Gentle breezes amongst flowers and grass stalks.
save_the_tardigrades
joined 10 months ago
Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar T 58mm f/2
I didn't really start enjoying my pictures until I started shooting through cheap vintage glass, usually close to minimum focus distance at a wide aperture, but then experimenting. The process of hunting for interesting light on an object and slowly composing and focusing on it while getting the blurry background looking just right brings a lot of calm and contemplative joy.
It looks like you're shooting some inherently difficult subjects where a lot of environmental factors need to be aligned just right to offer you a fleeting moment.
Personally, I like shooting boring things, like leaves and grass and branches. I don't think my pictures are all that great, but at least I'm having fun getting them.
Mossy branch over a puddle, Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 1:4.5/135 & cheap 0.7x focal reducer on a Fuji X-Pro1.
I haven't noticed that in the fora I visit. MFlenses and Pentax Forums seem like nice places. I mostly stick to places that like using old and obsolete sensors and glass.
To me, the cutting-edge modern gear discussions seem too Type-A Alpha Male Tribalistic My-gear-purchasing-decisions-reign-supreme-over-yours. So much competition to have the hottest gear.