To say I haven't written in awhile is an understatement.  I decided it was time to do a blog again and talk about photography, either my photos, or just photography in general.

Photography in some ways is very simple, and in other ways, very complex.  You can point and shoot and get an image.  That can be photography, and I suppose I do that alot now on my phone.  I prefer my Nikon but my phone is always with me and I have a decent camera on it (Samsung 23). So now I have photos on my phone, on my camera memory cards, and on my external hard drive and in Lightroom libraries.  Luckily it can all be consolidated fairly easily in one place.

This time of year is the best time to be outside in Michigan.  Finally we get sunshine and late nights where the sun doesn't set until 9 or even 10 pm at night.  The golden hour lasts a very long time in May-Aug timeframe in Michigan.  People ask me if I am a morning person or a night person.  Neither... I am at my best at about 5 pm to 7 pm at night.  And that is often the golden hour.  Summer time I'll just have to extend my favorite time a little longer.

When I was very young, we lived in a house in Michigan that faced west.  I remember playing in the front yard as the sun was going down.  Those were the days that you played outside until the street lights came on.  And our block had LOTS of kids, all playing outside.  It was a really fun time.

Later we moved to Florida.  Florida has its own beautiful things.  But one thing it doesn't have is a long golden hour.  When the sun sets there, even in the summertime, it sets within about a half hour. Closer to the equator, the says don't stretch as long.

You might've noticed I haven't said much about the Blue Hour.  That is the hour when the sun comes up. I am not, and never have been, a morning person.  I heard someone, somewhere, say that if you are not an early riser you can't be a photographer.  I don't agree... you just get "different" photos than someone who does.  

Stay tuned.  More photography related blogs and thoughts about photography coming in the near future.