An adventurer, a seeker and a see-er, watches and listens.
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Sunday, November 19, 2023, 9:02:40 AM- | ||
My injection went well, last Monday, you can feel the pressure , but that is all, apart from seeing bubbles at first. the whole process took about 10 minutes when I got taken through, the prep and sitting waiting about 40 mins, so 50 minutes all in, which flew in. Best thing is, my vision is so much better, I honestly never thought it would happen as quick, I did think, it might take a couple of injections, but the difference is truly amazing, the people who come up with these treatments are amazing people and as many slag of our NHS, never have I and never will I. So for the next 3 days, off work, back on Thursday for one day and the weekend. My loud moth cousin came out with one of her words of wisdom about me, been hearing these for 50yrs now, she does it to see, if I will react, but I never do.. her latest was along the lines, off you are single as you have nothing to offer any woman, that was a new one, my normal reaction given, I just smiles, now she will not talk to me for months lol. I probably use my shyness as a guard. sometimes, we connect with people, but most of the time, we don't. Julie use to say, I was a contradiction, but Julie said so many things. As I have got older, I do see, what she meant. I am taking the whole Christmas break, I did think about working in between, but will put my holiday sheet in tomorrow. In the New Year, I really start the quest to be a National Champion once again, a totally new thing to try this time, but I always need something to occupy my time , with added bonus of some really nice pictures. I looked down the slope towards the river and there was just this little pocket of golden colours hiding there, it was raining and I sat for a few moments, just smiling. The Stranglers were in my head,, the song Golden Brown, was I singing , well you would have had to have been there, to find out.. | ||
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Sunday, November 12, 2023, 9:01:45 AM- | ||||||
I Was the closest yet to getting a dog the other day, she was a really beautiful merle collie, melted my heart straight away, but she was the one the breeder was keeping for themselves, now how serious was I , well I offered them more than double what they were selling the pups for to start with and then went a little bit more. Truly the one that got away. Still gutted now, as I write this. 3 mornings of frost and I have walked in two of them, missed the fog Friday morning, as I had to be in town. But I am really not sure, if I will ever see such colour again in my lifetime, even this morning, as I walked through the woods in the dawning light, I had the phone out and snapping away.. Tomorrow, I get my first injection. I started a new adventure last Sunday, back to school . Learned a bit, but so much more to learn, added bonus of giving me some beautiful things to take pictures of,, will also get to make videos for my little Youtube channel, which is more of a record for myself. I only wish that I had someone, to share this journey with me, but you can't have everything in life. Keep trying with this one, but still just not, what I have in my head, this was shot when it was still pretty dark, but the idea looked better than the result. Yesterday, just as I was walking home, side light shing on my Road, where, it all began and one day, where it will all end, decided today, as I was walking home again, if I ever get , a picture with it covered in snow at first light, that will be me done with here. Will be a simple blog, I even wrote it in my head. | ||||||
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Sunday, November 5, 2023, 9:18:08 AM- | ||||||
I sat last night, looking out the window, people were letting off, some fireworks and it was a nice little display, like every year, since i have taken pictures, I say the same thing, need to get some pictures. But it is probably one of those things, I will never do. I never walk far this morning, the light was flat, but I bumped into someone once again, all different times and in different spots, we exchange a hello, I clapped her dog and we walked off different ways. She carries a camera, with her sometimes, maybe I will ask, what she takes pictures of sometimes and she does have a nice smile. I might have said it before, but my god the colours of Autumn this year are so fantastic, not sure, I have ever seen them in such a way in my lifetime around here or is it, I have just not noticed. I have only used the phone, but it has worked well for me, enjoying learning just how it works and its limitations. as well. I am impressed, that is for sure. I shoot it in raw, then put them on a SSD and then import onto the computer, so I can have a look at them in Lightroom, from there if I like any I edit them, some do look better on the small phone screen and when on my large monitor , just not what I am looking for. One thing that I have noticed is, the lack of noise in the shadows, its, where it usually really shows, it is all very interesting. One I took the other day, a scene, I have looked at before, but the light was just so nice, never easy shooting into the sun, but the pieces all just fit. Now a very similar picture I took, got selected as one of the best pictures posted in Flickr, now if you had ever asked me, If a picture I had taken on a phone, could manage that for me, I would have just laughed. | ||||||
