Behind My Lens
This is where my Blog is. It is where I muse about life in general and the things that grab my attention. For my Photographic collections just click here
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“Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.”
–William Faulkner“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
–Franz Kafka“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.”
–Albert Camus
New Canon Lens
Today, the date of this post, my new Canon lens arrived. For those of you into photography it is the Canon 24-70mm F2.8 MkII L Series. In Canon circles this is often called one of the Holy Trinity of lenses
Call of the Dog Owner’s
Sitting in the Botanic Park catching the late afternoon sunshine.you would think I was chilling listening to the various calls of the wild or bird song but all I could here were the exasperated and increasing loud calls of the dog owners as they yell and swore and yelled again while their dogs, tongues hanging out the corners of their mouths eyes rolling totally ignored them. It reminded me of Henry Lawson’s timeless short story “The Loaded Dod”
Managing a heavy lens
Finally got the connection plate so I can attach my 600mm lens to my tripod. I use a harness when walking so I needed the plate so I was not having to constantly unscrew things when mounting to my tripod. The harness is made by Cotton Carrier so I also need the plate to come from them. I have used the harness for about two years now and I really like it. Sadly it is not cheap but you want something you can trust when its holding your camera gear. I’m not getting any sponsorship or freebies to promote Cotton Carrier. There are other good harnesses around and if you have a large lens I would certainly recommend getting one. If you need any further information drop me a comment below. I have added some images to show you what I have been writing about.
More Printing!
If you have read my last couple of posts you will be in no doubt that I have become a post card size printing evangelist. Seriously though I am enjoying the process immensely. I am thinking of perhaps selling some prints or print packs of photographs. My thoughts are to donate the proceeds to a charity or support service of some sort. At this stage I am just reflecting on the logistics of doing this. If you have any ideas or thoughts about this please don’t hesitate to drop them in the comments below or use my contact page I look forward to reading your thoughts and suggestions.
Adding Images to your Journal
Over the last couple of weeks I have mentioned printing your photographs. Another reason I have found for printing is if you journal then you can add images to your journal. Sometimes an image can enhance your writing. The little postcard size means they can easily be glued into a small journal. In a way it is like creating a photo essay. Even though nobody else may ever read or look at your journal I think adding images will inspire you to write more and the process of taking, printing and glueing images into your journal will slow down your thoughts allowing you to be more reflective. In the ever increasing speed and slop content on social media I think that’s a good thing. What do you think?