My hobbies currently would be things then like downhill mountain biking, foreign travel, motorcycles, shooting sports and photography. Of all of these photography is the one I have spent the least amount of money and time pursuing. I would like a new camera body and lenses, like a Nikon D7000. I'd like a legit copy of Photoshop. I'd like a quality waterproof point and shoot. I'd like to take another class about photography. I'd like to enter pictures into the fair and contests.
But the act of taking pictures is a pretty solitary pursuit. And I think that is what slows me down in just really taking off with it. I do think about it and work at it. I do try to improve the photos I take but I just don't know much about it or do it that often as an activity in and of itself.
You look at my other hobbies and they get a significant portion of my life in comparison to photography. Photography, and by extension videography appear to be just an adjunct. Because I am doing "something" I want it captured. I can see it takes talent and skill and appreciate it when I see it done right. And as I hate doing something mediocre if I like it, I wanna step up my photography game.
Knowing it would be windy yesterday I went to the beach to take pictures of a local kite boarder I know. All with the intent of just practicing what I could with my camera and a moving subject in poor light. I have the very most basic, entry level of DSLR's and lenses. D3100 and the two kit lenses, like I said. I've read one book on composition and taken one 8 hour class, "Introduction to Digital Photography" and that's it.
Of the 410 pictures I took yesterday, here are the best of the lot. The show is only 9 minutes, so you're not wasting too much time if you are browsing this at work. Guess I need a photo buddy......
Dave's Windy Day at Dog Beach from rowdy matt on Vimeo.
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