Do you drive? Do you take photos? Do you drive and take photos?
As stupid as that premise sounds, I did just that a bit today. Mostly I shot while stopped and stationary. I rarely looked thru the viewfinder. I just held up a D300 with Zeiss MF 35mm attached, it was focused at infinity. I had to accept the shutter and aperture I set as this lens has no electronics to allow auto anything for the most part.
As I approached things, common intersections, etc. I recorded in still [no video for my tastes] format a bit of my life today. Where I went, where I stopped, whom and what I passed by. And as I approached my home after my errands, I popped a short series of shots as I slowly entered my domain.
Once I get them post processed, [knowing many will be poorly exposed, poorly cropped, I think I pointed to the sky too much....bad aim, as I am out of practice with no viewfinder shooting, something I did a lot in my youth, great for crowd or parade shooting. It does take practice though.
It was not meant to be works of art as much as a record of what a day in a life of Doug might look like.
So next post should provide you with a brief glimpse of "dgh doing his thang' on a Thursday!"
I used the D300 due to its sturdy nature as opposed to my newer D7000 a light and nimble unit. the D300 is heavier and my shoulder feels the affect now that I am home and eating lunch and typing this entry. In fact I think I need a nap now. Older people do that you know.......
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