Years ago, I went looking for a hobby. A guy I knew had a Nikon camera that he was not using. It was kind of just sitting on a shelf. He gave me the camera, showed me how to use it and told me to go take pictures. I did. I like taking pictures and I loved the camera. This was years ago, before digital cameras. At the time, I just enjoyed it. Photographed family, trees, flowers, that kind of stuff. Later on, my camera was stolen. How is not important.
Years later, my daughter’s father had an old camera also. He is a great “flea market” shopper and has a wonderful eye for collectibles. He knew I liked taking photographs and no longer had a camera. So, he gave me a camera. This time a Pentax DSLR. Although both cameras were old models, I cherished them. If I had to buy the Nikon or the Pentax, I would not have been able to afford it. I was a single mom.
This time, I just enjoyed the process. When I owned a film camera, the cost of having the film developed was difficult to afford. The digital camera meant just point and click to my heart’s content.
So, I decided to take photographs of things I liked looking at as I walked through the city. These are things I just found interesting. I sit on benches and relax when I am out on a beautiful day. So, I started taking photographs of benches. I like looking at the statues in the city, so I started photographing that. Then I decided to photograph buildings. Not necessarily the fabulous ones, but the buildings I noticed as I walked around the city.
Then Covid-19 happened. Then the “lock-down” happened so that the world could slow the pandemic. That did not happen. Viruses do not care. Anyway, as we enter this third year of Covid, I am tired of waiting for Omicron (and his viral cousins) to done with us. Life must go on.
I am looking forward to Spring 2022 and taking photographs. I am an amateur. I have no interest in professional photography. I enjoy looking at wonderful photographs like everyone else. My intention is just to notice what I enjoy and take a picture to remind myself. That means flowers, benches, statues, and other things that make being outdoors wonderful, especially in the spring, summer, and fall. I am not a winter person, so I am inside when it is cold. Come on spring weather!