need to photograph anything!

the naturelover · #1 (**permalink**) 13-08-2010, 08:43 PM

am i just going through a bad patch, or is it me. i try to get out every day with my camera. last year spent three hours at the top of a hill looking for the meteor shower saw nothing. this year nice and clear saw nothing. gave up trying for butterfly's last week as its too cold and wet. started back on the fungi but all i seem to be finding are slug chewed or mangled by local kids exhibits or stuff that has clearly gone over or stuff that is so tiny i spend hours lying on the wet cold ground trying to pickie it. as for sunsets forget it. thought maybe snails slugs they come out in abundance in this weather no chance. is anyone else suffering from the need to pickie something syndrome? he ho nother day tomorow i will still be out there camera at the ready or else back here taking pickies of the missus kids and grandkids. wish you all better luck than me. tn

Jackaroo · #2 (**permalink**) 13-08-2010, 08:54 PM

I know what you mean I'm a recent convert to the joys of the DSLR and get restive If I go more than 5 mins without snappin' somethin'. The wife has warned me already after one too many 'does my ass look big from this angle' shots. My big moan is the shortage of butterflies in our area this year after a super-abundance last summer.

willowjay · #3 (**permalink**) 14-08-2010, 03:09 PM

Have you tried lichens? I went through quite an I-love-lichens phase earlier this year when it was so cold I could only take my gloves off for a minute or two at a time. They stay remarkably still

and there are plenty of experts here to give totally unpronounceable names to them. After a while I even started to recognise a few of the commonest, and they are quite pleasing to the eye!

keep going!

willowjay