Ready, Set, Click...

2022_CLondon52w2: Your Passion

From the C.London website: "Let’s see what makes you tick. Make a photo that shows what you love - you can be as concrete or abstract with this as you’d like. For example, if you’re a musician, you can take a photo of your instrument (concrete), or maybe a long exposure of someone dancing (abstract). Try and highlight what makes this your passion so that a viewer can interpret your love and respect for whatever it is."

Photography, golf and cycling are my hobbies, the passion for which varies depending on circumstances, physical condition and time of year.  Passion for my grandson remains constant as any time I can spend with him is a treasure.  The ability to engage in a hobby with my grandson is a 1+1=3.

Last week, when he grabbed my expensive GRIIIx and wanted to just push buttons to take pictures, I knew it was time to get him a camera.  I had planned to do so for his 3rd birthday in July but decided to accelerate the purchase and preserve the safety of my gear.  A $30 digital camera off of Amazon was perfect and this week introduced him to it.  115 photos in less than an hour.  He doesn’t quite grasp the concept of holding the camera without fingers on the lens, but he’ll get there.  These first images are precious and priceless and will have a permanent place on my hard drive.

The diptych is of us simultaneously taking a picture of each other.  Ready, set, click…

Sony A7C @ f1.8 1/250 35mm ISO 10000

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 1/11/22

Six Days a Week

C.London52w2 - One Object

From the C. London website: "We’re going to start by recalibrating a bit. So, for this week, I’d like you to choose an every day object - something you see regularly, but maybe don’t put a lot of thought into. Take that object and photograph it in a way which showcases its unseen importance. You can go as far as to stage it entirely, or just take a photo of it in its natural habitat. The main goal here is to look at it with fresh eyes."

The Mailbox.  It holds joy, sorrow, news, packages and junk.  Checking it is automatic; never really thinking about why & how it works.  For as long as I can remember, it's been reliable...until 2020 when the USPS was thrust into political manipulation.  In 2021, normalcy will return.

Sony A6600 @ f8  1/60  24mm (36mm equiv)  ISO2000

Sony E 24mm f1.8 ZA

Photographed 1/9/21