Challenging Creativity

There can be no other word but CHALLENGE for a project like this.  The last time I felt as challenged was when I stopped smoking; day 3 almost had me lighting up again.

What this weekend has taught me is that packing for every eventuality helps you feel prepared and confident, reminding us of all to be ready for whatever catches the eye on a given day. 

Years ago, we had an infamous photographer working for the local newspaper who, time and again, arrived for a shoot without a film in his camera.  He was a disaster, and everyone panicked when they saw his old jalopy on the horizon because chances were slim that he’d be 100% prepared.   Thank goodness nothing serious happens in Sleepy Hollow; if it did, we wouldn't have had it on record.

So, a check must be done before going out with a camera:

Planning a photography trip means ensuring your gear is ready, like having a charged battery for that perfect shot of the whale. Battery failure is common, so always carry spare batteries to avoid missing those once-in-a-lifetime moments.

Sunsets on the Saltpan always promise something exciting.   Last night, the Flamingos gliding silently just before the last rays disappeared made me appreciate nature's grace and serenity, inspiring me to notice these quiet moments too. 

“All photographs are memento mori.  To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s (or thing’s) mortality, vulnerability, mutability.   Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt. Susan Sontag

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