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Sunday, October 29, 2023, 8:43:04 AM- | ||||||
Not my normal cup of tea, as i write this one, but a Lemsip instead. What is it all about, wonder about that sometimes. Challenges constantly get thrown at me, with the way my eyes are, so many things, I can not be bothered with, one is just sitting reading for a while, my concentration is just not there, sadly even worse, it is the same with the camera, I like chasing the small things, but I can not focus enough to find them, it has been frustrating , in the end, I have put my macro gear all away. Landscape wise it has been not much better, when I manually focus, I am just missing that bit of sharpness, might just have to shoot larger things for now. I have never bought the newest model of a top end phone, , usually I am a year or two behind, but after having my last one for over 5 years and I think it was a year old tech before that, I bought a new model of the Iphone, 15 Pro and well, tech has sure jumped forward in those 6 years, It is crazy what these phones can do, any phone is just like any camera, you use what you like. For now, I am sure, I will take more pictures with the phone, than I did before and not even tried the video yet, for when I make my Youtube videos. It will never replace my DSLR cameras, but you know what, taking a picture is more important to me, than what I am using to take it with. I only got that recently, when having a bad day and seeing something, only having the phone and I had that same feeling, that I get when using the DSLR, that smile on my face, that happy moment. So now, I can take that raw file into Lightroom and edit it on the larger screen, today, as it is wet and I might not get out, that might be my project. But for now, will post this one, not the best, but for now, It gave me the smile,that is what matters. | ||||||
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Sunday, October 22, 2023, 5:54:05 PM- | ||||||
I got word for my visit to the eye clinic, looks as if, I might have to have a day or two off from work each time, I go, if it is on a Monday, migt see, if I can get a day later in the week. I never work weekends, they try to get me, but this week, they asked what it would take, I said an extra £4 an hour on my basic rate and when they said we can negotiate, I jumped it too £4.50 an hour, guess, I will not be working weekends lol. I have had a fantastic weekend to be honest, I got to the coast on Friday, wind was off shore, so no big wave action, but I did manage to get a couple, I am happy with, but sitting looking out to the sea, memories always come flooding back, as much as the woods have shaped my life, the coast has, as well. Truth be told, it is my favourite place, any bit of coast, it has that attraction, because my visits, are few and far between, I enjoy it all the more. Once that might have been me, like I said memories, in my younger days, I fished here so many times. now there is not a lot to catch, but still people try, I am not able to cast a rod now, but I have my thoughts. | ||||||
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Sunday, October 15, 2023, 6:23:13 PM- | ||||||
The changing of the season's once again, we had a bit of cooler weather last week, kind of sad time, time to get the bedding plants up, lift my lovely begonias, that have gave so much, but time to get them dormant and then it will start all again. I took pictures yesterday, first time in 5 weeks. Was checking out some new angles, which yesterday morning would have worked with the nice sunrise, that was not forecast, forecast was supposed to be good this morning, but it was cloudy, you get mornings, like that. I sold a picture, it happens every now and again, but I have given more away, I have a simple rule, if someone is going to use it commercially, I ask for a payment, that seems fair to me. Not much else is really happening, which is good in so many ways Was 32 years ago, that Julie came into my life, she once said, She would always be in my thoughts, even though she died so long ago now, she was right, not a week goes by where at some point, she is there. this week it was a song that triggered it, now as I write this once again she is there singing away to it, me well got it on Youtube and yes singing along by yon bonny banks , by yon bonny braes. For someone, who shoots , so much in colour. more and more I leanr about me, I just love black and white pictures,, now this one, as i was taking it, I knew it was going to end up as a black and white. | ||||||
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Sunday, October 8, 2023, 8:35:11 AM- | ||||||
