WHY?

[debbiejo]

I was just wondering, I’m going through quite a tricky patch in life at the moment and I’m not really enjoying myself all that much.

But regardless of all the things that are going wrong in my life I have always found that going out and taking photographs gives me a total break from all of my problems and when I get home, sit down, go through the images, pick out 2 or 3 and work on finishing them I still get a huge feeling of achievement which can keep me going for a while.

Why do so many of us get up at silly times in the morning or climb through overgrown woodland or risk being insulted in a city centre to catch an image that 9 times out of 10 will never be seen, and the 1 time it is seen it is only truly appreciated by your fellow photographers in places like this?

What makes you do it and what do you get from it (it being photography by the way )

Debs

 

[King of Groove]

I find photography helps me to relax and unwind.

Photography can take you to some amazing places. Although I photograph most things my main passion is railway photography.

Hoping to visit the Llangollen Steam Railway in North Wales shortly. It's a heck of a train ride from where I live and will mean an early start. I've not been before but I've heard the scenery and Llangollen town are stunning.

Really look forward to it. I'll come back on having a cracking day out.

Hope things sort themselves out for you.

 

[del69]

Hi debbiejo......life can be tricky sometimes,i know iv been there i was homeless after moving back from Bulgaria to the UK but alls well now and not a great loss really.

For me,well i just love getting out there and walking for miles as well as you getting into the thick of it just for a look and a photo.Showing friends and family what iv seen on my little adventure usally covered in mud or dripping wet trying to capture the perfect storm cloud or lighting bolt with some success.

But them digital files are like little time capsuls stored on my pc each helping me remember the days avents leading up and after the picture was taken,always makes me feel like Hmmmmm i remember now that was good day.

And today im of to watch the troops march across town in there coming home parade with the kids so plenty of picc's.

Del........

 

[Steve Smith]

I find just going out walking for a few hours clears my head. If I have a camera with me then that's an added bonus.

Usually I get to realise that when put into perspective, whatever I was worried about was not really that important anyway.


Steve.