Snap judgements. Wednesday February 1, 2012

Believe it or not, I've only just acquired a phone with a built-in camera.

I know, I know. They've been around for years, but for various reasons my personal communications device remained in the dark ages. Not quite 80s-style brick-sized cellphone, but almost.

Now I'm bang up to date however, with a snazzy phone that does just about everything except make the tea, although there's probably an app for that.

I tell you this not to brag, but simply to pass on an observation.

As I walked down the road yesterday, new phone in pocket, I looked round for things to take photos of.

It struck me that in hunting for camera-worthy subject matter, I was actually looking at things differently.

I was taking considerably more notice of my surroundings, and that's almost certainly a good thing to do mindset-wise.

It's so easy to retreat into our own thoughts. To focus inwards only. To spend far too much time with the lens facing away from where the real action is.

If you have the opportunity, why not adopt a photographer's eye when you take your next walk?

There's a lot of interesting stuff out there just begging to be enjoyed.

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