Looking after an elderly Mum is not easy but very much glad, that I can. So now, all I am waiting for, is word on when my injections start, hopefully it will be soon, all the worry is gone, not worried about what they have to do, getting rid of the blurry left eye will hopefully be the end result. My work is always got some drama going on, so many unhappy people , the place does not help them, being a normal worker is probably the best way in there, anything above that from chargehand upwards, you could not pay me enough to do any of there jobs and yes, I have been asked more than once, to take a step up or even 3 steps to being a manager. Could I do it yes, but they let themselves get treated like shit and well, I could never just stand back and take it, not my way. I have had to step in a few times, a few times to many, to be honest and probably will again, even though, I say I am not going to ever again. I have my own way of dealing with having a bad day, first step is, I am not paid to take my work home, step two is, try and get it sorted by the time, you clock out, step 3, by the time I cycle home, it is forgotten about. I see a lot of different bits of metal in a day, just another bit of metal sometimes, they are a 1 off sometimes, there can be in there thousands, having a the ability to just turn of from the bad jobs, is skill I have, I can concentrate on what I have before me, but be in another place, once I use to write my blog in my head, as I stood there, anything to just pass the time. Took this start of the year, the start of a project, bit like myself, a work in progresss. | ||||||
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 8:13:52 PM- | ||||||
Went to the hospital and I have problems with my left eye, I am now waiting to get 5 injections in this over 5 months, all done by injecting into the white part of my eyeball, but if it helps. That is all that matters to me. I have tomorrow off, I really might try and head to the coast, supposed to be a bit windy, might be just what I need. I know by all the picture editing, that I am getting called there, company would be really nice, but will be me , myself and I. Yes stuck in the past again, but these places, tell my story, each picture is a memory and what is the memory of this visit, well a spaniel stole my cheese and jam sandwich, not the first time, \I have lost food to a dog, once to a seagull, probably will happen again. | ||||||
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Sunday, October 1, 2023, 7:25:56 AM- | ||||||
I no longer have my Friday night Scrabble games, been a number of weeks now, I was just getting used once again, one overheard conversation, when in the local shop and when she saw me, I just smiled. No words exchanged, no drama. When I was walking that day, I done my usual, take the time of a walk, to process it, but it never even took half of my walk to do so, this time, funny even as I write this all those weeks later, all I can think is, glad I never had anything sexual with her, crazy but true. So Friday nights are back to being picture editing night, go through all the old pictures and re process them, look at some and think,, you really did not have a clue, then, but now, with a few things learned, I like the changes I make, most have been coastal images, for the last month or so, turned a few into black and white. I had took some pictures of me, it was more to play about with the editing, all black and white, but once I was done deleted them all, say all was only 5, bicep shots, shot of my hand and my calves, all against a black cloth, but once, I buy a new flash, might try some more. I have the hospital on Tuesday, see the eye doctor and yes, I am scared. I find a picture like this so calming, the storm in the sea , has the opposite effect on me. I hope to be able to just sit and watch a few over the winter, but if not, well, I might have one or two in the back catalogues .. Have a great week everyone. | ||||||
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Friday, September 22, 2023, 8:15:40 AM- | ||||||
Last night was one, off those night's where sleep was not really found, my mind was just too active, so many questions, seem to be coming up and memories too, for once, I never just went a walk, made a cup of tea and fired up the desktop, edited a picture or two and then from one picture, I seen how many different ones, I could make from it, I really enjoyed that, My village war memorial is something, that I have taken pictures off, but always been unhappy with them, Had nice skies and the like, but the problem is, that there are 3 road signs at it, but this morning, took it into Photoshop, used the new AI software and poof, they were gone, now I zoomed in and it really is magic, what it done, no traces at all , perfect blend, now, I am going to do a project, chasing a picture, that might never happen, but back to chasing the impossible again maybe .. Now what to do, for the rest of the day, maybe a little retail therapy is called for, I need a new winter jacket, that will fit me, I need to order some dahlias, for next year, I will fit in a walk, if the rain goes off, i live the best of lives. I love this place, it gave me love, those benches to the side of the old castle are magical, to just sit upon them, seems to take the pressure of the world away, next week, m arse will be parked on them, will be the first time in 6 years, but my old friend will welcome me, like no other place and I will enjoy the pleasure of staring out too sea. | ||||||
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