Been awhile since I posted last. Conditions with my disease have progressed some lately. My tremor has increased and my neurologist and I were trying some different dosages and intervals etc...took a bit to get on top of things. Still not great but it is what it is. We just keep fighting. All of you out there with similar health issues, Just keep fighting!! Every day we get is a blessing.

Shakey

The next dozen or so posts are all older pictures. My goal for this blog is to display the nicer pictures I have out of the thousands of shots Ive taken. One of the first lessons I was taught was that a photographer can take a hundred pictures and only a few may be worth keeping or displaying. In my situation with Parkinsons I think that number increases significantly...the un-usable picture stat anyway. I havent been in the mood to shot much lately, been in a creative funk, but looking through my old stuff anf browsing through various blogs on here has kinda re-kindled my spirit. As always, thanks for taking the time to look.

Shakes

Good photography is a combination of alot of different skills and conditions, combined with good equipment to produce a favorable outcome. I am lucky enough to have somewhat good, yet out-dated equipment, however, the knowledge and skill portion of the equation is always questionable. As any photographer would tell you, a still camera takes a better picture, as it is obviously harder to focus on a moving target. This is my greatest challange as an aspiring photographer with Parkinsons, holding still. A good camera can account for alot, but even some of the best would have trouble compensating for my tremor, especially if Im low on meds or overly hungry, tired etc. I learned eventually that every photographer takes hundreds of pictures that cant be used, in my case, that number might be slightly higher-ish...but it does make the few shots that I do get that much more rewarding. So far, everything I shoot is hand held. I have a nice tri-pod my wonderful wife bought me last year, I just havent used it yet. I feel bad about that. However, in my defense, most of the pictures I get any more are on a spur of the moment basis, and leaving my camera attached to the tri-pod is just un-realistic. Luckily, no one understands more about my trials than my wife, I think Im forgiven. Its not like she gave me a lawn mower and I havent used it to cut the grass yet. I think moving the tri-pod from the store room into my car would be a good start. Anyway, onward with the day, more pictures to take. Take care...

Shakes

Pike's Performers

These were taken at Pike's Market in seattle. Im not real good at photographing people, but I thought these came out ok.