I wouldn’t say that I’ve been depressed recently, but I’ve been feeling a bit low. My right knee is giving me trouble, slightly better today. My left shoulder has been very painful for a day or two, I noticed I couldn’t put my arm behind my back. That’s much better than it was, so I think, whatever that was, is on the mend! I’ve also had one of those weird bug’s that knocks one out for 24 hours, then you feel kind of ok/better but something of it lingers for a while. Trouble is with such things, they are all great reminders that like my cameras, nothing is getting any younger! I too have an expiry date! It also is a fact that life trundles along, the same old stuff needs attention, stresses rear their heads. Although it seems strange to say, I think at the age of 56, I’m starting to learn that sometimes, to stop, and have a bit of me time, is a good thing. I “had a moment” visiting an English Heritage place, I sat on a seat in the sun, nothing new there I do that often for maybe 5 minutes, then off to the next thing. I felt low. I sat there looking at clouds, trees, counting rooks (!), and still sat there. Some two hours later, I felt a bit better, and moved on. I think I need to do that more. My previous garden post, touched on that!
I feel a bit low that my photography, which is my creative outlet, is a bit stuck in a rut, I need to do more, get out there, off my butt, and create. Finally getting to the title point of this post, I am always saying I have too many cameras, and whilst I do like them, I’m not a collector. I have too much other “stuff” already clouding the horizon. So I decided, after consideration and not on a whim to sell on ALL my Nikon gear.
Here’s what went:
Nikon F3 (Not HP)
Nikon FE2
Nikon FM2 (Black)
Nikkor 35-105 (M)
Nikkor 50mm f1.2 (M)
Nikkor 55mm Micro
Nikkor 24mm f2.8
Nikkor 28mm f2.8
Nikkor 28mm f3.5
Nikkor 20mm f3.5
Nikkor 50mm f1.8 (D) AF
Nikkor 24-120mm f3.5-5.6 (D)
Eagle eyed amongst you will note I kept my Nikkormat FTn, 35mm and 50mm – just too sentimental to go!
The result of this is that, is that I have now finally been able to put all my Olympus gear into my “storage bag”! I need to lighten the load – 22 SLR camera bodies is just too many – 3 less doesn’t leave a huge hole, the 9 lenses and a few bit’s and bobs that went with them, cleared more space. But this isn’t really about cameras or lenses.
I need a clearer path, one less cluttered, less of all types of physical stuff, but also one less of pressures, expectations, both of myself and others. Dare I say it, more time amongst all the doom and gloom to stop and literally – small the roses! They are going to be great this year!
Postscript / Blog News
I’ve never much liked writing. Somehow, with this blog I’ve not only, well, written it, but I’ve come to enjoy it. Hopefully my ramblings are enjoyed by you!? To that end I have decided that starting soon, I am going to go “off piste” and try to write something different, more personal, maybe once a month. I’ll be clear to mark these posts, so if they are not for you, then you can skip over them!
Cheers all! –
S.H.O.U.T. 