Rustybucket Loc: England

Thanks Flipper :-)

Rustybucket Loc: England

Amy... Lovely sunrise and beautiful sentiment to go with it. Thanks for posting.

Rustybucket Loc: England

Pixelmaven.... Vitamin D3 sounds good to me. Can't do much about the "pecker" LOLLL. But I'll speak to my husband :-) "Crude"...naaaaah. LOL. Made me chuckle. Thanks

Rustybucket Loc: England

Hasbeen..."Do it- damn it"...what a brilliant phrase to trot out to myself when I find myself dithering...love it and I'm gonna remember it and use it. Your pictures are exactly what I meant. It's when your mind puts it's hands over your eyes and says...this is how it should really look...that's when things get kinda exciting. You made a great job of the mountain goats. You adjusted the light and shade on the goats to be consistent with the light in the sky. I know the purists will throw their hands up in horror but digital imaging isn't about "purity" it's about getting down and dirty right in the guts of your favourite software. Enjoyed your post...keep doing what you do :-)
PS. I did the same thing with an owl shot in a museum. Gave it a background and entered it in Camera Club annual comp. Not knowing any better (newbie) I entered it in "Wildlife"...won first prize. Judge asked if it was difficult to capture it in flight...to which I answered... "Nope...it was dead at the time"...which caused a bit of a stir. I graciously bowed out and let 2nd place take prize...only fair :-).

Rustybucket Loc: England

Llucas...Fill up the tank and go... sounds like great advice. I'm gonna try and make a point of getting out whenever I can. Trouble is...my thermostat's knackered...not the car...me...3 degrees either way and I'm sweating or freezing and keeping peeling off layers of clothes just ticks me off. I know these are excuses...do you think a judge would condemn me for shooting my husband for leaving doors open LOL

deanna_hg Loc: So. Alabama

Hoping you get that 'good ole positive' feeling back soon. This is the first time I have been here on UHH in a long time and today it is very fitting. In the mist of a rough depression myself. Haven't picked up my camera in weeks, you know the feeling. There are photographs all around me, my head sees them, the heart slow to follow. I look forward to following your progress :)

Rustybucket Loc: England

Deanna...Your words echo EXACTLY how I've been feeling. It's so hard to "see" beauty when your whole being feels shut down and dark inside. It's such a loss that it can feel like someone died. So pick up your camera, take some photos and we'll recover together. Thanks for your kind words

COI Jack Loc: Missouri

Thanks so much for being depressed on the "Hog". Otherwise, I would have missed all the great images you and others have posted here! "'Tis an ill wind,,, etc."

Rustybucket Loc: England

Jack.... That made me giggle. Just my black sense of humour
The pleasure was all mine LOLL. This is way better than pills :-)

MagicFad Loc: Clermont, FL

The dog looks the way you say you feel, yet you did a very good job on it. All I can say is to just take pictures, one of them will click. The idea is to make yourself get up to do it, choose a subject or a letter (i.e. apples, angles, angry etc) and go find that something to shoot. Don't make it too easy on yourself, sometimes the challenge gets the imagination moving.
Happy shooting.

PaulG Loc: Western Australia

Hello Rustybucket, sorry to hear that you're feeling down. I think we all have moments (but to varying degrees) of how you feel and I think it is terribly important to forgive and be patient with ourselves. These things don't come, or go, overnight so it is very important to share and to confide - as you have done here.

Now, I know my picture is not everyone's cup up tea but bugger it... I like it, and for this reason. I had taken hundreds of photos of these black swans over several months for an article I was writing. The swans and me soon became quite well acquainted and they even let their young climb on my lap as I sat on the fringes of the lake (mind you, it was only afterwards that I found out that an angry adult can break a man's arm with a beat of it's wing -seriously!). Anyway, I spent many hours in thoughtful contemplation with these birds which pleased me no end. The same whether I am strolling along the beach in a fierce windy early in the morning or in a forest surrounded by magical sounds. Whether you are with a companion or not one thing is for sure; you are never alone. There is so much to see, smell, hear and touch that the fascination is endless. That's what photography provides - a time to appreciate. I hate clichés but here goes.... the best and most treasured things in life are free but unfortunately we often can't see the wood for the trees (oh dear, that was two). The swan picture was framed and hangs in a hallway at home as a reminder of my time with the swans several years ago (I prefer things a bit arty, that's why I messed about with it)

By the way, the picture of your dog is fabulous.

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

My camera is now my escape. I very rarely delete any of my shots and regularly look back at them and many times I realise that one of the worst photos that I have taken at that moment is the best because of a memory that came back to me.

I've looked at new processess such as transfering prints on to wood It only works with certain types of shot so I have to look for the right oportunities to get what I want to keep the enthusiasm going.

I hope you get your MOJO back soon.

Dbez1 Loc: Ford City, PA

Have you tried finding a good Bible centered church? Also, God can work through doctors and meds. Best wishes, I will pray for you.

Rustybucket Loc: England

Thanks Magic....All the images I've posted were done long before the "deep dark depression" descended. I sit in front of my Photoshop screen now and really struggle to remember how to do stuff that I could trot out easily in the past. I now really appreciate how hard it is for people who have maybe had an accident or illness and have had to learn how to walk or talk and do the simplest tasks all over again. My memory is a bit like a landscape full of pit holes. I can jog along quite nicely then...oops.. I'm in a "hole" and haven't a clue how to proceed. Even making decisions exhausts me... Some days I just decide I'm not going to make any decisions. That works for me. But it's crunch time and I know I've gotta bite the bullet. I hope my camera can double as a ladder...and make it easier to get outa the holes :-)

Rustybucket Loc: England

Paul.... Thanks... I really enjoyed your story about the swan connection. This is the bit of me that has disappeared and by you all telling your stories and can hopefully start to remember all the thought I had that made me ME. You're so right when you say we're never alone. It don't matter what the connection is...a swan, a rock, and tree, you're living, connected and part of it once you've observed it...whether you record it or now.

I really like your swan image. It made me work for the answers...just like life...it didn't come on a plate. When are you posting your next one.