Infinite Possibilities …

September 25, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

There are two basic choices in photography, where to stand and when to trip the shutter, or so related David Hurn in “On Being a Photographer.” From just two choices, an infinite number of possibilities are created.

Unfortunately I was struggling with both this morning. I ended up back at the cafe with the regulars for coffee and the special watching spirited games of backgammon … they were welcoming but I was uptight, feeling out of sorts, nothing working, floundering in a sea of infinite possibilities. I was working hard but not working hard, as David Alan Harvey (www.davidalanharvey.com) likes to say, trying to stay loose (an issue at times) and controlled at the same time but just not finding the balance. If the difference between a good photograph and a great photograph is measured in millimeters, I couldn’t even find the meters this morning. I even converted these pics to black and white to try to convince myself they are better than they are.

So I put away my camera, ate, drank, hung out, said yassus to my friends and headed back to my room with roundabout uhill climb and a quick stop at the cemetery. Good day to do laundry, read and sleep. I slept the entire afternoon rising in time for the color of peace.

But first, this morning …

I mean, I think I was even trying to smile, look like crap … not happy with way the morning was going. Why do I torture myself ;-) I have no choice, I must make pictures.

Like I said, a good day for laundry. Good travel tip … shower with your clothes, courtesy of David Alan Harvey. It works :))

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