Covid pandemic, your photography

Raist3d · Feb 19, 2021

Henry Richardson said:
Raist3d said:

Henry Richardson said:

My latest album:

B&W (Monochrome) World Street Photos & People

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/64865243

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Nice photos, I think I have seen them before. But were these taken during Covid? How has Covid affected (or not) your photography and what work do you have during the Covid Pandemic? Say April 2020 to now?

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During the last year of coronavirus I have been processing lots of photos in Lightroom, making albums such as the one above, and I have made several photo books. I am currently working on a new photo book.

I have also been taking photos everyday, but mostly just daily photo walks usually covering the same few routes I have trod so many times.

JLWPhoto · Feb 19, 2021

Personal week-week photography is much the same (lots of birding). I picked up a blind for the backyard so that has increased some of my photography and has been a load of fun actually.

What has gone to zero is the stuff would be doing for a few local health clubs (shooting events, tennis, cross-fit etc). Although in general both my wife and I are both healthy and fit (both work out, play sports etc) she does have a lung condition that makes her very susceptible to getting pneumonia so we've been extra careful.

The other thing obviously is travel, luckily we do a big trip every other year and 2020 was the "off year" but I'm sure 2021 will be an off year as well.

For examples the 1st 3 1/2 pages of my flick site are all post covid (not much m43 shots there as I use it mostly for travel)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnw_trishw/page1

Raist3d · Feb 19, 2021

Carol, thanks for sharing your thoughts and story. Glad you like the thread.

Your photo Kangaroos reminds me that I always have regarded them as a bit magical. Must be the Aussie Unicorn for me

Raist3d · Feb 19, 2021

Jan Chelminski said:
I decided it was a good time to determine a simple, basic kit and sell off everything else.

I'm already (pre-covid) planning a major move, so nowadays, Stuff = Bad, mostly.

My photography is no longer a personal, artistic pursuit (ambition), as my last and final, formal art piece was partially completed about 4 or 5 years ago, and it still sits in pieces, it's finishing an unnecessary formality.

So, an extremely strange and pivotal time, personally, yes.

But, that still leaves some photos, like portraits for friends, etc, and misc items I still like photography for, like documenting various environmental phenomena and for various other purposes such as imaging support for technical design and mfg. projects, so I will keep the one camera and a couple lenses. Video is going to become the greater focus and will supplant stills.

Anyway, with Covid in effect, I've been re-establishing the edges of the box (not a pun about my tiny apt) with the new (old) f/0.9 glass. The 'Ice Pillars' that have manifested over town lately, have been a perfect subject for such stills/4K video tests. Lots of 'windowgraphy' lately, I'm feeling esp. lucky to even to have a view, at a time like this!

I have been messaging to also sell a lot of stuff I have and I need to just do it. For me more than parting with the equipment is just the laziness and aversion to do e-bay or equivalents. I just need to get over it

I have been re-evaluating on what equipment I have done my best work, etc. Ill try to do some photos this weekend and post.

Would love to see hwat you do with the new old F0.9 glass as you put it. Please share your photos!

Raist3d · Feb 19, 2021

Messier Object said:
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Peter

Photograph around your town/place? Wherever it is you can go. And pretend you are traveling, see if you "see" something new within the familiar?

april fox · Feb 19, 2021

Raist3d said:
Carol, thanks for sharing your thoughts and story. Glad you like the thread.

Your photo Kangaroos reminds me that I always have regarded them as a bit magical. Must be the Aussie Unicorn for me

Yea nothing wrong with a bit of roo shooting along with a some wild goat, helps fill up the freezer

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SW Anderson · Feb 19, 2021

I'm not a big fan of winter, but that image is gorgeous.

SW Anderson · Feb 19, 2021

Beautiful.

Bassam Guy · Feb 19, 2021

Gnine said:
My sister, who was pregnant at the time caught it, along with her husband, their young child, their parents in their mid 70's, his brother, and all recovered fine. No worse than a common cold. Consequently, I have no fear of it, worked the whole time it's been around, and only wear a mask when shopping at stores that require it for entry.

So, because six people survive, it is harmless? How would you feel if you survived it but spread it to someone else who died or suffered long term disabilities?

Gnine said:
My photography has changed because local government has put a stop to all car and bike shows, as well as all motorsport events. So I resort to this.

Raist3d · Feb 20, 2021

march hare said:
Raist3d said:

Carol, thanks for sharing your thoughts and story. Glad you like the thread.

Your photo Kangaroos reminds me that I always have regarded them as a bit magical. Must be the Aussie Unicorn for me

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Yea nothing wrong with a bit of roo shooting along with a some wild goat, helps fill up the freezer

So besides that, how has your photography been affected (or not) during the Pandemic? Got any recent shots? Would be great to see- thanks.

Raist3d · Feb 20, 2021

The first shots of the bird on the tree reminds me of Christmas for some reason.

Are those mountain lions in the two shots further below in the snow?

Raist3d · Feb 20, 2021

jwilliams said:
Very little photography here since Covid. All of my photography is for personal pleasure so there's no need to go out to make money etc. I'm just trying to stay away from people in general as many don't know how to follow simple health measures or want to prove a political point by endangering the lives of others. I'm in the US of course. Things should have been so much better here, but an epic failure of leadership has us where we are at.

