Despite our best wishes, Winter was off to a slow start this year. Our household loves the winter and routinely we look forward to spending time outside on sleds, skis, snowboards, etc.
By this time each year, we have a solid base of snow...
Despite our best wishes, Winter was off to a slow start this year. Our household loves the winter and routinely we look forward to spending time outside on sleds, skis, snowboards, etc.
By this time each year, we have a solid base of snow...
I love trail races. Always have, always will. The trick for me these days is which I love more: running them or shooting them. I don't know that answer yet. The benefit is that there is no downside, as far as I can tell - so, it is best to just take advantage of them when they occur. In any capacity. Today's race, the 2015 Winter Fest Trail Race, which is hosted on some of my favorite trails within the Upstate NY Region.
Waiting for Winter to arrive is tricky. Most of the time, you hear those around you complaining about the cold, the conditions, etc., but for us, we look forward to it. What is tricky is the phase leading up to Winter, where the weather is cold and dreary, but the snow is nowhere to be found. No one is happy.
Over the years I have tried all kinds of camera gear. My office is filled with bags, straps, filters, cases, lenses, etc. As with any passion I not only enjoy the primary aspect, shooting photos, but also the ancillary benefits such as playing around with new gear...
One year ago I was bored and in seach of a challenge. I felt that I needed to be a bit more purposeful with my photography and hone my skills in a more scientific manner. To my mind, I had the basic concepts of photography down and while I loved it, I felt the rut of a well-worn path developing. In order to break the complacency I decided that I needed a new challenge to keep me growing as a photographer.
I still remember the first day that I went to kindergarten. I didn't like that experience. The sudden, immediate expansion of my world from the safe walled garden that I had been living in was now thrust upon me. I felt unprepared and overwhelmed...
I have been reading several of John Muir's books lately and reflecting on the nature of things in general. I find that his writings help me observe more fully how I exist within the context of the world, as well as how Nature influences me as an inhabitant of this planet. That is all to say...
