Photography has been a part of my life for many years and there was a period when my children were growing up that photography was placed on the back burner. Unfortunately this means that I did not make any "serious" portraits or "quality" images of them as they were growing up. Oh there are plenty of snapshots taken by Lynn, myself or others when the boys were young but nothing from me that I would consider a serious attempt to craft well lit and composed images.
Fast forward to the last several years when my passion for photography was rekindled and I dove headfirst into converting from film to the digital process. I began with a point 'n shoot, then acquired an entry level DSLR back in the early 2000's. I first played around with jpegs and then switched to the RAW format that allowed me to work on learning post processing in the digital darkroom (i.e. on the computer). I then tried printing on an entry level home photo printer without satisfaction and as of the last few years I print my own images on a professional quality EPSON printer using high quality, archival, ink-jet and Fine Art papers.
Along the way, I became so focused on photography that I lost touch with something else that had brought much enjoyment over the years. This past weekend, I decided to reconnect with golf and that passion was quickly rekindled. The skills are understanably a bit "rusty" and I will need to work to get back close to where my game was when photography lured me away. It was good to be on the course again.
As you might have guessed, there was no photo outing for me to create new images over the weekend ... so here is one from not long ago.
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| woodland morning |
I'm looking forward to finding the balance between two activities that I enjoy so much.
DJE
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