A lot changes in a year.
The past 12 months have been crazy busy for me.
Busy’s good. Busy means money, busy means mortgage payments. Adult, grown up stuff, tick. ✔️
Photography for fun?
Photography for the love of the hobby?
That’s a fail. ✖️
No street photography, no urbex.
But all that changed a couple of weeks ago when I had a free Friday. Laura and Charlie were on a play date at Farmer Freds in Heacham. So I had a walk round Sunny Hunny on the hunt for some street photography action.
Recently at the Photography Show, I purchased the Sigma 35mm Art lens. A buy I’ve been considering for a while now, so the credit card took a beating.
Sigma lenses come with that nagging feeling of slightly off focus. So I wanted to get some real world usage in before I make any adjustments.
So far I think it’s spot on, though perhaps infinity could do with a little fine tuning, I need to get in the habit of photographing far away things but where’s the fun in that?
It’s all about getting in close for that killer shot.
Being very rusty at the art of street photography and carrying around a big full frame DSLR with abig lens on the front of it, instead of a smaller Fujifilm model that’s just not so in your face, it was was quite the exercise getting close.
People were definitely aware of the big camera.
That’s not a bad thing, I really focused on capturing that moment when they spotted me.
I sat perched on a step for at least a minute with the camera glued to my face just waiting for him to look at me but alas he didn’t.
Maybe I need a bigger camera so I’m even more obvious!?
If there’s ever the possibility of getting a bin shot then I’m always game.
Now I waited for ages for him to look my way but it never happened, I’m sure he clocked me in the corner of his eye and just plain refused to have a look.
Walking along the promenade with the mind to wrap up and go home, someone shouted to me “you can take a picture of me if you like”.
Walking along the promenade with the mind to wrap up and go home, someone shouted to me “you can take a picture of me if you like”.
Frank, I’m sure it was Frank, forgive me Frank if it isn’t Frank, loves taking photos himself and loves to watch the world go by.
This couple of hours spent just walking around and enjoying my favourite hobby was fantastic.
This couple of hours spent just walking around and enjoying my favourite hobby was fantastic.
I really need to do it again.
I just don’t know when.
And here’s a photo of Laura to finish with.
I don’t think she wanted to drive!
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