It’s not so much a question of where I’d rather be but that I’d rather be wherever that is with my camera. The photos in the gallery below are from my trip in December to Tanzania:
I came home with a lot of photos, and I have been working on sorting and editing them. One of the projects that I have in mind for these photos is a book. It will be a bestseller. There will be two copies made eventually. At the moment, the photos that will be considered for the book are in two albums on Flickr, an unedited larger album, and a smaller book album. That unedited larger album is also the one I have shared with friends and family who have asked to see some photos, 96 from the original 1,690. The smaller one is photos that have been edited and are ready for possible publication. It is a work in progress.
But as awesome as the trip was, and as much as I am enjoying the process of working with the photos, the reality is that I really like to take photos. Even of everyday things, like these that I took yesterday morning:
I enjoy processing my everyday experiences through a camera lens. How about you, do you feel like a camera is part of your everyday life? Your thoughts are welcome below. Feel free to browse my Flickr albums as well and leave a comment here if you like.
Cheers!
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Who knows, Amy. It could be a bestseller. You just never know 😀 Good luck with it and let us know how you go. My camera is certainly a part of my life and I bring it out wherever I go, except when it’s a routine trip back and from work. I feel naked without my camera. While my phone has a camera to take decent enough photos, I still prefer my Canon over it anytime, any day.
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Yes, I guess my book could go anywhere. For now, it’s just a personal project. I am enjoying the process though, something that I know you can appreciate the value of. I’m with you on the cameras, I have one with me all the time.
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Enjoy the book process, and take your time. Sounds like this personal project will be a lot of fun for you. You never know when you’d want to use a camera, so always handy to have it around especially if it’s not too bulky to carry around.
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Thank you very much Mabel.
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Love the zebras. 🙂 I have a smart phone for one purpose only and that is to always have a camera with me. 🙂 Then I sometimes carry a ‘real’ camera as well.
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It is funny how our cell phones have really become our cameras. The zebras were fun creatures to watch, and they often seemed to be watching us back.
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Your images are outstanding and I’m sure the book will be a bestseller! Those photos that you’ve selected for the book are awesome. I love the rock agama best.
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Those lizards were really beautiful. It was interesting because like with a lot of animals, it was the male that was vibrant like that, the female was grey and blended with the rocks much better.
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That is usually the case with all species except humans 😄
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Yes, a fact that I find interesting 🙂
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Your photos are wonderful and I look forward to your book. My camera was always part of my daily life but I’ve found my (lesser quality image maker) iPhone has been what I’ve been using more. Not sure if it’s laziness or just a change of emphasis on my life. Thanks for sharing your amazing animals and trip. Wow!
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Yes, it was really a fabulous trip, and the process of creating this book has been fun for me. It is interesting how the camera we favor can shift over time. I have a point and shoot that I like but it tends to be the one I use the least.
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Your trip to Tanzania must have been amazing! A photographer’s dream. 🙂 Are you dreaming of your next trip already? Any ideas?
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Oh boy, a next trip! We will be doing quite a few smaller trips this year. This trip to Tanzania was a bit of a trip of a lifetime, I had always wanted to go and it presented itself on somewhat short notice. It was an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up. Our next destination in Spain. Do you have anything planned for this year?
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What a wonderful opportunity. We have a few trips planned. 😊😊Stay tuned for more information!!
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Will do 🙂 I’ll look forward to seeing what your year brings.
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That crater is an amazing place isn’t it??
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Absolutely, it was interesting to take photos from the rim and then actually drive into it and then back to the rim again. It was pretty obvious too, that it would be quite different depending on the season.
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What time of year did ya go? We were there in December.
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I was there for a week in early December 🙂 Perhaps I saw you there?
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Lets say ya did for the fun of it! Lol
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🙂
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Yes! I see through a different “lens” these days, more observant and appreciative of the beauty in the world. Hooray!
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Yes, I have enjoyed following along on your Instagram account 🙂
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Thanks so much. I enjoy your Instagram photos, too!
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Thank you 🙂
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Your wildlife photos are gorgeous I have followed Flickr
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Thank you very much, I saw you on Instagram as well. So far, I have followed you there. I’m on that platform more than Flickr, but I’ll follow you there when I am back there.
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Thank you. I flit back and fore to both so I will catch up with you somewhere 🙂
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Sounds good 🙂
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What an awesome adventure! Fantastic photos!
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Thank you Amy, it was a wonderful trip.
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Definitely. My camera is quite often the first thing i go to in the morning even sometimes before my cup of tea.
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Wow, that’s dedicated! I have my tea first 🙂
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Yes normally i do to but sometimes the activity outside is to hard to resist.
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An excellent problem to have, a wonderful day calling 🙂
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Amy these are beautiful, both the exotic and every day. I am not a photographer like yourself but I do take a lot of photos and videos as part of our day to day life. I think it really opens my eyes to the world around me.
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And certainly, you have a knack for then picking photos and videos that illustrate your blog posts well, the trait of a good storyteller!
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That made my day Amy. Thank you for that kind feedback. So very much appreciated.
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🙂
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Lovely shots, particularly the zebras.
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Thank you, they often seemed to be watching us, which makes for an interesting photo I think.
