Just some neat little oddity I stumbled upon yesterday during a short photowalk around the city.
Of many
I’ve been thinking about a story I read some years ago, Samuel Beckett’s “The Lost Ones”, and now this photo stirs the memory once again. It was a short that I read many years ago after a recommendation from a friend. I think some time later, years later, I “got” the story and it made more sense to me. Maybe it was due to maturity, or just a fuzzy memory, I’m not sure, but now, I have been thinking about trying to track it down again and give it a second look. It also makes me wonder about the person who first recommended the book to me, as I think it held a deeper meaning for them that I just didn’t get at the time. I will likely read the story again soon, but I’m not sure it will have the same impact it has had on my for the past 15 or so years.
I am probably over analyzing this whole thing…but then again…?
Stranger than
I’m making an attempt to shoot photos differently than I usually do in hopes of finding some new ideas. I often find myself shooting the same things in the same way, over and over, and I feel the need to break that cycle. I’m certain to flop on a lot of ideas, but I am prepared for that. At the same time, I also hope to find a few little niches here and there and be able to expand on them. Either way, I think it will be good for me to do, maybe even push me in a different direction, one that I can feel a bit more comfortable in and still keep things fresh.
Reflect Upon
I was caught with the wrong lens in the wrong situation when I went to shoot this day. I had planned on shooting something, somewhere, but hadn’t decided the “where” part until I came to this spot. I only had my 50mm 1.8 available to me, when I probably should have had something in the 20mm range for this situation. It turned out OK, as I was forced to fit within the limits of the 50mm lens, and at that, learn to look a bit better for worthy subjects. I was happy with the results, and will post a few more in the coming days.