On slow mornings, and Canon cameras

Ruckus, watching “TV” | Canon 6D + Canon 50/1.8

We’re kind of in between seasons at the moment. The weather isn’t quite right for good XC skiing and it’s kind of muddy for wandering around in the woods, so we’ve been having a lot of slow mornings around the house. Lots of reading, watching the light, etc.. I haven’t used the 6D in a long time so this morning I threw the 50 on it and made some photos while going through the motions of the morning around the house, and then a little later on a short walk around the neighborhood.

I’m always struck by just how good the 6D is from a user’s point of view when I pick it up. Everything on it is so well thought out that the whole shooting process just feels so absolutely seamless. This might also have something to do with the fact that when it comes to DSLRs I’ve been shooting Canons for a long time. But, even comparing between the old 5D Mk1 and the 6D, the 6D just feels so snappy and intuitive. As a tool, it’s absolutely the better camera even if the 5D has a more pleasing output that I’m partial to.

For a while now I’ve been shooting images around my neighborhood and beyond, and while it began as a certain project it has now kind of taken on a life of its own and the images have drifted off in a different direction. For the longest time I wasn’t really sure what that direction was but it’s seeming more clear to me now what it’s about and how it could coalesce in to a body of work. I’m not going to share that much about it but it’s been an interesting process and I’m looking forward to following it longer and seeing where it goes.

That’s al for today, kids. Until next time.