Not every day is new … or on time

Some days, you just can’t get out and take some shots… But that doesn’t mean I won’t post or post a few minutes after midnight. 😀

I would be remiss if, as part of this 365 project, I didn’t include shots I’ve taken before.

One of the mistakes I’ve made is not reviewing pictures I’ve previously captured. Part of it was because I spent the better part of a year taking pictures for a theater group and it overwhelmed me.

I learned a lot but I also didn’t do any of my own projects and subsequently lost the desire to take pics. I never processed anything I took.

I was writing more and also started shooting video. But the stills stopped.

So, at its core, the point of this project is to find out what kind of photographer I am. I can no longer ignore what I’ve done and left unfinished.

It is, as Floyd Wickman would say, time to complete my circles.

Which means:

  • Taking new pics
  • Reviewing my old pics
  • Taking courses
  • Taking more pics
  • Improving my current skillset
  • Developing new skills
  • Improving my photographic artistry
  • Getting better at post-production
  • Staying on track with this project

So, here’s an old one.

This is one of Bannerman Castle in Beacon, NY.

I took this in 2020 with the 70d and a $13,000, 800mm lens I borrowed from Canon. I was about a mile or two away.

It’s hard not to love a lens like that.

I used that same kit on its one:

On the subject of borrowed lenses from Canon, I’ve got a fisheye lens coming on Monday. I have been waiting to use one of these lenses since I was in single digits, my brother got an AE-1, and I saw the opening to Hawaii Five O. It’s going be fun!

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Author: Timbo

Tim Lorge is a New York City/Hudson Valley playwright, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He is also a postproduction specialist and a Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Certified Trainer. As a filmmaker, Tim has created numerous documentary short films for myFace, the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction; the American Parkinson Disease Association; and numerous training and public service films for the public sector. He is currently in production on his latest documentary "The Wines of New York" and in depth look at wine in the Empire State. He is also in preproduction on his narrative directorial debut feature "The Naked Winemaker" scheduled to shoot in Summer, 2025 in the Hudson Valley.