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Mandatory Recognition of Absence: An Explination
5 years ago
TL;DR: Shit's been closed and it sucks.
Apologies for the lack of activity. Due to this pandemic, I haven't had much luck in terms of photography since all the zoos around my area are either temporarily closed or have policies in place which make it more difficult to get the shots I want (the NC Zoo has totally shut down their aviary for the time being). Even a lot of national parks are locked down so I can't even do any camping. Plus, wildlife/animal photography in the summer has always been more difficult due to the heat. It's not only uncomfortable for me (which I'm fine with as long as I get a good photo), but it's uncomfortable for a lot of the animals. They become more reclusive and stay in areas which make them more difficult to see. All this makes it more difficult to convince myself that waking up early on a weekend, driving 1.5+ hours to get on location, spending the entire day sweating, and having trouble breathing with a mask over my face while hiking with 30+ lbs of equipment to get lackluster shots is even worth it. Hopefully my photography will pick up more in a few months when it starts to cool down, the animals are more active, and (god willing) we restrictions start reducing. In the mean time, I plan on doing more digital art. I have a few ideas and will try to post a new piece once every 2 weeks (although, this goal is optimistic and very likely to change).
Apologies for the lack of activity. Due to this pandemic, I haven't had much luck in terms of photography since all the zoos around my area are either temporarily closed or have policies in place which make it more difficult to get the shots I want (the NC Zoo has totally shut down their aviary for the time being). Even a lot of national parks are locked down so I can't even do any camping. Plus, wildlife/animal photography in the summer has always been more difficult due to the heat. It's not only uncomfortable for me (which I'm fine with as long as I get a good photo), but it's uncomfortable for a lot of the animals. They become more reclusive and stay in areas which make them more difficult to see. All this makes it more difficult to convince myself that waking up early on a weekend, driving 1.5+ hours to get on location, spending the entire day sweating, and having trouble breathing with a mask over my face while hiking with 30+ lbs of equipment to get lackluster shots is even worth it. Hopefully my photography will pick up more in a few months when it starts to cool down, the animals are more active, and (god willing) we restrictions start reducing. In the mean time, I plan on doing more digital art. I have a few ideas and will try to post a new piece once every 2 weeks (although, this goal is optimistic and very likely to change).
