Having A Camera With You

X-T1, 18-55mm lens @ 40.7mm; 1/400th sec. @ f/9; ISO 200; from JPEG  (click to enlarge)

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I first seriously picked up a camera in the spring of 1970.  I have had one by my side almost every day since.  Because of almost always having a camera nearby, I've been able to make photographs of interesting subjects that otherwise would have just been distant memories.

Just the other day, I was wandering through the countryside and passed an early summer cornfield with an old abandoned tobacco barn out in the middle of it.  As I passed, it caught my eye, which is usually a signal that there is something pleasing about what I had seen.  It is at this point that how you think and how serious you are about your photography makes a difference in what actions you next take.

In the past, I would often times note the scene and think to myself that I'll stop on the way back.  Of course, it is never the same when returning later.  Something will have changed about it, at least the light.  After realizing that if I didn't stop right then, I would miss the scene, I now always stop when something catches my eye.  Lessons learned. In this case, I stopped, turned around, went back and made some images.

The image above is no great image.  But, to me, there is just something serene and pleasant about it. This is certainly a "So What" image as it won't make any difference to anyone. It won't change the world nor even be remarkable.  It will be a visual reminder of that feeling of seeing it on that one particular day, however.  At the same time, making the image keeps me in the habit of stopping and photographing when I should and not procrastinating and driving by.


Thanks for looking.  Enjoy!

Dennis Mook

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