Rediscovering Photography

I’ve told myself over and over that if a person wants to take some good photos, you have to go take pictures! I think we all forget this from time to time.

If you have a half hour to spare on a nice day, grab a sandwich and your camera and head to the nearest park. You might be surprised what you might be able to capture.

Even a goofy chipmunk makes a good picture after a few days off from the camera habit.

It was interesting to see what appeared after sitting for just 15 minutes or so.

I put my telephoto lens on and set the shutter speed to 1/1000 of a second. When something moved I shot it <grin>. Nice bright sunny days make this easy.

It was nice sitting out in the sun. And in the Zen spirit, on a nice spring day, it’s good for the soul to spend a little time contemplating nature and letting a little bit of stress go. I did have to walk about ten steps to take the shot of the Mallard. But I managed that feat of exercise without a sweat.

Don’t waste the nice days. A half hour break with your camera in your hand beats an hour of sitting at your desk eating your sandwich and looking at all the emails in your inbox.

So bust loose and do it. The emails will not mind waiting.

It’s going to be a great spring, isn’t it? With the change in daylight saving time, there is an extra hour of daylight left after work. And this is greatest time of year with an abundance of waterfowl and birds in full plumage that will be migrating through the area.

While this photo of some nice mallards will never make the cover of National Geographic, it at least is the start of this year’s spring season for waterfowl shots. And it was fun getting out for a little while. I was happy to be clicking away and I can tell my camera was happy too.