The title sounds something like a bad golfing joke but seemingly I’ve been flying with WordPress for 13 years, as of today. Beginning with stopping smoking and taking myself and camera out into the great outdoors – fresh air and a fresh start.
And the garden and nature were indeed many of my early subjects – I still can’t resist them.
London streets of course were another since I was living there and being central was able to walk and see and do so much. After a while I even took a liking to modern architecture – it was the angles, the geometry of them that appealed then and still does
And London is not so much paved with gold as glass frontages which is irresistible for those both sides of the happening shots (which I nearly got right here but was in too much of a hurry with a train to catch )
and whether outside or behind glass, the human theatre is always there to see for free
“Art resides even in the things with no artistic intention” Hiroshi Sugimoto
– and what a portal for the camera Sugimoto’s quote opens up when the subject matter feels like it is thin on the ground. It reminds me that the camera is not just there to replicate some sort of envisioned reality but is a toy for playing with angles, abstracts blur, ICM etc.
Now AI is opening up so many possibilities, I wonder if the camera will become surplus to requirement. My washing machine just slaves over the laundry but it has a somewhat sinister look about it, as if keeping me in its sights.
The future is a blank slate and whether for poetry or photography, I’m planning to keep on with this blog for the foreseeable time ahead.
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Happy anniversary!🥳
❤ Melissa
That’s a bit of serendipity. Some (good) magic! Congrats.
I don’t think AI is going to ever be better than the human touch. (K)
yes its fun when number align – I too think AI cannot replace the human touch but it won’t be for the want of trying
Kipling comes to mind, something like Created “by knaves to make a trap for fools”
I like that quote. Much of the world seems to be that way.
Congrats on 13 years!
thank you Sandy – its been a long haul but am disappointed that my photography is not better than it is after this amount of time but then perhaps I’m too lazy to be anything other than a happy snapper
I can identify. I always think I should work harder to improve my images, but never seem to get around to it!
13 is a big deal. Wow. Congratulations. 🎉
many thanks Selma – x
I think my blogging started properly in 2013 so I have a way to go yet. I love your black and white photos and the angles and playing around stuff. The countryside can be a bit boring, but maybe I need to start looking at things differently. Congrats on the 13th!
thank you Jude -what I’ve learned over this 13 years re my own predilections is that without the fun play with camera angles etc, I lose interest