This is the full moon taken in Canada a few years ago...I hadn't written in this blog for a very long time; often, I wonder what the reason was for that but now that I'm in my late 70s, it is time for some reflection and writing entries in this blog.  Still love to photograph but now as the years fly past me, I am thinking more of the past and the future...It  is very difficult  to face the facts of life, that the best years are long gone and the rest of my life will be brief compared to the past...as a child, life and death, sort of are meaningless at times; grandparents die and you get some idea of death, but don't dwell on it at all..in your youth, life seems endless; waiting to be 16 to drive, 21 to try a drink..it all seemed so important but actually wasn't when I reflect on those years..I photographed a lot in high school, but not in college..and for many years only occasionally...it wasn't until I was 60 that I started to do some serious photography; learning to shoot digital, taking Photoshop classes at a local college...right up to now, I still love the excitement of a beautiful or dramatic landscape in front of me; I have travelled to many remote places...I don't like cities or crowds, but did go to Las Vegas for an aerial shoot from a helicopter...life is like a rollercoaster, there are highs and lows and sometimes just level areas...it is important to bounce back after very hard times, but sometimes, it is difficult; I am an optimist; but worry about aging and ending up incontinent or worse...that is the enigma of aging, the wondering what will happen if you live long enough and become someone you don't even know...

I have purchased the new Canon R 5 and plan to shoot as much as possible with this camera...it is a blast to use...