The Tuesday Inspiration: Me and my camera – travelling light

2011.12.13

The laws of physics proved too great a challenge when taking today’s photo. I wanted to include my beloved Canon 7D in this self portrait but, of course, it simply wasn't going to be possible if I was also using it to take the photo! I got around this by posing with my little Panasonic LX3 to illustrate the theme and shot the photo with the 7D. I don’t use the LX3 very often but it’s great to know I can travel light when I need to/want to and not have to sacrifice quality and my love of fast lenses – you all know how I love shallow depth of field!

Thanks to Stéfan for setting today’s theme. Last Tuesday’s theme was ‘transportation’. The other interpretations of this week’s theme can be found here.

The “Tuesday Inspiration” began in 2009 when Stéfan and I started setting each other a photographic challenge on a… Tuesday. Very soon afterwards, we decided to open this up to other PB members, followed by the idea that we should not reveal what the subject is, so that other members could compare how different members view a single theme. The Tuesday Inspiration is not a contest or a challenge, but a group of people all agreeing to post their interpretation of a single theme on Tuesdays. Each week, one of the contributors sets the theme. There are now over 40 members contributing to the TI. We have only two “rules”: don’t include the subject in the TI title or tags and please comply with standard PB guidelines on courtesy, etc. If you would like to take part, please send me a message via this blog.