10/01/25

Hello hello! Hope you’re entering 2025 ok? I felt a bit low towards the end of last week, so I made sure that I headed into town to look at some art. It was the perfect reset, just like I knew it would be. I’ve also got a new camera which I took with me, and I really enjoyed trying it out. I usually shoot with a wider angled lens, so the 50mm one that I used on Friday is literally like looking at the world with new eyes. I’m not sure it’s right for me, but we’ll see. It’s funny how much the blog format dictates whether I shoot landscape or portrait, and I was a bit miffed that I kept going for landscape again, when I’d managed to wean myself off it in the past six months. I never crop pictures afterwards, but when I took the last picture - landscape - I immediately realised that I’d made a mistake. The guy moved before I could re-take it, and I felt Saul Leiter on my shoulder, shaking his head with a sigh. Well, I’m cropping it here Saul - especially for you. And I reckon the picture with the water being swept (NOT cropped) was a little high five between the two of us.

Sitting out on the bench

The sun has been out for a few days, and I knew that it wouldn’t last, so I took my camera out for a walk in town on Monday. I walked streets I’ve never been on before, and ended up in St James’ Park, where I sat down on a bench, soaking up the rays and resting my legs. After a while I started taking pictures of people walking past, trying to catch them at the moment they blocked the sun - ‘cause you know how I loves me some silhouettes. Hopefully it’ll be sunny again soon, as it would be fun to collect some more of these.