Late March I went on a holiday with my partner to Airlie Beach. We cruised the coast, relaxed by the poolside and snorkelled The Great Barrier Reef. Here are some of our photos mostly taken with the iPhone.
This morning I left the house with the Canon 24-70/2.8 aka The Brick. It deserves its name and today I was reminded why. I walked around for a bit over an hour and I was sick of lifting the camera up to eye level by the end. I was really pining for the Olympus OM-D. It can’t come soon enough. A FF DSLR with a brick on the end of it is not a street camera… mind you, I did intend to shoot some architecture and ended up doing mostly street.
Recently I was posting something on a photo sharing website and I tried to explain why I like to shoot street. I summed it up in one neat paragraph.
I enjoy my photography and in particular my street photography. I get to walk around with open eyes and a casual stride which is a luxury to me. I get exercise, time to think and reflect, time to listen to my podcasts, and there’s a nice little rush when I click the shutter and I just know I snagged something interesting. All in all, these reasons are more than enough for me and the showing of my photos is secondary. That’s not to say though that it’s not important. Like most people, I crave a certain level of peer acceptance because I see it as an important part of growing and learning within my photography.
I really wasn’t in the mood to shoot yesterday. I had my camera with me so I went for a short walk and just didn’t feel creative or enthusiastic. At least the train ride home was an interesting one with a few more sleepers for the bag.
I was on fire from the moment I turned on my camera and didn’t stop for 2 hours. Feels great to be out shooting and having fun!
