Man... was that my Mojo leaving the building???

robs (e2 Member)

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8 Apr 2012 - 11:46 PM

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It's been a long while since I was really around ePZ. So much has happened over the last few years it is ridiculous.

Worryingly one of those things that seems to have departed is my Mojo. I was looking through some photographs today and it hit me... I haven't taken a single decent landscape since my son was born 11 months ago. This started to make me question my pre-order for the D800e for a while, then I pushed that thought to the back of my mind in the hope that perhaps... just perhaps... the new camera will reignite said Mojo.

Is it common to go through such a prolonged dry spell? Don't get me wrong, I have taken some really quite nice portrait shots in the intervening months. But landscape has always been my passion!

robs (e2 Member)

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8 Apr 2012 - 11:56 PM

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Thing is - I am out there a lot, camera bag is almost always in the car with me and I live and work in the Lake District.

But yes, it should come back soon!

I hope!

janeez (e2 Member)

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9 Apr 2012 - 12:22 AM

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I think it's easy to get so used to the place you live it is difficult to see things differently. Maybe a change of scenery might help. With the onset of spring a trip out with the family to somewhere new might be all the inspiration you need.

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9 Apr 2012 - 10:09 AM

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Quote: I struggle with landscape too - drove through Airedale, malham, gordale, the tarn, over to Halton Gill and wharfdale last sunday and just didn't really get that feeling that I wanted to stop...

I find that can be a huge part of the problem - driving.

But as soon as I park the car and start walking, then all sorts of photo opportunities hit me. And, having swapped the D3s for a D800, the lighter weight and lesser bulk makes walking a more attractive proposition.

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9 Apr 2012 - 7:06 PM

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Yes, we all go through dry spells and landscape photography is one of those subjects where you need new locations and different types of scenery to keep the creative juices flowing. I live in East Anglia and get very tired of seeing the same piers and windmills which are the staple diet of local landscape photographers. I love the Lake District and it is always a place that I see lots of different images from what I can expect at home but I can understand that if you live there its appeal can eventually diminish. Andy