So, sorry for the long delay. No really. I meant to get back to this sooner, but as we all know, life happens.
Let's get on with it.
Let's get on with it.
My lovely lady and I travelled southward to visit with friends and attend the local Renaissance festival , we also decided that a trip to the ocean side would be a lot of fun and heavy with photo ops.
To preface, I've spent my fair share of time around Renaissance festivals, and I enjoy the atmosphere and the people. In my travels I've come across some incredibly skilled professionals in regards to photography, people who show up to capture the magic via their lens. I'm not one of those people... My first try at it was met with frustration at the sea of humanity between myself and my photographic target, it also doesn't help that my 70-300 is a manual focus either. I'd see a shot and before I could get things lined up and in focus it was gone or someone had stepped into my field of focus. I think I took about 75-100 shots and maybe have 4 or 5 that I actually like. I feel that's an incredible amount for my first time and hopefully next time I can up that number.
To preface, I've spent my fair share of time around Renaissance festivals, and I enjoy the atmosphere and the people. In my travels I've come across some incredibly skilled professionals in regards to photography, people who show up to capture the magic via their lens. I'm not one of those people... My first try at it was met with frustration at the sea of humanity between myself and my photographic target, it also doesn't help that my 70-300 is a manual focus either. I'd see a shot and before I could get things lined up and in focus it was gone or someone had stepped into my field of focus. I think I took about 75-100 shots and maybe have 4 or 5 that I actually like. I feel that's an incredible amount for my first time and hopefully next time I can up that number.
On to the beach and the ocean.
This is another branch of photography that is pretty foreign to me. Lots of light and movement and my eye kept getting pulled everywhere, It was like mainlining a case of energy drinks for my brain. It's hard to paint a picture for you in words so let's let the photos do the work.