chris91387
Well-known
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
Uwe_Nds
Chief Assistant Driver
Hm, reminds me of that infamous dialogue:
- "Do you play golf?"
- "No, I still have a sex life."
Cheers,
Uwe
- "Do you play golf?"
- "No, I still have a sex life."
Cheers,
Uwe
gns
Well-known
Yes. The way the peddlers in both industries are constantly trying to convince people that their latest gear offering will improve their results is similar. And the way so many seem to buy into it as well. I love it when some old guy hits his 25 year old 3 iron off of every tee with a short little 3/4 swing and outscores the rest of the group that are half his age and all decked out with all the latest gear.
Cheers,
Gary
Cheers,
Gary
williams473
Well-known
The correlation I would make between the two is that with both pursuits, the more you practice, the better you get.
For my part in golf, if swinging the clubs didn't take my mind off the constant feeling of failure because I'm not working hard enough as a photographer, I wouldn't golf! For me, that great feeling you have as you tee off on a familiar course in the AM is just pure pleasure. It's very much about living in the moment. There's a lot more pain and misery mixed into photography for me.
Also, golf is almost always about socializing - who's in your group is crucial to the type of day you have on the links. Photography is a lot lonlier, but I like it that way.
For my part in golf, if swinging the clubs didn't take my mind off the constant feeling of failure because I'm not working hard enough as a photographer, I wouldn't golf! For me, that great feeling you have as you tee off on a familiar course in the AM is just pure pleasure. It's very much about living in the moment. There's a lot more pain and misery mixed into photography for me.
Also, golf is almost always about socializing - who's in your group is crucial to the type of day you have on the links. Photography is a lot lonlier, but I like it that way.
oftheherd
Veteran
Photography is like gold?
Photography is like gold?
I sure hope not. I tried both golf and bowling. When I golfed I got bowling scores, and when I bowled, I got golfing scores. Gave both up.
I still photograph.
But to each his own.
Photography is like gold?
I sure hope not. I tried both golf and bowling. When I golfed I got bowling scores, and when I bowled, I got golfing scores. Gave both up.
I still photograph.
But to each his own.
gns
Well-known
Hearing the words, "Nice shot" is gratifying in both. And even if that happens only one time out of a hundred, that's enough to keep you coming back.
Cheers,
Gary
Cheers,
Gary
MikeL
Go Fish
My not so-deep thoughts on golf and photography, and I'd include fishing as well:
1. You have to be on time for them.
2. It's the wizard not the wand (that said, the wizard's knowledge of and faith in the wand is important, and you can blow serious dough on them and not influence the outcome).
3. You can learn a lot about a person from how they play.
4. Alcohol can influence your decisions and lead to 'interesting' outcomes.
5. You can't master them.
6. And they are about the constant renewal of hope.
1. You have to be on time for them.
2. It's the wizard not the wand (that said, the wizard's knowledge of and faith in the wand is important, and you can blow serious dough on them and not influence the outcome).
3. You can learn a lot about a person from how they play.
4. Alcohol can influence your decisions and lead to 'interesting' outcomes.
5. You can't master them.
6. And they are about the constant renewal of hope.
FrankS
Registered User
Photography is like a box of chocolates. (Forest Gump voice off)
chris91387
Well-known
gns
Well-known
If you take too much time pondering over each shot, you will probably do worse.
If you have a good day and think you have a grip on things, you will likely be reminded otherwise your very next time out.
You need comfortable shoes for both.
The people who are good at it, make it look easy (true of anything, I guess).
Cheers,
Gary
If you have a good day and think you have a grip on things, you will likely be reminded otherwise your very next time out.
You need comfortable shoes for both.
The people who are good at it, make it look easy (true of anything, I guess).
Cheers,
Gary
gns
Well-known
If you take too much time pondering over each shot, you will probably do worse.
If you have a good day and think you have a grip on things, you will likely be reminded otherwise your very next time out.
You need comfortable shoes for both.
The people who are good at it, make it look easy (true of anything, I guess).
Cheers,
Gary
If you have a good day and think you have a grip on things, you will likely be reminded otherwise your very next time out.
You need comfortable shoes for both.
The people who are good at it, make it look easy (true of anything, I guess).
Cheers,
Gary
Sparrow
Veteran
no it isn't I detest golf
gns
Well-known
QUOTE:
"1. You have to be on time for them.
2. It's the wizard not the wand (that said, the wizard's knowledge of and faith in the wand is important, and you can blow serious dough on them and not influence the outcome).
3. You can learn a lot about a person from how they play.
4. Alcohol can influence your decisions and lead to 'interesting' outcomes.
5. You can't master them.
6. And they are about the constant renewal of hope."
This is about golf and photography, not dating!