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Great shots!
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Thank you 🙂
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All the best for your book. “It will be a bestseller.” I love the pictures here, especially the zebras’ 🙂
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Thank you, the zebras were fun to watch and take photos of.
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All are lovely photos and the daffodils are enchanting harbingers of spring. All the best to you this weekend and my you be taking pictures!
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Yes, I am still waiting for a warm spring weekend, didn’t get it this weekend though 🙂
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Loved these Amy – isn’t Africa the most amazing place for photography?! I especially liked the ostrich shot. We saw many on our safari but we never saw them resting!
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Thank you Tina! yes, the process of going back through my photos has been enjoyable just as the trip was. It was such a fabulous landscape. I found it interesting that this ostrich seemed very unconcerned with our presence.
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You went back home with beautiful photos, P J B!
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Thank you, and so much fun to be sorting through all of them 🙂
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Your photography is beautiful. I followed you on Instagram 🙂 . Great contribution to The Daily Post’s photo challenge.
~Debbie
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Thank you Debbie, I’ll have to trek over to Instagram and find you there 🙂
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Sounds great! I’m debbiegrace 🙂
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Hi Debbie, I sent you an e-mail this morning through your blog because I am having trouble finding you over there. Thanks, Amy
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Your photographs are great and I anticipate your book. My camera was dependably part of my day by day life however I’ve discovered my (lesser quality picture creator) iPhone has been what I’ve been utilizing more. Not certain if it’s apathy or only a difference in accentuation on my life. A debt of gratitude is in order for sharing your stunning creatures and excursion. Stunning!
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Thank you very much for your visit and kind comments. I find the iPhone to be very handy as a camera.
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Great shots, Amy. I love the colours of the Agama. Good luck with the book.
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Thanks so much 🙂
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Amy, Tanzania is on my travel wish list. You managed to catch some great photos there. I have only recently started learning more about photography and trying to improve, but I still have a long way to go. I will look forward to your photography book 🙂
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A destination that is well worth it! I hope you manage to get there someday. Thanks very much for your visit and kind comment.
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about time you have a book project going – and make that two!
right on….
and whew – 96 from more than 1,000
good for you (that must be tough)
I am cleaning up about 700 in a folder right now and I would like to keep about 1/3 – and I am trying to be fast and ruthless in deleting.
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Deleting can be tough work sometimes, once you’ve deleted the “obvious” you get into photos that are a bit harder to part with, good luck!
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thanks and that is so true.
in this case – I forgot about a lot of the photos (lont story – but I had this batch sitting separate because at the time I was trying something new – sorting before lumping them in the rest – did not work) so I forgot about most of them – but was glad to find a couple. make that two! A tree shot and this street shot with an arrow pointing towards the door – so that shows you how much photos can stay with us – or not stay with us – lol.
and I learned that (for me) it is actually easier to delete “later on” – just like getting rid of kids stuff is easier if we wait a few years – hmmm
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I agree, sometimes it is easier later. I often do a quick run through when I have downloaded photos and get rid of the absolute duds. But then it takes me longer to get through the serious editing phase. For example, I am still working on some files from October. However, once I finish with those files, it will be easier to delete what I don’t want because they will have been sitting around for months.
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that is exactly how I feel – except October would maybe feel more recent to me – ya know?
and I also want to delete because it just feels easy and breezy to skim less photos – I used to just have the mindset to keep even the not so good ones cos “you never know” – but then when they just sat – for years – well let them go and don’t be all “digital photo hoarding” hahahh
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Yes, I would agree October is pretty recent. I also agree with you about the whole, you never know bit, I struggle with that to an extent. I have to say though when I hold on to photos like that, I usually end up looking at them later, like let’s say like a year later and being, what was I thinking I would need that for? then it’s really time to let them go 🙂
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oh cool…
me too – and by the way – I am done (finished!) with going through that batch.
Feels so good – like a gutted closet. lol
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Nice! I agree it is a great feeling, so congratulations!
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🙂
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I’m still enjoying your eye through the camera, Amy! What a momentous project, all that photo organizing. Kudos to you! 🙂 I’ve rediscovered that Canon SLR that I took the garden photos with, it’s such a pleasure to have more detailed images than one gets on an iphone at times. 🙂
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I have to say, that I do find that each of my cameras has their charms. My larger camera really does handle detailed images, and images that can be later edited in a more precise way, much better than my smaller ones.
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Detailed images! Yes, that’s what I was trying to say. You don’t realize it until you try the larger camera and then . . . it’s stunning! Lot more room to work with in the image. 🙂
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You’re a dedicated photographer, and you make me proud.
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Thanks 🙂
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Great collection of photos. Looking forward to hear about your book.
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Thanks!
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Magnificent collection. How lucky are you to have had this experience to walk/ride among these majestic creatures. How I hope to follow in your tracks someday. The Hippos are my favorite! Wishing you great success with your book. Love from The Maldives
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Thanks very much. I do hope you get a chance to go someday, I am sure your photos would be wonderful!
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You have genuinely shown the beauty of Tanzania.
We love these photos and wish you all the best.
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Thank you for your kind words and your visit to my blog.
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Nice pictures!
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Thank you very much.
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Your Welcome!
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