I often find comfort in the woods, the awes of nature, the stillness, the quiet, where listening closely brings you the delights of spotting a blue jay or a chipmunk. And it is funny because while it is not literally comfortable to lug two medium format cameras around in the woods, it is a comfort to me to have them with me, because if I see something lovely, I know I’ll be able to do it justice in a photograph. If “the best camera is the one you with you,” then I want to have my best camera with me!
Andy and I have taken to having Tuesday morning dates. He doesn’t teach on Tuesdays, and so we leave Rosie home and do something just for the two of us. This particular Tuesday a few weeks back, we took a hike in the woods nearby. Here are the photos my cameras helped me bring home. I’ve been told I’m crazy for taking a Pentax 6×7 on a hike; I think these photos show I’d be crazy not to!
We would love to know more about the people, places, and things that give you comfort, so be sure to share here in the comments, as well as in the Mortal Muses flickr pools!
Happy Trails!
-Cara of CaraRosePhotos
Good thing you take your cameras Cara, so you get beauties like these to share with us. Such bokeh and light you caught here, and the first one with the spider web is absolutely stunning.
Gorgeous Autumnal light.
Lovely images and I too take my camera on hikes…my husband loves to discover new places near by…here an image from a recent hike this past weekend…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gamaraca/8092233297/in/photostream/
must…have…pentax 67. these are gorgeous! and there really is nothing more comforting than quiet in the woods, regardless of how much your backpack weighs 🙂
Gorgeous work Cara and excellent choice! That light is simply scrumptious!
really, so beautiful! nature is my home and you’ve captured it with magic. the first shot is amazing, so much more detail here on the blog. someday, let’s hike a national park together:D
yes, it will be a reunion.
That 5th shot is just so deliciously dreamy! 🙂 What a gorgeous hike!
Argh! You’ve got me looking at the pentax 67. Again!
some of these are hasselblad too!
Aaaannnd cue my renewed lust for a medium format camera! These are beautiful. I’m so glad that you lugged those wonderful beasts with you to capture and show us the beauty of that day.
so, dish, Cara. which are pentax and which are hasselblad. the depth and the color in all of them all marvelous.
square are hassel, rectangle are pentax. mix of film too; most of the square are slide film and rectangle are portra400.
I’m with you on finding comfort on hikes. Those are gorgeous, every one (wow, the detail in that web!), and I would certainly do the same, if I had the camera. I have to go for walks by myself most of the time because no-one wants to stop as much as I do for photos — a medium format would make that even more of a problem. Think I need to get a bear bell 🙂
Oh, and I assume the square are Hasselblad and the rectangle are Pentax?
yup!
Beautiful!
The woods are “lovely dark and deep”, as you have so exquisitley captured, Cara! So glad that you carry those cameras with you, as they are definely worth their weight.
I find comfort in the serene quiet of the woods. The light and communion with nature always brings me joy and a sense of well being.
Ooopppss, yep, exquisitely also 🙂
they’re all gorgeous, but i LOVE that first shot cara!
Amazing photos. Simply gorgeous. I LOVE film.
They are all so lovely – I really love that first capture. And with film, too – just gorgeous!
I discovered a new spot to relax and commune with nature.
http://www.shirleybehindthelens.com/2012/10/exploring-close-to-home.html