Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Playing Around with Fantasy


If I had to pick a single hobby that brings me joy beyond compare... one where I can completely lose myself in the moment, it would be photography. I usually take my camera everywhere, even on my daily walk around the block. I have missed a lot of great opportunities by not being prepared. You would think I would want to learn everything there is about the camera I have, but I am impatient and dyslexic and can never get past page 6 of the manual. It doesn't matter that I don't know what an f-stop is or what aperture means... I have more fun just playing with the fancy dials and leaning from mistakes. You would think the picture icons would make photography idiot proof... but the picture icons don't tell the whole story. When I see something that is photo worthy it really excites me and sometimes when I see something without my camera in tow, it will haunt me and I will come back to the scene and start snapping away. Then it's a race home to upload and review. Some photos are good enough not to be altered... but mostly I love playing with software and re-coloring or distorting what I snapped to put it in line with what I "saw." I have an active imagination and I can play with my photos for hours on end until they tell the story of some faraway place that I can mostly recognize in my dreams.

4 comments:

  1. Good morning Wendilea! Thank you for the lovely comment and I am enjoying the time and journey (despite the occasional frustrations about the things I still cannot do). I really enjoyed the story about the gazing ball in your yard and I hope you are having good luck with your home - you may have even sold it by now. :) I love this blog especially as I am an experimental photographer as well. I do not have a really fancy expensive camera - yet - but I get along quite well with my Fujifilm finepix at the moment. Nice to read you. :) Have a lovely day.

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  2. Thank you Dragonsongbird... I will be reading your progress and rooting for you. I have been seriously injured in my life where everyday was a struggle but there were also many opportunities for growth. I have learned to live more in the moment and now that I have shed that coat known as career, I'm learning to appreciate the little pleasures that come along... a warm breeze, a successful photo, the smile of a stranger. It is nice to read you as well. Brightest blessings!

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  3. It's amazing what you can do with a relatively simple camera, isn't it. I enjoy your pictures.
    Blessings, Star

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  4. Thank you Star! Digital cameras are so forgiving... if I thought about all the deletes that would have been wasted film and processing... I'm very thankful for the technology!

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