Cheers,
Gary
"1. You have to be on time for them.
2. It's the wizard not the wand (that said, the wizard's knowledge of and faith in the wand is important, and you can blow serious dough on them and not influence the outcome).
3. You can learn a lot about a person from how they play.
4. Alcohol can influence your decisions and lead to 'interesting' outcomes.
5. You can't master them.
6. And they are about the constant renewal of hope."
This is about golf and photography, not dating!
Cheers,
Gary
totifoto
Well-known
I went to the golf course once.......to take photographs of a tournament, all I could think about was how happy I was shooting my camera but not some golf balls
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
Chris,
I love both.. but not very good at either. Both have their "magic" that keeps me coming back.
In favor of golf: mulligans; in favor of photography: no rules.
Jamie
I love both.. but not very good at either. Both have their "magic" that keeps me coming back.
In favor of golf: mulligans; in favor of photography: no rules.
Jamie
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
LOL. Well, where does that put mini-golf?
Carlsen Highway
Well-known
golf
golf
Golf is a game that gets in the way of a nice walk.
I cant speak for the game of golf - a golf course being a sad misuse of a perfectly good rifle range - but photography is a constant for me, if I go out and nothing happens for me, then I am happy I was out doing it...and because with the kind of pictures I take (I refuse to use the term "street photography" in a sentence) anything really can happen at any time, and yet I realise that it 'happens' depending largely on my frame of mind at the time. You have to be in the frame of mind to see it. So if you have a bad day of it....what Im saying is I dont get disheartened and I dont feel less of an urge to go out again, mainly becasue I think that nothing was withheld from me, nothing didnt 'happen' the lack of results is uisualy down to myself and not some outside factor I have no control over. I am not explainign this well, either that or I am telling you the obvious and doing it badly one of the two...
Actually if I MISS a shot - this makes me want to go back out again the next day or as soon as possible....it means the shot was there - I saw it - I just missed it, too slow, wrong focus, wrong something. too much fiddlying, too far away, too much thinking - and I want to go go out again the next day, I will do better, I will be faster, I will be aware,
golf
Golf is a game that gets in the way of a nice walk.
I cant speak for the game of golf - a golf course being a sad misuse of a perfectly good rifle range - but photography is a constant for me, if I go out and nothing happens for me, then I am happy I was out doing it...and because with the kind of pictures I take (I refuse to use the term "street photography" in a sentence) anything really can happen at any time, and yet I realise that it 'happens' depending largely on my frame of mind at the time. You have to be in the frame of mind to see it. So if you have a bad day of it....what Im saying is I dont get disheartened and I dont feel less of an urge to go out again, mainly becasue I think that nothing was withheld from me, nothing didnt 'happen' the lack of results is uisualy down to myself and not some outside factor I have no control over. I am not explainign this well, either that or I am telling you the obvious and doing it badly one of the two...
Actually if I MISS a shot - this makes me want to go back out again the next day or as soon as possible....it means the shot was there - I saw it - I just missed it, too slow, wrong focus, wrong something. too much fiddlying, too far away, too much thinking - and I want to go go out again the next day, I will do better, I will be faster, I will be aware,
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dave lackey
Veteran
Photography like golf? No.
Can you draw similarities? Sure. You can draw similarities between being pregnant and photography but I have never been pregnant.
I love to watch golf. I hate to play it because I have a wife I would prefer to spend time with. Life is really to short. I also suck at playing golf.
Photography for me is nothing like golf. Mastering photography is an individual quest, unlike getting low scores in golf. It is an art. Golf is not an art. It is a money drain and a serious distraction from family life for me.
I love to watch the PGA on television and I think it is great that people like golf. But, my wife encourages and enjoys my photography so what else do I need? Golf? No way. It would be far too selfish for me to indulge in golf even if I liked it.
To each his own
Can you draw similarities? Sure. You can draw similarities between being pregnant and photography but I have never been pregnant.
I love to watch golf. I hate to play it because I have a wife I would prefer to spend time with. Life is really to short. I also suck at playing golf.
Photography for me is nothing like golf. Mastering photography is an individual quest, unlike getting low scores in golf. It is an art. Golf is not an art. It is a money drain and a serious distraction from family life for me.
I love to watch the PGA on television and I think it is great that people like golf. But, my wife encourages and enjoys my photography so what else do I need? Golf? No way. It would be far too selfish for me to indulge in golf even if I liked it.
To each his own
charjohncarter
Veteran
But with photography you don't have to dress like the Easter Bunny.
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
!! But you DO have to wear one of those vests with nineteen pockets... and that HUGE 12-400 zoom lens looming off the chest helps the look as well.