chris91387
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being neither a "professional" at golf or photography (nor philosophy), i find that my attention and interest in both activities often depends on the previous experience of either one.
for instance, if i manage to find the time to actually get to the golf course and i shoot, say, in the 80's, that's a good day for me. add to that the great earthy smell to being on the driving range at first light and the times i enjoy with my buddies (along with a cigar and beer after #9) only heightening the experience. this is the excitement and gratification that fuels my interest into wanting to dump another chunk of money and give up special "weekend time" with my wife and kids for 18 holes of golf. ah yes, what's better than sharing a good round of golf with your buddies and a good cigar? "man, this is great. let's do this again next weekend!"
well, a good roll of negatives, of course.
on occasion i am able to leave the bulky dslr at home and load up the leica with some b&w and go out shooting. of course, i need to know that my favorite chemicals (freshly mixed, of course) are waiting for me at home. the anticipation of getting home with my exposed film and waiting until the family goes to sleep before "souping" them is nerve racking. ah yes, like early morning wet grass, the smell of fixer is exhilarating and i HAVE to look at the first few frames only seconds after dumping the reel into some water for washing. and when the wash is done and all the photo-flo has dripped onto the floor, to finally see the end results takes me back to the excitement of christmas morning as a young boy. before even putting a loupe up to the still wet negatives you can tell if you at least got the exposure and development in the ballpark. then you lean in closer and check for focus, framing, and looking for details in the shadows and highlights. "oh man, these look great. yipppeeeee! what can i shoot next weekend?"
on the contrary, dumping $100 into a round of golf , losing 6 or 7 balls, breaking 100 and not making pancakes with the kids is about a miserable a saturday as wasting a couple rolls of film on poor metering, bad chemicals or just walking around looking for something to shoot and not being inspired. in both cases i lose the will and desire to do either one again anytime soon and find myself looking up what an m4 with 28mm hexanon and taylor-made driver are currently going for on ebay.
not sure where i'm going with this. just wondering if anyone else finds the similarity between the two in their own lives or has another example.
- chris
for instance, if i manage to find the time to actually get to the golf course and i shoot, say, in the 80's, that's a good day for me. add to that the great earthy smell to being on the driving range at first light and the times i enjoy with my buddies (along with a cigar and beer after #9) only heightening the experience. this is the excitement and gratification that fuels my interest into wanting to dump another chunk of money and give up special "weekend time" with my wife and kids for 18 holes of golf. ah yes, what's better than sharing a good round of golf with your buddies and a good cigar? "man, this is great. let's do this again next weekend!"
well, a good roll of negatives, of course.
on occasion i am able to leave the bulky dslr at home and load up the leica with some b&w and go out shooting. of course, i need to know that my favorite chemicals (freshly mixed, of course) are waiting for me at home. the anticipation of getting home with my exposed film and waiting until the family goes to sleep before "souping" them is nerve racking. ah yes, like early morning wet grass, the smell of fixer is exhilarating and i HAVE to look at the first few frames only seconds after dumping the reel into some water for washing. and when the wash is done and all the photo-flo has dripped onto the floor, to finally see the end results takes me back to the excitement of christmas morning as a young boy. before even putting a loupe up to the still wet negatives you can tell if you at least got the exposure and development in the ballpark. then you lean in closer and check for focus, framing, and looking for details in the shadows and highlights. "oh man, these look great. yipppeeeee! what can i shoot next weekend?"
on the contrary, dumping $100 into a round of golf , losing 6 or 7 balls, breaking 100 and not making pancakes with the kids is about a miserable a saturday as wasting a couple rolls of film on poor metering, bad chemicals or just walking around looking for something to shoot and not being inspired. in both cases i lose the will and desire to do either one again anytime soon and find myself looking up what an m4 with 28mm hexanon and taylor-made driver are currently going for on ebay.
not sure where i'm going with this. just wondering if anyone else finds the similarity between the two in their own lives or has another example.
- chris
