Life In The Slow Lane

I’ve always preferred to live life in the fast lane. That is except when I was out in nature. Then I could never slow it down far enough to satisfy me. The past year has seen me live most of my life in the slow lane. It has not been my choice and has been difficult to adjust to. Still everything in life has its benefits. An open mind will eventually bring to you the rewards that are there waiting, but are easily missed. I moved slow in nature so I would not miss a second of the experience. Its funny but the same is true when you watch children play. There is wisdom in the weathered face of a senior citizen. So much still to learn and so little time. I guess the message is to slow down and you will be amazed at what you find.

As is usual, after my images download it will still take some time for them to clear. This will happen from top to bottom.

Fortunately, experienced (old) photographers like myself no longer have to put up with all of those annoying little errors that you “newer” photographers still make. Especially when like me, you have taught photography for almost twenty years.

Well…errrr!

I waited all day for the golden light of sunset to apply its richly colored paint to these beautiful lichen covered agate rocks in Lake Superior. I (very) carefully worked my way out into the lake and found just the right angle with my medium format film camera and tripod. I only made five images before the sun disappeared. There was a problem with the old film days. You could not review your imagery until you got home, took the film to the lab, had it processed and picked it up and took it home. By that time it was just a tad too late. Too late to see my shadow and that of my tripod on the golden rocks. There is nothing like a rookie mistake by a veteran. I have since returned and done the job right.

Mt. Goats, Colorado. This area on and around Mt. Evans, CO, Mt. Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Glacier N.P. in Montana are probably the most likely places in the Continental U.S. to find these guys to photograph.