Toby, a real photographic cat, would always be quiet when photographed. It´s the cat´s fault, not yours...Kill the cat ( btw, I love cats..).. :Happy :congrats
Very good question Artur! <br />We all know well that we should give more attention to our family and friends, but the most of the times the hobby comes first, which is wrong for my opinion, but I gues that´s life... ;) <br />I try though, to have my family and my friends in the first level of my interest :Happy
So do I my dear friend Nikos, and now, near the 50´s, photography is in its right place: after the family. I want to cherish my wife, and want to gain time talking with my kids, I always have been a family man but I recognise that sometimes I have placed my priorities upside down. Nobody´s is perfect. :Happy :Happy :Happy
Lost my Canon lens cap in Aruba cuz it fell into some bushes that the natives told me Coral snakes hide in. Wasn´t about to go diggin into what I couldn´t see! That was my only sacrifice for Photography..... But I spent most of my life on a tour bus (Just imagine 1978-88) working with the music biz. Lost two wives and my son to DEDICATION. We can go up or down like a yo-yo dedicating ourselves to our dreams and influences. Sometimes ya stop and look around then===^%$# IT, Ya KEEP ON KEEPIN ON !! 😎
I think we all put ourselves on the line when we upload any type of image--photographic or computer generated. We all want our work to be accepted and liked by others. For some they upload and are supremely confident that it is good, some of us have an anxiety attack because of our own insecurities. I think it depends on whether we as individuals have the courage to be on that line and when we do, wonderous things can happen.
For me GT, I operate under the single rule that I can do what I like as long as it does not harm myself and or others. I spread that philosophy across the entirety of my life as best I can on a daily basis. As I grow older I implement it with much more meaning. Ambition comes from enjoying and savouring the moment and from those moments come my achievements....all is a good thing...no good or bad....it is either a lesson or a teaching. 😎 :congrats ;) (That was pretty deep and meaningful for me...wonder where the hell that came from....more coffee)
Interesting reading here. <br />As both Nikos and yourself have said, "time" seems to be the greatest sacrifice we make for our work/hobby... and it can be difficult to get your loved ones to understand that what seems to be just ´messing around on the computer´ is actually very significant to you. <br /> <br />Admittedly it isn´t easy to justify things like ignoring the fact that there is work to be done in the garden, or that you forgot to keep an eye on the cake that was baking in the oven ( having said you would ) when a whole afternoon on the pc only results in a piece of work that you aren´t yourself happy with 😢 <br /> <br />I once climbed out onto a third story window ledge to get a particular night shot of Weymouth harbour... but I was younger then!
Well, I did not know that this thread could tell us so much about ourselves. For intance, I spent all my day, figuring out why the hell I could not access SB site from my computer but after so much investigation - and all of one day spent looking at all the files I have in my computer - I figured it out why it was. I confess that Teresa went completely mad and that I felt completely bad about it, but was superior to myself: went I decide to figure things out, I just "die" for the rest of the world...unfortunately. <br /> <br />The result? I can now access my favourite site, Teresa is more serene and I am happier. Probably I am selfish, but now I am in the mood - a real one - to dedicate my time to her, to family and friends. Probably I am stupid, but that´s the way I am :( :Happy
GT...the way you are today is the way you are meant to be and today you are the best GT that has ever been.......it is a journey and not a destination.....it is a constant of learning and change. The same can be said for our work. How many times have you tried your hardest to get this effect and that effect ,to go back to it the next day after having done nothing really tangible to work it out ,to sit there and do it first attempt. We are engaged in an unfolding mystery that if we view it the right way is an exciting adventure. We then realise the gift of expression we have all been given. Not everyone can do what we do. We are blessed in many ways and it pays to keep a perspective on that.
GT...the way you are today is the way you are meant to be and today you are the best GT that has ever been.......it is a journey and not a destination.....it is a constant of learning and change. The same can be said for our work. How many times have you tried your hardest to get this effect and that effect ,to go back to it the next day after having done nothing really tangible to work it out ,to sit there and do it first attempt. We are engaged in an unfolding mystery that if we view it the right way is an exciting adventure. We then realise the gift of expression we have all been given. Not everyone can do what we do. We are blessed in many ways and it pays to keep a perspective on that.
Hey MH, I am touched with what I´ve read.Thanks :Happy
GT...the way you are today is the way you are meant to be and today you are the best GT that has ever been.......it is a journey and not a destination.....it is a constant of learning and change. The same can be said for our work. How many times have you tried your hardest to get this effect and that effect ,to go back to it the next day after having done nothing really tangible to work it out ,to sit there and do it first attempt. We are engaged in an unfolding mystery that if we view it the right way is an exciting adventure. We then realise the gift of expression we have all been given. Not everyone can do what we do. We are blessed in many ways and it pays to keep a perspective on that.
The gremlins are at work....I only submitted that statement once.....lol...maybe the powers greater than us are telling us something.....lol! :congrats 😎 ;)
