Archive for May, 2009
Where are the posts? Or… Depression Sucks!
by admin on May.17, 2009, under Uncategorized
Well, theoretical readers (and I have Google Analytics, so I know what my traffic is like), this blog is somewhat like a ghost town lately… Why is that? Why should you invest your time in reading something that seems to get updated quarterly?
Well, despite my promises to the contrary, I’ve been slacking. It’s not from a lack of ideas; I have about a half dozen ideas for posts. It’s not for lack of time; I’m not living the life of a pro photographer, always on the go, shooting weddings and sporting events.
The truth is, I’ve been suffering from depression for a while, and I’ve barely been able to muster the will to get up to work in the morning, let alone do anything approaching being creative or productive.
This is an ongoing thing, and I’ve been getting help for it for a while, with only moderate success. I’m going to try some different things, because when the blackness seeps into my life, everything seems too hard to bother with, all my work seems worthless and crappy…
And there’s no way I can be a success (let alone make a living) with an attitude like that.
This is what it feels like sometimes
Space Shuttle Atlantis and Hubble Telescope
by admin on May.17, 2009, under Uncategorized
A photo taken from a point a little south of me that shows the shuttle Atlantis and the Hubble Telescope passing in front of the sun.
STS-125 Atlantis and Hubble Solar Transit
The picture was taken by Thierry Legault. More of his photos are here. His work is simply amazing.
The interesting thing to me, though, is that this picture was taken using off the shelf equipment (5 inch refracting telescope and a Canon 5D Mark II digital camera).
Photography has come a long way…
