As I See It - Thoughts on Getting Through This Difficult Time, Week 10
This is the hard time to shelter down. As opportunities to move toward normalcy are all around me, I find myself asking, “Why not me.”
Other families are beginning to get together. Why is my family only meeting outside, with masks on, 6 feet apart?
Other photographers are beginning to go out. I think, well if I only lived in a major urban area, I would go out, also. That is not it. I can easily drive to Nashville , park and be walking on Broadway in no time at all.
It is a commitment I have made to myself and to my family. I will follow the Nashville plan. It asks people over 65 to stay at home, because we are the ones at most risk. The plan has 4 two week parts. For the most part, I plan to shelter in during all four parts of it. We start part 2 on Monday. The next 6 weeks will fly by. Then I can reassess. Bear with me for saying this out loud. I am trying to hang tough with what I know is the right decision for me.
I read a thrilling blog this week by Simon King, who is currently my favorite street photography blogger. I am going to say this out loud, too. If I ever get out of timeout, I am going to London to take one of his workshops. So what was so thrilling about it? Simon largely shoots with a 90mm focal length. I shoot most often with an 80mm focal length. I am working on that. I am pushing myself to gain skill at 28mm. But it is nice to know that if I slip back to 80mm it is okay.