A road too far

I kind of feel I'm at the end of a journey at the moment. After traveling to India, being sick for three weeks, then onto Nepal where my condition just got worse, then back home for 1 month reccuperation only to be told by my doctor that something wasn't right with my liver, then back to South America to go to Patagonia, then onto Bolivia.... . I just feel.... exhausted.

But you have to get things out of your system and I certainly feel I've been doing that lately.

So why do I do it? Why photography? Why go to far flung places? Certainly, when I'm fatigued I certainly start to question my motivations and it's often at a dark time, when I'm feeling really under the weather that I just want to jack it all in. It is, after all, just photography.

But I think it's an inner drive thing. If you really want to create something, make a statement, you have to go with what your inner voice tells you. Perhaps this sounds a bit too philisophical, but in order to create good images, you have to be in touch with something more than just wanting to go out and make images. I'm unclear as to why I do it. I like to think I'm quite a modest person, pretty unassuming. I just so happen to be a little bit mad when it comes to photography. Obsessed I guess.

So what's your reason for doing photography? I'd love to hear about it.

Canon lenses for sale

I dumped my 5D a few days ago. I don't really want to go into the why's in this post. I will create a post about my decision to step back from digital in the future, but at the moment, I can't really comment on it. It's still too soon for me to be clear on why I've done it. But It's really something I had to do (sometimes, I can't explain my reasons, I just have a gut feeling, and in this case, digital has not felt like the way forward for me for some time. Now that I'm back using film I feel much happier and feel I'm on the right track... for the time being). So I've got a few Canon lenses for sale. They are all in mint condition, boxed with end caps and where appropriate, lens hoods.

£360 Canon 70-200 f4 L  (just as good as the f2.8 lens I've used in the past in terms of optical performance).

£300 Canon 100 f2.8 macro  (this is a superb lens, one of the best in the canon range I've used)

£200 Canon 50 f1.4  (much better than the 1.8 lens, not just faster, but sharper too).

£180 Canon 24 f2.8 (I tested this against the 24L and came to the conclusion that the 24L was a waste of money)

All are mint, no marks on lens elements, or cosmetic blemishes and all have had light use.

If you are interested, e-mail me for photos of the items.