I will admit I use my 50mm lens more than any other lens I own because I am in my fifties; it just seems comfortable. However, there are other reasons this is my go-to lens as a middle-aged GenX hobby photographer. So, let’s dive into those reasons together.
I don’t always get to go out as much as I would like, being a dad and working full-time, but when I do, this little hobby of photography is truly satisfying, and I’ve learned a lot. So, why did I choose photography, and how did I get started? Well, here is the good, the bad,…
Why do I love fly fishing, especially in the great Pacific Northwest? Yes, it is a bit hard at first to learn, but once you get it down, there is nothing like fly fishing- nothing! I grew up fishing. My mother and my grandfathers loved fishing; they could never get enough of it. Fishing in…
Rivers and lakes and mountains and coffee: life in the great Pacific Northwest is like no other. I have lived here all but three years of my life, and I would not trade it for anywhere else in the world… Yes, the politics suck here. And while I am taxed and squeezed out of my…
I love every season. Summer, with its inviting warmth, begs us to come outside and explore. Spring brings forth life, both beautiful and refreshing. Winter, with its quietness and solitude. But autumn is the perfect season; at least it is for me… It is late August, and I can already see the tint of autumn…
Here I was, trying to hide from the world when something mysterious, and even a bit wondrous, but scary, entered it. I never expected my life to include tragedy, redemption, and a legend come to life. At the time, tragedy was my middle name. I sought refuge in the middle of nowhere, but I never…