Live today seems all about instant gratification.
While it’s good to have a quick hit, satisfactions only really comes from the thrill of the chase, the hard work put in to achieve the result.
Be focused, be determined, think of the long term rewards.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I’m well overdue for another photographic wandering, so it’s time for another “9 in 45” shoot. I tied this in with a Boxing Day walk, dodging showers and working off some of those festive calories!
The idea of the project is to set out on a walk with a phone/stopwatch and your camera. Set your stopwatch for five minutes and start walking. When the five minutes is up, stop walking. You have a minute to compose and take a photograph. Set your stopwatch for another five minutes and start walking. When the time is up, stop and, within a minute take and compose your second photo. Keep going until you have walked for 45 minutes and have nine photos.
So, the nine photos…
I freely admit that these photographs are not my finest work. I put it down to my general excitement of actually being out of the house!
Spring seems to be coming early this season – particularly given that we are only just past the Winter Solstice… Someone has forgotten to tell the daffodils, crocuses (or croci) and this forsythia…
The worst photo of the bunch by far… This was a definite hit-and-run shot, and that shows in its blurriness. There were people walking towards me, and I didn’t want to offend the person whose front door this was!
Ahem… Moving on, then…
I couldn’t take photos during the festive season without a nativity scene of some sort… I am not sure exactly what sort of nativity scene this is, though… Angel Gabriel looks a little misshapen…
A bit further down the road, and the crest above the door to another of the churches in Glastonbury. The insignia is that of Richard Bere, a 16th century abbot from the nearby Abbey.
It has been a particularly damp winter so far, with clear days interspersed with others of consistent rain or torrential downpours. Water, therefore, had to feature!
Picture six, and something a bit more abstract. Walking along, my eye was initially caught by the lettering, but the discarded bottle top added a nice additional dimension to the shot.
Glastonbury is not a large town, and the countryside is never too far away.
Walking along the main road, houses lie to one side, while Wearyall Hill is on the other. (Usually with a lot more sheep on it…)
It was a drab Boxing Day, as I have alluded to, and, on a day when the light didn’t exactly help the photographer, a brown-leafed hedge seemed to sum up the possibilities available..
Last of the nine photos, then, and another expanse of countryside. I am extremely lucky to live where I do, where are amenities are readily to hand, while nature and countryside are just a hop, skip and a jump away…
Click on the links below to see my previous 9-in-45 walks:
My inspiration comes from the amazing Postcard Cafe. Check out his awesome “Take Nine Photos In Forty Five Minutes” collection by clicking the link.
Things may seem at their harshest, but they will not stay that way.
You will persevere and you will succeed.
There is always triumph to be had in the face of adversity.
Do something that scares you.
Push the boundaries of your comfort zone and see what you can achieve.
You might surprise yourself!
Revel in the freedom of being without technology.
Put your phone aside and unplug your laptop.
Connect with the world through your senses, rather than a screen.
Take a breather. You have earned it.
Sometimes a plan can only come together when others help you out.
Collusion is not an admittance of failure.
It shows strength in your ability to gain the expertise of others, to help make your plans work.
We are all nourished by different things.
You can feed your body from wherever you wish, but be sure to nurture your mind and soul as well.
If you don’t sustain your mind and soul, your body is but a hush, no matter what you feed it.
Relish in the fruits of your labour.
You have earned this reward, so sit back, relax, and take pleasure in what has been achieved.
You deserve this.
Things sometimes seem vast and impossible to overcome.
Break your challenge down into manageable chunks.
Tick off one part at a time and your journey will seem less daunting.
Sometimes you have to take a step back to fully appreciate the view.
The devil is in the detail, but the details often don’t enable you to be objective about the situation.
Pause. Review. Take a new perspective.
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