So I'm quite sure we've never had a snowy February 28th. Tomorrow we will be iced in on March 1st for a very late winter. Today the husband, boys and myself went out to the farm for some walking, sledding and outdoors time. I wasn't about to drive so I took my ice road trucker with me. Still cloudy so no stars with a white backdrop of snow yet..
I have this lens which is a wonderful lens, that I don't love like I think I should. The 24-70 is supposed to be the great catch all lens, yet I just don't like it as much as the fixed 50 of the 70/200 or my wide angle.
I was trying to catch the water dripping off.
Jack went with me. We didn't take the other dogs with us today.
Definitely feeling the stress of the weekend; Jack and I went on a walk before meeting up with the boys who were out on the four wheeler.
I don't think there is anything great about the photos I'm posting today.
So I don't have a lot to say about them. I do get amused when I get followed by other photographers on twitter or interact with them on message boards on Facebook and I had one woman tell me she was a "high end" photographer (rolls eyes) and another whose profile went into being an award winning photographer. Okay. I don't need that, I want to learn more about photography but if you know you're good at something why do you need to be validated by other people? I mean it's nice when people want you to do their portraits or hire you but, come on. When you're motivated internally you know when you reach a certain point or standard.
But I still have a lot to learn from other people. I'm not sure if I want to play the game that way. I don't really want to play the raise my prices until I'm a "high end" photographer. I also appreciate the people who send me business, but they don't have to. Clearly, I find time to do what I enjoy.
Although, I hope the sky clears and the snow doesn't melt tomorrow so I can get some starry night photos under the snow. I also wish the roads would be clear instead of sheets of ice so I can go to more interesting places and photograph besides the farm (but that won't happen).
Photography teaches you to appreciate negative spaces.
The sled left without the kid...
I kind of just wanted to be outside but it seemed a shame not to photograph the snow. But yesterday was far better when the snow was falling.
Jack was my solitary companion. Jojo moved to a new home and Pumpkin and Ozzie didn't join us. Jack is much more subdued in the snow.
Look into his soulful eyes. I love Jack the Dog.
One thing I notice about other photographers is the crop. I think the crop is the most important part of the editing process. But it's March now and I've wasted enough time playing around with these photos I took in February. Looks like tomorrow will be the first March in many many years when the ground was covered in snow. So goodnight.
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