Wandering and Shooting - Again

Trying to jump start my photographic flow again and usually the best starting point is to just pick up the camera and play.  I sat in the house for a few days tinkering with menus on the  camera choices before finally heading out the door.  Fog provided the mental motivation.  I was responsible for getting my body in motion.

This group of trees at the Pennsylvania Military Museum has provided endless visual fascination.  After dozens of attempts at capturing the energy I feel I've yet to succeed. So I find myself standing among the trees over and over again.

I've realized I don't need to go far to make a photograph.  This one of Junior and Kim in her studio required little more than a camera and a faint measure of energy to raise the camera and press the shutter button.

Lily and her protector Junior.  I realized some time ago that he looks out for her.  She on the other hand, just pesters Junior to play.  An odd relationship.

Experimenting with the high ISO (25600) during a 3am walk through the neighborhood with Kim.  Not sure which is stranger -- experimenting with such an odd setting on the camera or going for a walk at 3am.

The challenge from here; keep picking up the camera.  Whatever my mind tells me, especially related to photography, is likely a lie...

Keep Shooting, Keep Working

Another day in the world with the camera.  No plans.  No direction.  Just bringing the camera along to record what I see.  Working with no expectations other than to depress the shutter button on the camera a few times. 

State College, Pennsylvania is cold and gloomy.  The older I get, the more dramatic the effect of little sunlight and cold temperatures plays on body and mind.

Everything appears dingy to me.  At least when I look at the photographs.  In my mind that's not the case. I imagine things a bit brighter.  Hope springs eternal.

Uncertain the reasons, but alley ways hold a special attraction.  Perhaps because I'm more likely to find the unvarnished effects of human activity there.  Secrets and bad behavior.

The sun is setting farther south on the horizon.  That, along with the ever lengthening days, has begun to lessen the adverse effects of winter.  The camera helps identify those changes.  I would not have noticed the change in position of the sun.

Abigail at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.  I've photographed this tank dozens of times.  Each visit it feels a little different.

I'll keep working.  Not try.  I will pick up the camera and make exposures.  Time to wake up.