Thanks, Paul. That, too, of course. I’m just upgrading photography’s priority in my life. It’s not displacing eating, sleep, or my lovely girlfriend.
> On Jan 11, 2015, at 3:19 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > Photography is fun, but she's a mistress who offers little in return for > one's affection. Enjoy her delights but get on with your life. > > Paul via phone > >> On Jan 11, 2015, at 2:50 PM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Another message I intended to send back in late December. Again,still true. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> I do it with some trepidation, but if it’s going to be more than empty words >> this is the place to start: In the coming year photography will be a highest >> priority in my life, up there with eating and sleeping and being nice to my >> lovely girl friend. >> >> I’ve done a fair bit of photography this year, more than any year ever. It’s >> been fairly diverse—photo documentation of a youth development program, >> first attempts at portraiture, fair bits of nature and sports photography. I >> carry my camera with me all the time, but there are long gaps with no >> shooting at all. And there are a couple types of photography that call out >> to me—landscape and wildlife—that I have yet to seriously attempt. I have >> ideas for a couple projects that would combine photography and writing. >> >> But there will have to be more than words. I will have to plan to go out of >> my way—my usual way—and follow through on the plans. Having spoken here it’s >> more likely that I will. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Eric Weir >> Decatur, GA USA >> [email protected] >> >> "You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon >> you learn something no one has learned before." >> >> - Richard Feynman >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Eric Weir >> Decatur, GA USA >> [email protected] >> >> "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." >> >> - Amos Oz >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] "The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." - Tao Te Ching 67 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
