Thursday, October 13, 2011

Where in the world is Jim Patterson?


A recent image: proof I still get out from time to time.

I'll admit it. I avoid my blog. I avoid it like the dishes in the sink or the junk mail on the kitchen counter. I started this blog a few years ago because I thought that was something any self-respecting photographer should do. And years ago, it was one of the main ways to socialize on the internet.

Nowadays, there is Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Google+, LinkedIn, etc, etc, etc. As well, I somehow feel compelled to write about something "important". Like my blog is the doorway to some serious photography discourse. And it just shouldn't be that way.

So, where have I been? I've been busy, not busy, in a funk, uninspired, totally inspired, happy, sad, and occasionally, I get out and use my camera. Oh yeah! I got a new camera. My D300 went into a circular service nightmare where it traveled around the state of California in UPS or FedEx boxes for three months before I finally called off the whole ordeal. $800 to replace the sensor was the verdict, and I couldn't go through with it.

The good news was, I must have had some foresight into this debacle, and I purchased a D7000 the day I sent my D300 off on its multi-thousand mile journey. But alas, the D7000 is now with Nikon's service department after only five months of use. Over ten years of using Nikon, and I think I got my first "lemon". Not 100% on this, but I will update the blog (I promise) once I have more information.

I will find the time to randomly update the blog as much as I can. Photos, gear, techniques, workshop info, random thoughts, you name it.

I realize I may have lost my audience here, but for those of you hardy enough to still stick around, what would you like to see my blog turn into? Portfolio? Equipment reviews? Techniques? Tutorials? Let me know!

10 comments:

  1. I'd like to see the technical side of taking and producing your images.. favorite is the arch in Joshua Tree.. amazing...

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  2. Imagine, thanks for the comment. I will strongly consider that as a write-up!

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  3. techniques / porfolio for sure!!

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  4. All of it. I don't have the photoshop skills, so I'd love to learn more about how you compose. I will be taking one of your workshops this year (or the coming year). I'm always inspired by your work. Now I have the bug to drive down to Natural Bridges!!

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  5. I heard the name of jim patterson and i am one of the fan of him and suddenly came across this blog. Here the best photograph and it is mind blowing. Keep posting such kind of photographs in future also.
    Charleston photographers

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  6. I ditto Imagine's comment -
    I also just like to read your thoughts on photography as well - its inspiring even when you're down.
    Keep blogging. Even the piled up dishes have to be done at some point :)

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  7. Sorry about the cameras, man! But D800 is supposed to be coming out soon....so, hopefully that is something to look forward to. ...as for your question, I personally like to hear more about your preparation and techniques on how you shoot in the field. By that, I don't mean knowing the camera settings but rather how to get clean seascape images when there were so much sea spray, waves, etc for example. But, whatever you post, it will always be a good read for me. Good luck and hope to see your post more often. Thanks man!

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  8. As general as it seems, I'd like to see a mix of all the above. I can imagine trying to keep one subject (such as equipment reviews) becoming not only boring, but also exhausted, eventually.

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  10. I am curious to know what was/is the problem with your D7000. Mine produced an immense number of kind of white hot pixels on long exposures. It is now in Nikon's hands. Let's see what they say.

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