Glad your surgery is over and now no more hematoma! That really was a huge one -- wow! Looks as though they've got you on a Wound Vac now.....that definitely will expedite healing. Take it easy, let your wife pamper you!
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Photo of the Day - November 2021
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Well, everything comes to an end.
The past 34 (ish) years I've been shooting analog, developed, digital point and shoot (my first Digital camera was some sort of Kodak if I remember correctly, with a stunning 0,3 MP resolution with a floppy disc or some other storage solution, don't really remember).
I got the Canon 300D and then climbed upwards from there, but now I'm finally done with DSLRs and mirrorless systems, well, heck, probably cameras overall. Going to sell everything.
I've been thinking about this the last year from time to time and even if it's fun, creative and inspiring and all my heart isn't with me in shooting anymore. Not even remotely.
I m i g h t return to photography as a hobby sometime in the future but going to sell my equipment off, starting tomorrow. What a relief. I prolly going to upload a shot or two here every now and then but in the future it'll probably be shot with my iPhone. It has been a lot of fun thou.
The past 34 (ish) years I've been shooting analog, developed, digital point and shoot (my first Digital camera was some sort of Kodak if I remember correctly, with a stunning 0,3 MP resolution with a floppy disc or some other storage solution, don't really remember).
I got the Canon 300D and then climbed upwards from there, but now I'm finally done with DSLRs and mirrorless systems, well, heck, probably cameras overall. Going to sell everything.
I've been thinking about this the last year from time to time and even if it's fun, creative and inspiring and all my heart isn't with me in shooting anymore. Not even remotely.
I m i g h t return to photography as a hobby sometime in the future but going to sell my equipment off, starting tomorrow. What a relief. I prolly going to upload a shot or two here every now and then but in the future it'll probably be shot with my iPhone. It has been a lot of fun thou.
Sometimes we need to take a hiatus from photography -- I know I've done that in the past, and then when I was ready, gradually began getting back into it. The thing is, yes, it really needs to be fun, challenging and rewarding and when the pleasure and excitement seems to be dissipating, that signals a time for a break. Good luck to you!
Don't worry; it was only a momentary lapse
Apart from the focal range my RX100 m6 does far more.
Cheers
Hugh
Maybe a sad moment for the rest of us as I've enjoyed your photos immensely.
However with your obvious skill I'm sure you'll do well with an iPhone, so I look forward to seeing more.
Cheers
Hugh
So true, I've been taking pauses from time to time, but always felt the "urge" to start shooting again. That urge/feeling is simply (almost) gone. I have to have some sort of passion for it at least, but it have mostly faded away.
I feel I can do some really fun and some personal development with the ~35/40 grand I'll get for everything. Travel around some more, spend more time with my beloved ones, go hiking, work a little less and likewise.
I'm going to start of with a weeks silent retreat with my fiancee in March. 🧘♂️🧘♀️
Most everyone had left for, I assume, warmer climes. The unicorn floaty got a lot of use, but just from grown women. Don't know why.
Oh, @Dockland! I wish you well on your turn of events. I have loved all the images you've shared with the big gear, and look forward to seeing what you do with your phone on your travels. ?
I’m not shooting much right now but mostly as I don’t have the time. Hope you find your love for this great hobby of ours again after a short break.
Yes, that is an ironing board
'eats and beats' at the much lamented Piebury Corner in Holloway Road, London N7(November 2017, iPhone6, a tiny bit of post-processing; rock steady playing on the turntable)
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Yesterday we had rainbows display, at one point there were two full ones and the snow geese flying across.
I've never seen rainbow with such vivid colors. The geese were going back and forth. I don't know if the sun storm was disturbing their flight or making the rainbow colors more vivid. We had northern lights too - missed it-
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I will miss your contributions as well. The thing I love most about this site is viewing others posts and yours are usually top shelf.
I'll certainly miss your contributions as well. Good luck to you!
You could always try running with something more compact and affordable to scratch that occasional itch. I often waffle between the balance of nice sharp lenses and gripped bodies versus the compact stuff and tiny primes. I've hoofed it at the zoo with the G9+PL100-400, which pushes 4lbs, and I've been there with an EM5iii and 75-300ii which I don't think even tips 2lbs. One is sharper, the other is just way easier to carry. I think these camera companies stay afloat on people like me who can't make up their minds!
It was in the Australian section at the zoo. I didn’t read the sign!
Based on the Aussie and perhaps NZ association it may be a straw necked ibis. Use this as a reference point.
KGB
The last of the plumeria for the season.
From my garden.
I agree, taking pauses can be beneficial…but also opportunity to explore and experiment as you do new things. Of course, to use the old line - the phone camera is always with you - but it is not the same as a “real camera”. Usually I don’t even think of the camera phone, even when taking video and a still opportunity comes along. over the past couple of days I did post my most recent phone photos- selfies documenting pre and post surgery (none during as I don’t even remember being wheeled to the OR and full length incision of lest thigh). Currently no weight bearing on left leg for two weeks…but I will find something to do with processing 2 video hikes high on the agenda.I'll certainly miss your contributions as well. Good luck to you!
You could always try running with something more compact and affordable to scratch that occasional itch. I often waffle between the balance of nice sharp lenses and gripped bodies versus the compact stuff and tiny primes. I've hoofed it at the zoo with the G9+PL100-400, which pushes 4lbs, and I've been there with an EM5iii and 75-300ii which I don't think even tips 2lbs. One is sharper, the other is just way easier to carry. I think these camera companies stay afloat on people like me who can't make up their minds!
That leads to the middle ground…a smaller camera rig to carry around. Even though my Sony a7rlll is relatively light among full frame cameras, there is no escaping the lens physics - weight and size of full frame lens and the resulting bulk of the combo. For my last outing before surgery, and other times when want to go light, was to Bok Tower, a place I have been to many times before. I walked around with her A6000 and 55-200 kit lens. Last few photos posted here, including the ‘feathers’ contest entry of the heron in a contorted position searching for prey, besides being a photo op I have never seen before, was taken with that camera.
Will probably be going much smaller if video adventure matures. Let’s just say a Sony a7rlll in a Ronin stabilizer rig wasn’t too much fun on a 2.5 mile hike…but it did impress some hikers I passed. Now debating between a smaller Sony with 1” sensor and internal stabilization that also takes good stills, or a GoPro 9/10, lousy stills but adds underwater With the natural springs around here opening up snorkeling.