Photo outings to a variety of locations used to be an every week occurrence for me. I was part of an informal but close knit group of like minded photographers who embraced getting out with other to see through our lenses.
As with all things, change happens, people move away, schedules shift, priorities change, pandemics hit, you know the normal sh*t. All of the aforementioned came into play over the last handful (ish) of years and these outings became less frequent and less varied in destination. While still remaining active photographically active, I was missing the diversity that regular outing provided.
Some time ago I began making time for the regular event organized by the club I belong to, their meetings, outings and social gatherings. In addition, I've reconnected with a couple of the former group who are still local and also finding more time to reconnect. We have different approaches and interests with photography, but photography and seeing is common to us all.
Here's a shot from a recent forest snowshoe outing, when we reached the forest edge alongside a farm field, when the sun blazed out from behind heavy winter clouds.
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| ' light on winter field ' |
A couple of outings a month have been added to my calendar with the possibility of more as time goes on and schedules mesh. The conversations picked up as if there had been no gap, easy going, ranging across all subject mater not just photography, but they include much talk about photography and creativity and gear.
Speaking of gear, for this outing and this week's photo, looking to find some inspiration, I simplified my kit using a manual focus Canon FDn 50mm f/1.,2 adapted to an R5 body.
It's good to be enjoying this camaraderie again ..
DJE
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