Photo Outing: May 3, 2011

Finally had a day to go snap some photos. I brought along 5 different cameras. I wanted to test drive a new camera and I wanted to shoot some film, snap some mountain streams, do a little infrared, and play with Lomography. I mainly wanted to use the Lo-Tech equipment. The only reason I brought my 'mega bucks' setup was for the mountain streams.

The Spring runoff from the Mountains is really late this year so I was disappointed when I went to a few of my favorite places only to find the water moving at a slow trickle. Still, I took about a dozen snaps. I'm hoping that by mid-June things will be at a full roar with the mountain streams so I can get some better images.

I was pretty pleased with the new camera I test drove. The first photo in this post was taken with the new camera and the black & white effect is 100% in camera. I enjoy developing and processing but it is nice to be able to take a picture and not have to do anything with it. I'll include a more detailed review of this camera at a later date.
It'll be a couple of weeks before I get around to getting the film developed. I usually wait until I get about 10 rolls snapped before I will do that. Still have about 3 rolls to go.

All in all, it was a pretty nice day. The clouds would come and go frequently and the wind would do the same so I had to keep changing things up but I got what I wanted. Also did some abstract snaps which I want to do more often in the coming months.

It felt good. I was happy.

Sprung is Springing

This is one season when change is most dramatic. I'm going to miss that 'special light' that only Winter can provide and I'm going to miss walking trails that are exposed now but will soon be overgrown and hidden.

Spring is the time when life emerges from the dormant. It is a time when color infuses our planet in a beautiful spectrum. It is also, for me, a time to continue my journey into photography with a new and positive attitude.

I have spend the last few months acquiring new cameras and lenses. I've sought out unique and challenging photography equipment. Like the image in this post which was taken with a new camera I am still learning to use. Much of what I have obtained will force me to look at the world differently and capture images that are far outside the 'box' that my conventional DSLR equipment keeps me in.

Sprung has springed and I'm looking forward to it.