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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