I do have an outing in the Mountains planned for this summer. It will be nice to point my camera at something different for a change. I plan on doing lots of traveling whenever things get back to 'normal' (whatever that may be going forward). I'll certainly try to make up for the lack of photo activity in 2020/21.

Is the Mountain outing dependent on things getting better or you can just go hike on your own?

april fox · Feb 20, 2021

Raist3d said:
march hare said:

Raist3d said:

Carol, thanks for sharing your thoughts and story. Glad you like the thread.

Your photo Kangaroos reminds me that I always have regarded them as a bit magical. Must be the Aussie Unicorn for me

Click to expand...

Yea nothing wrong with a bit of roo shooting along with a some wild goat, helps fill up the freezer

Click to expand...

So besides that, how has your photography been affected (or not) during the Pandemic? Got any recent shots? Would be great to see- thanks.

No great change for me maybe a drop of 20% in workload but that has been offset with a few post processing contracts

Have yet to be in a situation where I needed to wear a mask where I live, did a few isolation stints back in April 2020 due to travelling out of the state

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Carol Darby · Feb 20, 2021

Raist3d said:
Carol, thanks for sharing your thoughts and story. Glad you like the thread.

Your photo Kangaroos reminds me that I always have regarded them as a bit magical. Must be the Aussie Unicorn for me

Thanks so much Raist3d for you kind words. And so glad you like our magical Aussie wildlife

Marko_Finland · Feb 20, 2021

Deeb said:
These bird images are fantastic at 3200 iso. Very beautiful output from your G9. Very happy to have seen these. Keep up the good work.

Thank you! Dxo DeepPRIME does really a good job with high ISO shots. Been able to recover a lot of shots that I first thought were too smudgy.

Marko

Jan Chelminski · Feb 20, 2021

Raist3d said:
Jan Chelminski said:

I decided it was a good time to determine a simple, basic kit and sell off everything else.

I'm already (pre-covid) planning a major move, so nowadays, Stuff = Bad, mostly.

My photography is no longer a personal, artistic pursuit (ambition), as my last and final, formal art piece was partially completed about 4 or 5 years ago, and it still sits in pieces, it's finishing an unnecessary formality.

So, an extremely strange and pivotal time, personally, yes.

But, that still leaves some photos, like portraits for friends, etc, and misc items I still like photography for, like documenting various environmental phenomena and for various other purposes such as imaging support for technical design and mfg. projects, so I will keep the one camera and a couple lenses. Video is going to become the greater focus and will supplant stills.

Anyway, with Covid in effect, I've been re-establishing the edges of the box (not a pun about my tiny apt) with the new (old) f/0.9 glass. The 'Ice Pillars' that have manifested over town lately, have been a perfect subject for such stills/4K video tests. Lots of 'windowgraphy' lately, I'm feeling esp. lucky to even to have a view, at a time like this!

Click to expand...

I have been messaging to also sell a lot of stuff I have and I need to just do it. For me more than parting with the equipment is just the laziness and aversion to do e-bay or equivalents. I just need to get over it

I have been re-evaluating on what equipment I have done my best work, etc. Ill try to do some photos this weekend and post.

Would love to see hwat you do with the new old F0.9 glass as you put it. Please share your photos!

I already have too much to 'deal with' @ f/.9 but I'd like to scape it together for a 'review' of sorts, eventually. I just keep taking new ones and have a pile of (small) sm cards to dump, etc.

Rethinking my response above, I think things are much worse for Ventriloquists.

Now everyone can do it, no skill required. Like photography before digital, only the 'talented', and 'committed' Ventriloquist, had good chances to thrive.

Nowadays even an amateur Ventriloquist, can experience 'that special thrill'.

As with my personal craft in, 'Ventriloquism', my photography has had to adapt to these 'stranger' times.

That's all I got!

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one blind eye · Feb 20, 2021

My neighbor and photographer pal recently died from COVID. Age 42.

Photography put on the shelf except for taking pics around my garden.

World travel on hold until 2023. No more yearly cruise vacations.

Now staying at home enjoying time spent tube rolling.

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SW Anderson · Feb 20, 2021

agott123 said:
LOL

Anyway, I find it really annoying shooting people wearing masks.

My keeper rate is much lower now.

And it's even worse, walking for 3 or more hours wearing the mask my self, especially now in summer.

Alex

Those are some good shots. You have an excellent eye for street photos.

As for the sentiment, I'm reminded of a Jewish proverb, "“I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.”

SW Anderson · Feb 20, 2021

What a nice idea and fine set of photos. Bravo!

NZ Scott · Feb 20, 2021

Raist3d said:
As the whole set of consequences/facts has unrolled, how have you changed your photography? Are you photographing less? More?

I'm lucky to be in living New Zealand - we eliminated Covid with a 6-week lockdown in early 2020 and have had only 26 deaths during the entire pandemic. So we're pretty much free to do what we want.

It's actually been a really good year for me, because it's become much more acceptable to work from home. I only go in to the office about half of the time now - the rest of the time, I'm working at home in my undies.

It's also been good because no tourists can get in to NZ from overseas - a lot of the nicest places in NZ can get overrun with foreigners, and now they're all quiet.

It's been a quiet year for me in terms photography, but I've taken a few shots while hiking - mostly with my RX100 VII.

I prefer my GM5 over the RX, but the viewfinder is crapping out and I'm still waiting for Panasonic to make a GM6 ...