out and walk. Didn’t get much in the way of photographs, but got plenty of steps in. Something to be said for a good brisk walk with temps around 10 degrees celsius or a little less. Somehow, I still manage to break a sweat, but that’s okay. Right around the spring equinox, when I got a chance to visit Vienna, I got around primarily by walking and using the wonderful train system they have. Ten degree celsius was as good as it got. I remember locals apologizing for the weather once they realized I was a tourist (well actually travelling on business). I’d tell them that it was practically tropical where I lived and I was grateful for something a bit more temperate. There are moments when I really miss the Midwest, where I spent a few years of my life, as well as the Northwest, where I also spent some time. The cold really doesn’t bother me. Even the brisk weather of an early spring or late fall is refreshing. Just me, perhaps.
Well, this seems appropriate–my neighbor’s Halloween decoration. This is the most extreme processing I’ve ever done–the look just ‘worked’
That turned out nicely. Thanks for sharing.
Been able to get quite a batch of fall color over the last week or so. Hoping to have a new edition of the foto flog soon. Got a lot to do first.