Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> That is excellent advice, B.D. I try to follow that--always carry a > camera, even if I am just driving to the supermarket to buy milk, but > not force myself into "photograpy mode". Many times I go out and come > back with not a single frame exposed, but I know that if I do go out > without the camera, Murphy's Law will strike and I will come upon a > scene which would have made a photo worthy of HCB. > > Nathan Good point Nathan. I estimate about 80% of my photography is unplanned and because I always have a small M kit with me I am amazed at the good pictures I have taken just because I happened to be somewhere and saw an interesting photo. Also, this is where the Leica M excels over just about everything else. But i would add that just having a camera with you is not enough, you have to be in a photo-state-of-mind almost 100% of the time. Always seeing. Regards, sl > > B. D. Colen wrote: >> >> For whatever it's worth, try letting go of the idea that 'now I am going to >> go take pictures,' and simply carry a camera everywhere. When you see >> something that grabs you by the gut, shoot it. Otherwise, save your film. My >> guess is that you will be allot happier with the smaller number of images >> you get that way that you will with those you're getting now - which, if the >> truth be known, are probably a good deal better than you think they are. ;-) >> >> Good luck! >> >> B. D. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Henry Ting >> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 11:30 AM >> To: Leica-users >> Subject: [Leica] Mid-life crisis ??? >> >> >> >> They say photography has less to do with technique >> (which can be mastered by anyone if the desire is >> there) but more to do with form and the ability to see >> the world around us. >> >> Well I remembered when I first took an interest in >> photography in my teens, I was able to see all the >> possibilities and quite frankly IMHO I was able to be >> creative in "sight and form". At the time I lacked the >> technique, but my mentors always comment on the >> originality and creativity of my pictures. >> >> Now 40 years later, since I retired recently, I went >> back to my old love in photography. Now I have the >> time of the world, travelling in different parts of >> the world, I found the zest and the creativity of my >> pictures are gone. All my pictures lack the snap and >> form that I thought I used to have. While the >> technical side of my pictures are good, but the form >> and the image have nothing behind it. I was delighted >> right after retirement when I first thought I could >> pursue my love in photography is turning out to be a >> disappointment -- to a point that after months and >> hundreds of rolls of film, no picture possess the >> image that I feel proud enough to even post on the >> forum for any feedbacks. I'm indeed a little perplexed >> and depressed. It almost seems like a similar feeling >> of one reflecting what one could do both in physical >> ability as well as perception in life during one's >> youth, is now gone as one reaches mid-life. Could it >> all be a case of too much of anything being >> detrimental and I'm indeed going through a cycle of >> photography overload ? >> >> Any old-timers here ever gone through a similar >> situation ? >> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html