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Challenge yourself. We all have areas in our life which could improve by shaking things up a little. Maybe it's just taking baby steps to overcome something that is holding you back. You don't know what you are capable of unless you go outside of your comfort zone. I challenge you to pick one thing today that you want to change or improve and get started. You don't need to wait for a special day, choose to start right now. This message is for me but I am sure others could also need a push too.
One of my photographs used in a poster to promote a season of Digital Photography events at the local public library (Jubilee Library in Brighton, East Sussex).
One of my photographs used in a poster to promote a season of Digital Photography events at the local public library (Jubilee Library in Brighton, East Sussex).
I love everything about this photo of Stripe (my name for this one) from using the Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX II 11-16 mm f2.8 lens on my Canon 7D aperture priority at f2.8 just sitting on the deck using my remote shutter. The bokeh that is produced when shooting wide open to the size of the peanut compared to this little fella just make me smile.
I have heard that to switch it up, you should try to shoot with just one lens for a bit to see what you can capture if you are in a rut. These past few months (since March) living in a global pandemic may have cause many to loose sight of their creative thought when it comes to taking a photograph and I know that I for one was there at first. The idea of not being able to see my kids or grandkids, the idea that because I work in a military medical clinic and I could pass something onto family or friends has weighed heavily upon me. We should not be afraid to ask for help, to speak to someone about our anxieties especially in these unprecedented times we are living through throughout the world.
Please keep staying safe. Social distance, wear a face covering to protect others from you as you may be asymptomatic and wash those paws for at least 30 seconds with soap and water. Pick up your camera, challenge yourself to shoot with one lens only for a week that perhaps you might not normally use - if you have just a kit lens then shoot at only one focal length. See what you come up with to help Create Memories to share by taking photographs!
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Seeing Glen Hansard in concert took effort on my part. I've never liked going to places solo, but sometimes you just gotta push yourself that much harder in life if you want to reach those dreams! Bonus, I got to meet him after the concert! My heart is full!
"We waste too much time too much time resisting the world" :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSGKgyF0_zw&list=FL3ssPCgrcg5...
This week's Me Again Monday theme was to challenge yourself to do something you've never done before in a self portrait. I have wanted to do a shot in an abandoned building for some time now, but have never had the opportunity. I'm pretty bold and don't get scared too easily, but I am cautious. And I think it's a smart thing to do to have someone with me going into an abandoned building.
It just so happened that a photographer I know posted some shots after going to an abandoned church last weekend. I asked John about it and he was great enough to organize another meet-up there this weekend after I mentioned it.
When we arrived, we found out that a film crew had rented the place out for filming. After some sweet talking, they let us shoot for a while until they were ready to get started (they were waiting for their truck to arrive). We tried covering as much ground as we could, with the four of us sticking together.
I'm not really particularly creative at posing and putting myself into scenes and I was struggling with each area we were shooting at. I knew that I wanted to take a selfie there, but I was feeling the pressure of the possibility of being asked to leave any minute. Time wasn't a luxury we had that day. Also, because of time constraints, we all had left our lighting gear in the cars so I was limited in some areas due to lack of light.
When we came upon this hallway, with the light coming in, I knew this was it and I had to put myself in the frame here. In the end, I preferred the color version, but I included a different pose and crop in black and white in the comments.
The other challenge for me this day was having to get up early to go. I had worked the night before and had gotten home late and needed to get up really early in order to get ready and meet everyone. So I met this challenge by reaching out to someone to shoot somewhere I wanted to shoot as well as pushing myself to get up early when I really wanted to sleep in on a Saturday.
I posted one other shot so far from that day, you can view it here. The weekend has been really busy with not so much time for processing or Flickring.
For Me Again Monday Theme for Monday August 22th - challenge yourself
Trees - Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweet earth's flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
~This is a tree I pass by three of four times in a week. It's actually quite small. I love its shape. I would love it if nothing were behind it but now that I've taken the shots, I don't mind the background much. Rather adds to the overall look.
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