I’ve talked off and on on this blog, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr about how I really enjoy photography but seldom take the time anymore to just go out and shoot photos for an afternoon and see what I can come up with. I used to do this a lot and loved it. I enjoy being outside, fighting the mid-day sun, and seeing what me and my camera and produce. I also really enjoy the post-processing aspect of digital photography. In fact, if this whole missionary thing doesn’t work out (joking) I don’t think I would mind a job where I push pixels behind a desk all day producing digital media and art.
Anyways, despite being the Lazy Photographer for quite some time now, I’ve decided to get back on the wagon. If nothing else, I know it is something I will enjoy at the time, even if I don’t feel like that particular day. Recently I’ve had friends give me a hard time about how I should shoot more often.
So, let me introduce to you my new series, Foto Friday. This will be similar to Sara‘s well known weekly food series Tasty Tuesday, only I’ll try to make it a point to get out, shoot photos, and post them up here. Sometimes they will be photos having to do specifically with Thailand and Thai culture while other times they may just be something I happen across or an idea for a photo that I want to produce. Either way, I’ll post it up here. I’d like to commit to doing this every week, but we all know how good I am at making blog commitments and FAILING! So, I’ll start with at least once a month on Friday, and as I remember how the ride the photography horse I’m attempting to climb back onto, hopefully they’ll be more often.
Today I start. I finished up my Thai lessons this morning, grabbed my camera and motorbike, and went in search for something to point and click at. It was nearly noon (which is the WORST time to take photos) and flippin’ hot out. I went to a local Buddhist temple but everyone but me was smart enough to be inside during that part of the day. So, I continued driving until I came to a street corner that had some decent flowering bushes and trees. I spent about 20 minutes fighting the breeze as I rocked my Macro lens, getting sun burnt all the while. I shot probably 60 different photos and in the end only kept about 3 of them.
Yep. Here is today’s first edition of Foto Friday from this Lazy Photographer…
Click the image above to be taken to Flickr to see the other images I uploaded today!
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ooooh. Nice flower pics! Love how you can see the little fuzzies on the leelawadee
Great photo, Brook! Glad you are finding time to get out and do something you enjoy, that is so important!