REDISCOVERING MYSELF THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY

Monday, August 24, 2015

P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday #34

Photography is a pain in the neck!   Literally.  I started seeing a chiropractor last week for a miserable stiff neck and tight upper back.  When the doctor asked me what might have caused it, I said I didn't know.  "Stress?" he asked.  I laughed. After all, I'm starting my 13th year of retirement from teaching school. Two days later, I had an answer for him: photography.  It came to me when I was working on some still life images, items on a relatively low table in front of the only window I use for light.  I was bent over, looking through the viewfinder when it struck me:  this is what is causing my neck issues!   And I can now remember when it started.  It was July 31, when I spent 20 minutes craning my neck backwards to photograph the Blue Moon.  Three treatments later, I'm still not totally loosened up, but I'm thinking carefully about my posture when I use my camera, and I'm working out a plan to raise the table used for my still life shots.

Joining in with Kent Weakley's P52 Sweet Shot Tuesday. 


6 comments:

Laura~Pretty Pix said...

Love this capture, Evelyn, it's wonderful!
Hope your neck continues to improve, glad you found the culprit.
Um, been there...

Bridget Larsen said...

OHS required even at home and for pleasure, hope it all goes well. Love those old scissors

Ida said...

The things we go through for our love of photography. So glad you realized what was causing the neck pain. Hope it continues to improve. This piece is lovely.

Bill said...

I love it, too! Very well done!

Nancy said...

I am sorry you have strained your neck; I do hope it's better soon. I certainly wouldn't want you to have to put your camera down because of pain. I love this capture and loving those scissors....

The Artful Diva said...

Your edits are lovely - very inspiring!