Tag: photography

Turn the Focus to Nature Photography and Turn Down the Travel Anxiety

On By Jo Price4 Comments

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It’s no secret that I don’t do well when I have to travel solo. Despite my issues, my company is located out of state, so solo travel lands on my calendar multiple times a year. In order to redirect my nervous energy this past week, I opted for a series of random after workday adventures. A couple of those days included the coolest of activities. Happy hour? Chillin’ with my team at the bars? Dancing the night away?

snowy egret seafood - IG with logoOooooh nooooo. Think cooler. Much much cooler. That’s right.

Nature. Photography.

Aaaaaah yes. Haters gonna hate, but I couldn’t stop the unmitigated badassness that came with lugging around a lens so ridiculous that it made my forearms ache to hold it. As an added bonus, I was able to respond to inquiries from curious passersby who repeatedly asked, “Do you get incredible photos with that camera?” with my sly response of “It’s a hit and miss given that my limited camera knowledge is derived from the patient people at Canon customer support and Google.”

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I told you. Mad. Skills. My anxiety faded away as my native nerdiness returned to the forefront. But it made me happy, and it did calm me down. I send heartfelt thank yous to the many California locals who suggested several beautiful places for capturing lovely nature shots and to those who pointed me in the right direction once I arrived.

seal in la jolla - IGKindness is so very powerful. We often don’t realize that the people around us are struggling deeply, and the smallest of benevolent gestures can mean more than we could ever know.

As is the norm, I actually had a wonderful week. Despite a few questionable moments (to be discussed later), I survived relatively unscathed. And now I’m home once more. Back to Texas. Back to my people.

Back to me.

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Big hugs to you all!  Jo

*My instagram ID is @texasbirdnerd for any other nature photo nerds. Find me so I can see your pics, too. Those always make me smile.  🙂

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***I would love to know what you do to take down the stress level when you are feeling overwhelmed. Feel free to tag your relevant posts in the comments, but keep in mind that this is a family show. Please keep it G / PG rated. Sorry, but I don’t need to read any of your PG-13 and above ideas.  😉

 

Dog Tired

On By Jo Price4 Comments

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I would like to write about the day, but frankly it’s been rather long and I’m tapped out. Neverthless I wanted to wrap up the last day of the black & white (ish) photo challenge courtesy of my dear friend Ms. Leeds at https://authentically50.wordpress.com/. Her blog is a reflection of her true beauty and loving wisdom.

I also wanted to send a shout out to https://ceenphotography.com/. If you love the inspiration that can be found in creative challenges, you will adore Cee’s site. The site is absolutely worth the visit regardless as Cee’s talent is without question.  I highly recommend your checking it out. 🙂

For day 7 of the challenge, I am tagging my wonderful blogging companion at https://wakinguponthewrongsideof50.wordpress.com/. I have long suspected that she is a wiser and calmer future me (thus why most comments to this rockstar will reference that designation). Dear future me – you are the caboose in this challenge, but you always lead the way in every other moment. Thank you for the giggles, the kindness, and the grace you exemplify. You are wonderful!

Hugs to all!  Jo