A few days ago John had me thinking about my "pre-New Zealand" life, and encouraged me to share some of that. He thinks most people view me as a bit of a mystery, something I can assure you I'm not!
After growing up on the East Coast of the USA, where I attended university and started my professional life, I lived in Southern California for many years. In 1992 I started coming to New Zealand annually for holidays, after an initial trip a few years before that. I became a rather serious nature photographer, spending most weekends outside in the wilderness somewhere. I published a series of notecards (these were the days when people still sent cards), even had some images published in several magazines, including "Birder's World," "Nature Photographer," and the National Wildlife Federation's "Your Big Backyard."
This was in the prehistoric days of film. And while I've made the shift to digital photography now, life has intruded on my time. I've never not yet spent the time needed to learn either my Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera or any editing software properly. I pretty much "point and shoot" as a result. Maybe someday that will change, although I appreciate the actual amount of time it would take to do that, and do it seriously.
Here are some images from my previous life, at least those I have in a digital format. They were all shot with a Nikon F4 camera, mostly on Fuji Velvia film (except the birds).
"Along Bishop Creek," Eastern Sierra Nevada, California.
"Elegant Terns at Bolsa Chica," Huntington Beach, California.
"Lake Rotoiti," Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand.
"Roadside Barn," near Motueka, New Zealand.
"Roadside Ferns," Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand.
I was almost an artist, once. My eye has always been drawn to "pieces" in a wider landscape--line, texture or colour. I'm someone who misses the forest for the trees, sees beauty in often overlooked details. May that long continue.
Love the photos! Remember Harding Township!
Posted by: CeeCee Baldwin paizs | 06/01/2017 at 02:05 AM