cows are dumb
I went out aiming to shoot birds and bugs today. What I neglected to remember was that neither are really out yet. I did find some places I want to shoot wider than what I was carrying, so I suppose in the end it was a net plus. I also realized that my cheapo zoom lens is probably not going to get me what I want, but I'm not really sitting on the cash to pick up a macro lens (next purchase though) or a better zoom. Photography, you are a cruel mistress.
I spent a good two hours reading photo blogs to cheer me up after these petty realizations. The nice thing about the internet is that you get to learn from people whose day-to-day knowledge previously would have only been available to a select few. You probably know Joe McNally from his book The Moment It Clicks and his new book The Hot Shoe Diaries, but you aren't going to get the same throwaway stuff that you get on the blog. The same goes for Moose Peterson whose papers you could read but it's not quite the same as listening to him update you on gear and seeing his daily shots that might not make it in to a book or magazine. It's awesome stuff.
I Hate Myself and Want to Die - Nirvana
The Wondersmith and His Sons - Astronautalis
Chapter Four - Avenged Sevenfold
The Last Polka - Ben Folds Five
Scared Are You? - Better Than Ezra
Army of Me - Bjork
Final Home (Vocal Version) - DJ Krush with Esthero
Angel - Blue October
Atashi Was Koko Yo - Chara
S.O.F.T. - Elastica
Distant Dreamer - Duffy
No order or energy really, just a Sunday playlist. Some anger, a little bit of a funk and in the end a wish for better days. I really, really, really fucking hate Sunday. When it's not football season I like to work Sunday, because then the overwhelming gloom is eclipsed by being exhausted.
I spent a good two hours reading photo blogs to cheer me up after these petty realizations. The nice thing about the internet is that you get to learn from people whose day-to-day knowledge previously would have only been available to a select few. You probably know Joe McNally from his book The Moment It Clicks and his new book The Hot Shoe Diaries, but you aren't going to get the same throwaway stuff that you get on the blog. The same goes for Moose Peterson whose papers you could read but it's not quite the same as listening to him update you on gear and seeing his daily shots that might not make it in to a book or magazine. It's awesome stuff.
I Hate Myself and Want to Die - Nirvana
The Wondersmith and His Sons - Astronautalis
Chapter Four - Avenged Sevenfold
The Last Polka - Ben Folds Five
Scared Are You? - Better Than Ezra
Army of Me - Bjork
Final Home (Vocal Version) - DJ Krush with Esthero
Angel - Blue October
Atashi Was Koko Yo - Chara
S.O.F.T. - Elastica
Distant Dreamer - Duffy
No order or energy really, just a Sunday playlist. Some anger, a little bit of a funk and in the end a wish for better days. I really, really, really fucking hate Sunday. When it's not football season I like to work Sunday, because then the overwhelming gloom is eclipsed by being exhausted.