Green time, shoulder deep

I long for green time way more than screen time.
Behind the key board I watch way too much this screen when what I really want is to be outside instead.
I am lucky that wide open spaces with not too much human interference are only a few hours away from here: a 3 nights under the stars is what my mind and body needed.
Green time to balance out my screen time.


adapted lens from miniature SLR system Pentax-110: 70mm f2.8 (fixed)  1/200sec

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Measuring up

To a photographer friend of mine celebrating his 60th birthday I wrote:

"I am obsessively adapting old crappy glass to fit my Olympus cameras and my images are getting more and more fuzzy.
 But hey, ​I never saw more creativity in me than now, using crippled and technically imperfect lenses.  Something about mellowing out and looking deeper in me to reach a level of expression that I always regarded as girly?
Heck, getting old I no longer am concerned about measuring up with the crowd that likes to measure and I am letting loose of convention."

These days I am more concerned with quality images rather then image quality :-)
Fuzzy lenses and weird swirls, in the woods.


Kodak Ektar 25mm f1.9  1/20sec



Kodak Ektar 25mm f1.9  1/40sec



Kodak Ektar 25mm f1.9  1/80sec


Kodak Ektar 25mm f1.9    1/3200sec





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Backyard ferns

Sometimes natural beauty is only a few steps away.
Literally, 3 meters from my kitchen.


M.Zuiko 45mm  f2.8  1/125sec

Despite living in a high density environment I have a tiny backyard that adjoins my dining room.
For years I have done nothing to it, some would say neglected the little piece of land.
Instead I let the ferns take over and cover the ground in a thick fashion, unruly.
It reminds me of the forests where I enjoy hiking; I like to think of it as my little visual oasis.


M.Zuiko 45mm  f3.5  1/800sec

Deep in the ferns

The gentle brushing of the ferns against the legs when walking in the forest without a path...


M.Zuiko 14-42mmEZ (at 14mm) f3.5 1/160

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