Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The blahs hit everyone no matter who they are, or think they are. Most of us have a normal daily routine of getting up, a coffee, computer screen, shower, breakfast and that's extremely close to every morning same time same place! Then going out the door about the same time every day but Sunday. So quite often we see the same things day after day at approximately the same time, same light, therefore we never see anything in our surroundings new. The Blahs become our condition and worsen to the point where we become emotionally blind! So we need something economical to get us over this mental blindness. Instead of getting up at exactly the same time..... change it by an hour or two earlier, yeah I can hear the griping already.;-) ... but it's free. Get up grab the clothes and camera out the door, Pre-dawn. Then you're out there as the new light of day begins and trust me it's a beautiful heart warming visual light! Guess what? You'll find a whole new world of photo opportunities and it hasn't cost you a penny! Even if you do a walk about in your neighbourhood it will be brand new due to the dawn light motivating you because you've never seen it at that time of day before. I've done this routine any number of times on paid shoots in strange cities and hometown locations, it shows you an unseen view of your world with the "Dawns' early light!" ;-) And if you're lucky and there's a slight drizzle some mornings that's a bonus because the shiny streets make use of the light twice due to reflections. Another bonus? It's free! :-) So alright already, stop the whining blah stuff and get out there tomorrow morning at 6 a.m, what are waiting for? ;-) ted tedgrantphoto.com Ted Grant Photography Limited 1817 Feltham Road Victoria BC V8N 2A4 250-477-2156