Sometimes you just gotta drive

Posted on February 7, 2010

I don’t know about you, but the months of November and December of ’09 went by in a blur for me. The excitement of working at the H1N1 immunization clinics was followed quickly by getting ready for Christmas, and life felt a little bit like being on a treadmill where someone set the speed just a tad too fast to keep up with.

In January, I found myself taking stock of where I wanted to be headed in 2010 (after all it is a new decade!) and a look back at how my photographs have changed over the last while. One of the things that I’ve struggled with is being critical of my own work and in turn sometimes losing sight of how much fun it is to go out and shoot. So, one of the goals for the year is to have more opportunities to take photos for the pure joy of it, without expectations or limitations.

I wanted to share my first “Sunday drive” shoots from last week. I not only got to make a new friend who shares the same love of abandoned places and entropy, but we came upon this gem where we spent two-and-a-half hours of pure enjoyment of photography.

Here are a few shots from the day:

I felt recharged and renewed in my love of photography after the day. My fingers and toes, on the other hand – they were screaming for a hot chocolate and a warm indoor spell!

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Tags: 2010, abandoned places, Burlington and area family photographer, entropy, for the love of the photo, goals and dreams, just drive, taking stock

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Hope Walls says:

March 21, 2010 at 5:05 pm -
I LOVE these. LOVE them. My Mom, Dad and Dad’s best friend used to fix up old cars. They’d haul them from the junkyard and resurrect them. My Dad’s friend did the mechanical, my Dad did the body work, and my Mom did the upholstery. One of my favourite subjects to spend time aiming a camera at is a dilapidated old car I can’t help but feel nostalgic around old cars, and these are simply awesome. Thank you for my Sunday eye candy!
Munchkin says:

May 17, 2010 at 10:52 pm -
Kath, you are a master. I love these few with the cars. Not to mention all the rest.