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Rick Womer

Thu, Jun 10, 2021 12:31 AM

I’ve done almost no shooting this month. It’s been hot and humid, the spring flowers are fading, and the muse has been very quiet.

Looking back in Lightroom, a June photo-slump seems to be a pattern: In three of the last five years, I have taken zero photos during June; in 2018 I shot an ordination (otherwise no pix), and in 2015 I took on few pics on my way to and from work on one day.

I’m looking forward to having the muse sing in me again.

Rick

I’ve done almost no shooting this month. It’s been hot and humid, the spring flowers are fading, and the muse has been very quiet. Looking back in Lightroom, a June photo-slump seems to be a pattern: In three of the last five years, I have taken zero photos during June; in 2018 I shot an ordination (otherwise no pix), and in 2015 I took on few pics on my way to and from work on one day. I’m looking forward to having the muse sing in me again. Rick

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jcoyle@iinet.net.au

Thu, Jun 10, 2021 2:12 AM

I've done no shooting for a year: busy with my mother's estate, then COVID kept us isolated, then chemotherapy meant I was physically not well enough to venture out, nor much inspired for indoor stuff.
Just beginning to get back to some strength, but still a way to go. Not sure the muse is still hanging around for me, though, she's had a long dry spell.

John in Brisbane

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I’ve done almost no shooting this month. It’s been hot and humid, the spring flowers are fading, and the muse has been very quiet.

Looking back in Lightroom, a June photo-slump seems to be a pattern: In three of the last five years, I have taken zero photos during June; in 2018 I shot an ordination (otherwise no pix), and in 2015 I took on few pics on my way to and from work on one day.

I’m looking forward to having the muse sing in me again.

Rick

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I've done no shooting for a year: busy with my mother's estate, then COVID kept us isolated, then chemotherapy meant I was physically not well enough to venture out, nor much inspired for indoor stuff. Just beginning to get back to some strength, but still a way to go. Not sure the muse is still hanging around for me, though, she's had a long dry spell. John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, 10 June 2021 10:31 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: June is an odd month... I’ve done almost no shooting this month. It’s been hot and humid, the spring flowers are fading, and the muse has been very quiet. Looking back in Lightroom, a June photo-slump seems to be a pattern: In three of the last five years, I have taken zero photos during June; in 2018 I shot an ordination (otherwise no pix), and in 2015 I took on few pics on my way to and from work on one day. I’m looking forward to having the muse sing in me again. Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

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Alan C

Thu, Jun 10, 2021 10:35 AM

Rick, I think it is all over. Our lives have been so disrupted by this
Covid thing. Road running has been virtual for over a year - just not
the same & very little camaraderie. I do find some solace in trying to
tame 3 feral kittens my garden. Not a single snake yet. And then
there's always the PDML!

Alan C

On 10-Jun-21 02:31 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

I’ve done almost no shooting this month. It’s been hot and humid, the spring flowers are fading, and the muse has been very quiet.

Looking back in Lightroom, a June photo-slump seems to be a pattern: In three of the last five years, I have taken zero photos during June; in 2018 I shot an ordination (otherwise no pix), and in 2015 I took on few pics on my way to and from work on one day.

I’m looking forward to having the muse sing in me again.

Rick

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Rick, I think it is all over. Our lives have been so disrupted by this Covid thing. Road running has been virtual for over a year - just not the same & very little camaraderie. I do find some solace in trying to tame 3 feral kittens my garden. Not a single snake yet. And then there's always the PDML! Alan C On 10-Jun-21 02:31 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > I’ve done almost no shooting this month. It’s been hot and humid, the spring flowers are fading, and the muse has been very quiet. > > Looking back in Lightroom, a June photo-slump seems to be a pattern: In three of the last five years, I have taken zero photos during June; in 2018 I shot an ordination (otherwise no pix), and in 2015 I took on few pics on my way to and from work on one day. > > I’m looking forward to having the muse sing in me again. > > Rick > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

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Ralf R Radermacher

Thu, Jun 10, 2021 11:00 AM

Am 10.06.21 um 12:35 schrieb Alan C:

And then there's always the PDML!

Hear, hear!

Ralf

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Web : http://www.fotoralf.de

Am 10.06.21 um 12:35 schrieb Alan C: > And then there's always the PDML! Hear, hear! Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de

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Godfrey DiGiorgi

Sun, Jun 13, 2021 2:48 AM

I've been carrying a camera every day and shooting, but all on instant film. Some days no exposures at all, some days two or three. It seems an inter-time moment, a moment when The Muse and the world are not on speaking terms.

The instant film prints are stacking up. And I have a bunch of them I've scanned but haven't rendered to finish too. All patterns are off as the Dire Year Plus slowly winds down in the USA.

G
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Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?"
Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night."
– Charlie Brown

On Jun 9, 2021, at 5:31 PM, Rick Womer rickpics14@gmail.com wrote:

I’ve done almost no shooting this month. It’s been hot and humid, the spring flowers are fading, and the muse has been very quiet.

Looking back in Lightroom, a June photo-slump seems to be a pattern: In three of the last five years, I have taken zero photos during June; in 2018 I shot an ordination (otherwise no pix), and in 2015 I took on few pics on my way to and from work on one day.

I’m looking forward to having the muse sing in me again.

Rick

I've been carrying a camera every day and shooting, but all on instant film. Some days no exposures at all, some days two or three. It seems an inter-time moment, a moment when The Muse and the world are not on speaking terms. The instant film prints are stacking up. And I have a bunch of them I've scanned but haven't rendered to finish too. All patterns are off as the Dire Year Plus slowly winds down in the USA. G — Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night." – Charlie Brown > On Jun 9, 2021, at 5:31 PM, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: > > I’ve done almost no shooting this month. It’s been hot and humid, the spring flowers are fading, and the muse has been very quiet. > > Looking back in Lightroom, a June photo-slump seems to be a pattern: In three of the last five years, I have taken zero photos during June; in 2018 I shot an ordination (otherwise no pix), and in 2015 I took on few pics on my way to and from work on one day. > > I’m looking forward to having the muse sing in me again. > > Rick