Maturity, Wisdom, and Photography
Mar 20, 2020 07:21:58 #
Photobum wrote:
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I will be 74 years old in August. I enjoy doing waterfall hikes. Something I started doing a couple of years ago may be helpful for you. I was doing a Fall hike at Ricketts Glen State Park in Pennsylvania...24 named waterfalls, steep drop offs...no handrails...wet and rainy. I always carry a tripod on these hikes. During this hike I started to use the tripod as a walking stick, 3 legs fully extended. Since then I continue to do the same thing. It let’s me go places, more safely, than I would try without it. Specifically, the tripod I use is a Manfrotto 190 go! aluminum. The tripod has proven to be sturdy and reliable. Anyway, that is something that has worked for me.
Mar 20, 2020 07:48:51 #
At the beach a couple of years ago I was walking out on the wet rocks with my grandson. I was constantly reminding him to be careful, the rocks are slippery etc..So who falls? Yeah, you got it. I slipped and fell about 3 feet onto the sand landing on my feet but feeling a twinge in my knee. It was one of those “slow motion” falls and I was really trying to control my landing, arms flailing, etc. so I wouldn’t scare him. He asked if I was ok and I assured him I was fine but as we walked away he started to laugh. When I asked what he was laughing at he said: “I’m glad you’re ok but you looked pretty silly”
Oh well, anything for a laugh😊
Oh well, anything for a laugh😊
Mar 20, 2020 08:22:20 #
I am in the same boat as many posters here. I'll be 70 in a few months and find that the extent of my hiking these days seems to be from the parking area to the overlook and back. Ah, youth ... it really is wasted on the young.
Mar 20, 2020 08:30:28 #
Photobum wrote:
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I understand, about the same age as you, got cautious about falling several years ago, fell walking on a sidewalk, broke my jaw, dental surgeon said if initial treatment hadn't worked he'd of had to put me on disability, probably never would have gone back to work. BTW , healed up fine, be careful!
Mar 20, 2020 09:04:56 #
billnikon wrote:
With age comes wisdom.
The problem is they don't always arrive at the same time. Often age arrives first and we get a few knocks and bruises before the wisdom arrives.
Mar 20, 2020 09:07:40 #
An old Koan. "Sit down. The Universe will come to you."
An adage. "Do not do what you want to do. Do what you can, actually, do."
An adage. "Do not do what you want to do. Do what you can, actually, do."
Mar 20, 2020 09:20:05 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
I'm 77 and I had two strokes last year and I have spent the last 9 months in rehab. I was an active photographer and traveled to Europe, South America, and all over the USA. I can't do that now. I have had to adjust my photography to a more condensed location. I am setting up a home studio and visit local places. Right now I am staying sequestered because of CV-19. I'm trying to make lemonade.
Mar 20, 2020 10:01:59 #
Pikers! At 85 I still enjoy hikes with my wife and a round of golf, either with a cart or battery powered cart for my clubs. Very careful and don’t over extend!
Best wishes to all of you! Enjoy what you can do!
Best wishes to all of you! Enjoy what you can do!
Mar 20, 2020 10:08:41 #
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Mar 20, 2020 10:15:36 #
Mitch35 wrote:
Pikers! At 85 I still enjoy hikes with my wife and a round of golf, either with a cart or battery powered cart for my clubs. Very careful and don’t over extend!
Best wishes to all of you! Enjoy what you can do!
Best wishes to all of you! Enjoy what you can do!
Do they allow carts on the Putt-putt courses?
(Concept stolen from a cartoon a couple of days ago in a newspaper.)
Mar 20, 2020 10:20:23 #
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Mar 20, 2020 10:26:43 #
While certain geographic areas may be intimidating as one grows older and wiser and more brittle, there are flying drones which carry cameras. Consider buying one and learning to fly it. You can get Mountain Views from the chalet’s parking lot, Desert Views from inside the air conditioned RV, and there are underwater drones that allow you to get Submerged Views from the deck of a boat.
It is either a new hobby to explore, or a new piece of equipment that exposes another facet of photography—just depends on how you view it.
It is either a new hobby to explore, or a new piece of equipment that exposes another facet of photography—just depends on how you view it.
Mar 20, 2020 10:38:23 #
Which is why I still exercise and keep in relatively good shape. I'm on my way to 72 but don't feel much different than I did at 30, or younger. I still carry my 4x5, tripod, lenses, and film down trails and then back up. When I was younger, I tore cartilage, fractured bones (including vertebrae), and followed doctor's orders in order to heal. I guess I'm lucky. However, I also tend, sometimes, to follow Edward Weston's observation, “Anything more than 500 yards from the car just isn't photogenic.”
--Bob
--Bob
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