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Indoor Sunshine
February 5, 2009
I'm such a fair weather photographer. When the days get really cold and really snowy (most of the winter, or so it seems) I'm largely indoors. But in my defense, it's not totally my fault that I'm such a wimp about taking my camera outside, I do live in Maine afterall.
To help explain here's the scene as we are getting ready to go for a walk:
Help Brienne with her boots, Celine with her mittens, fix Brienne's slouchy socks (while trying to keep her boots on), grab my mitts and toque, help Brienne again with her socks. By this time I'm starting to overheat. Help Brienne with her mittens (the shirt sleeves have to be tucked "just so"), fix the socks in the boots - again, pin the mittens to the jacket. I'm burning up by this point in my long underwear, fleece, vest, toque, buff, scarf, you get the picture. Grab the camera? I can barely move I'm so bundled.
Then there's the whole freezing fingers part of outdoor winter photography. Which I'm going to have to overcome if I want to be an all seasons nature/adventure photographer when I grow up.
So my camera and I remain mostly indoors, except when I brave the bundling and the elements and just do it. Get my butt out the door with three warmly dressed kiddos in tow & camera bag slung on my shoulder.
But on those days I don't get out the door I'm appreciating the sunshine that makes its way inside. Especially the morning sun on my kitchen counter. If I'm going to spend half my life in the kitchen I might as well appreciate the beauty that's found there.
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mee-yke on Feb. 6, 2009, 1:24 p.m.
Ah yes, the snow frozen winter days. . . i am a wimp too. Tending to poultry as i do on those toasty mornings like today (-6 when i got off work and headed home) fills me with dreams of someday putting th birds in suspended animation for the winter!!!
The kitchen with it's warmth, and pleasant aroma's and soft, warm light is sooo much more lovely!!!! In the winter anyway. . .
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Wayfaring Wanderer on Feb. 6, 2009, 6:01 p.m.
I'm sort of the same way.......it's tough leaving the warm and cozy comforts of home! On the other hand, I have been keeping a watchful eye on the fact that the days are getting longer. I can't wait until we get to spring forward!!!
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Anonymous on Feb. 6, 2009, 9 p.m.
Your indoor shots are lovely, and really quite a lot harder to do than just snapping scenes out doors. I have been reading your path to photography. Interesting. I have been to Shutter Sisters a couple of times, do you put your work there?
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renee on Feb. 7, 2009, 3:06 a.m.
I do participate in comments at Shutter Sisters and read it everyday for inspiration. But none of my photos have "made it" to shutter sister's daily clicks and such. I don't upload often enough to Flickr, which is where they have a group pool.
Thank you by the way.
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Andie on Feb. 7, 2009, 4:02 p.m.
Loooove the soft golden light in these photos. Pure magic.
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nicola on Feb. 5, 2009, 11:32 p.m.
i understand, despite living on the complete opposite side of the country from you. (coastal northern california.) but oh, maine is so beautiful. i love where i live, but i have a "thing" for the east coast. not sure how i would fit in personality-wise, but the setting? oh, i could sink my toes right in! nicola which name?