Can’t pull the trigger…….
The rest of the workshop went great and we had a great time shooting a lot of fantastic subject sin great light! Before I get to the title of the blog let me share some favorites!
Thanks Capt. Moffatt!
Now what I can’t pull the trigger on???? Today I bubble wrapped all my old Nikon lenses to send them off to sell!!! Couldn’t do it, unwrapped, them put them back in the bags and back on the shelf, just too much history there to say good bye. I haven’t shot with a Nikon for over three years, but I did for 43 years, guess I just wanted to know they are still on the shelf! I love the X system, no problems there, just can’t say goodbye.
Blessings,
the pilgrim
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Boy, oh boy, can I understand. That’s a special story. Not that it’s the same, but your story reminds me of my wonderful mother. She was in her late 80’s and (sadly) it was time to have her driving privileges curtailed. She understood – well, at least she said she did. The keys were given to me under one condition; she could still keep the car in her carport so she could see it everyday. To her – she “just wanted to know it was in the carport.” Special lady. Special memory. Thanks for that, Bill. God be with you.
Interesting how our attachments work, and good things!
I think it would be too hard for me to say goodbye
It was for me!
I’m glad you kept them. If having them brings you joy, that is what is important. As a “pilgrim” recently told me, slow, slow, slow! You will know when the time and light is just right.
Fabulous photos. Love every one.
Thanks Janel!
Great photos. As for the lens, as long as you have the room to keep them, and aren’t desperate for the $ then why would you let the memories go???
Sorta what I thought!
Face it Bill, that is more than just memories. It is a connection to the foundation that you built a fantastic career on. It is like your first Bible, You may have worn it out and moved on to several more but it is still that connection to the beginning of a new life. You have been blessed and you have passed that blessing on to many others both through photography, equipment and equipping others for eternity. Nikon was an instrument to a path that God had laid out for you, now he is allowing you to use the new Fuji system that is obviously a path that has blessed you as well. Press on Pilgrim!
Thanks Steve, pressing on!
Thanks for sharing those great photos….and many of us feel exactly the same way. Special thanks for the shot of the prayer by Capt Moffatt….that’s one that’s worthy of hanging on the wall of any of us.
It certainly touch me, these guys have a dangerous job!
Bill,
Boy can I relate to that. Just over 2 years ago I was testing out the Fuji X system to see what I thought and was considering making the change. I was carrying both a full setup of Nikon and Fuji and bumped into Tony Sweet in the Smoky Mountains. He asked what I was doing and shooting with, I explained, he showed my the X-T1 at that point. From there it was like there was no turning back. The reminder of that trip I rarely used my Nikon gear. To speed up the story, now over 2 years have past, I have sold all of my Nikon gear except 1 body, and 2 lenses and have not used them at all they just sit on my shelf and look down on me. There hasn’t been a week go by this year that I tell myself to sell them (especially since I am waiting for the X-T2 to come out) but for some reason I just haven’t able to sell them.
I don’t know about you but in my case when I started shooting at 15 -16 years old I so wanted a Nikon and couldn’t afford one that once I was able to, there really wasn’t any choice for me other than Nikon. Now 48 years later it is hard to let go of something that is more than just a tool for capturing and preserving a moment in time. It reminds me and helps me to remember some many things other than just a camera and lens.
Anyways thanks for reading, maybe someday I will sell them, but most likely not today or tomorrow.
Have a good one,
Jeff
Jeff, so many of the same thoughts!
I’m finally just about there. I sold most of my Nikon stuff at the GSMPS last year, but held onto my D7000 (I love that camera), the 28-300 and my Sigma 50-500 with the f2 teleconverter. With those 3 pieces, I can do just about anything, and I found the 28-300 to be a really good lens. Now that I have the Fuji 100-400, which is a fantastic lens, I can cover the long range with it. The Nikon stuff is sitting in the drawer. I think it’s time for me, but then, I didn’t have a career with it.
My grandfather owned a hardware store, then it was my father’s, then mine. I still have the old scale with the brass hopper that we used to weigh nails, though it’s been 25 years now since it was in a store. That thing will be with me till I die, so I can relate.
I saw a great image of you petting a horse in Iceland, I told Jack it was so Mike!!!!
I understand this fully — and don’t blame you.
I shot with Canon gear for decades and it served me well. I still use it for wildlife places (like Ding Darling or Yellowstone) but the Fuji system has me to the point where I don’t even need a camera bag. Yes, I think it has room for improvement but the current round of X cameras narrowed the gap considerably and they are improving.
But I still have the flagship Canon EOS film body (EOS 1VS) even though I haven’t shot film in 15 years. Maybe even a few rolls of Velvia somewhere, too.
Enjoy the memories.
On a side note, I have always thought we who foliow photographic pursuit have this clandestine bout with the darker side. I mean, we shoot with the C word, N word, F word, S word and P word. And there’s the big O. 😛
Good alphabet soup!
Bill,
It was great meeting you, and learning from you on the Oregon Coast WS. It was a great WS, I think I got some good shots. Even though I was ailing from an abscess in my nose at the time, which put me in the emergency room of the Seaside OR hospital the next day after the WS ended. They drained it and gave me some antibiotics, which did the trick. Ah, the trials and tribulations of getting old…sigh. Take care, and I hope we meet again my friend.