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Strange to not have written for such a long time. Much has happened, too much to tell it here. I don't take photographs anymore, I completely stopped. I went to several countries and even took my camera with me, but I didn't use it. My talent seemed inadequate, so I stopped. Like many other things in my life. I come to a point where I feel I'm not talented enough and I stop doing it. I know how to take "good" or "OK" pictures but I don't have the talent to take great pictures. This is frustrating...
Instead I have been focussing on Japanese. In fact, I learned 2200 Kanji (Sino-Japanese Characters) during the time I was away from my blog, which required a lot of effort. I studied between 3 and 7 hours a day, almost with no exception. Not much time left for photography. Japanese is slowly coming back, but it is really hard.
I was very sick with pneumonia after I returned from Georgia (Caucasus). That took a lot of strength and it took almost 2 months for me to fully recover. Glad this is over.
I feel melancholic today. The year is almost over, it feels kind of good to write. I think of my friends, the ones I still have and the ones that have passed away.
Yesterday Pinti wrote to me, strangely, she's only 30 minutes away from where I live and we'll meet up tomorrow or some other day. She's in Europe filming and wants to do some songs with me. Her mail was a surprise.
Right now I listen to some music and I feel sad. Don't know why. Maybe it's the music, Tchaikovsky.
Maybe I'll write some more later. Today's picture is Yuki, of course. I have been shooting his daily picture for the timelapse film, I didn't stop that. He's adorable and now speaks French and German, not much, but a bit. He speaks French with me and German with Sabina, he makes a clear distinction, which I find amazing. I think he's pretty smart and his humor is second to none. We share many laughs together.
Yuki is growing up quickly. He's very cute.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got over your pneumonia. My eldest son had it last year and it took him months to fully recover.
It was nice seeing your blog again.
It must be hard to stop. I have often wondered if I will do the same. I guess maybe it's a way of expressing ourselves, and that can happen in many ways. But I really appreciate your openness and honesty. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYuki is getting bigger and cuter.
ReplyDeleteIt is great that your blog is back and to see some pics.
I have the impression that you put alot of pressure on yourself wrt photography...easy, my friend, your pics are great!
I've only found you today on Flickr and followed your link here. I'm amazed at how many days you took pictures, for years, and that you stopped it. It's an amazing achievement. You may be burned out a bit with it, but it will come back. I feel the same when photographing my dog for 507 days. I'm sick of it, but I know the next day, I may get a good photo. I'm not trying to be the best photographer. I just want to record what's going on, and I'm happy with not being perfect.
ReplyDeleteWhat I dont understand is how youre not even more popular than you are now. Youre just so intelligent. You know so much about this subject, made me think about it from so many different angles. Its like people arent interested unless it has something to do with Lady Gaga! Your stuffs great. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThe other day at the Bowling Alley, a man with the word "DEVO" tattooed to his knuckles said, "good photos are a result of taking a lot of them."
ReplyDeleteToday I heard an Acupuncturist tell a client, "sometimes what we want looks different than what we think."
Those two things go hand in hand.
By the way, what does the Kanji Symbol for water really mean? I have been researching it, but no really clear answer. Thanks.