Monday, January 19, 2015

Monday Mural-Mazatlán, México


I started posting photos on CDP in 2007, and until the last month or two never seemed to have a problem finding images/subjects to photograph.  Something is amiss. The gray, gloomy winter weather has not inspired me, and I feel that I haven't really done much to improve my technical skills over these almost-eight years. Previously during the winter I posted from Mazatlán or Santa Fe blogs I created as we spent winter months in either of these two places.  There never seemed to be a dearth of things  to capture for the blog.  Lately I have had to search my archives to find something to post, such as this one taken on a tour of private homes in Maz in 2008.  I know I definitely need a vacation and a change of scenery.  Perhaps I'm just getting burned out?!

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19 comments:

  1. biebkriebels6:04 AM

    That is a problem that more people have I think, you don't go out that much as in summertimes, but fortunately we have our archives. This is a very nice mural.

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  2. Janey and Co.6:06 AM

    Eight years is a long time to come up with a daily photo Kate. I haven't been at it that long and I have trouble too. proof would be my post today. It is so much easier in the summer in Colorado. I know back at home no one wants to see my pictures from the parking lot or the big box stores. Stay with us Kate!

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  3. Birdman7:17 AM

    I've entered these lulls too. Times when the camera it not at my side for long times. A fellow artist, when we were discussing this dilemma, asked me "But do you still SEE the photos you want to take?" That was so helpful. Thanks Bonnie.

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  4. Kathy8:02 AM

    Maybe when all this cold weather retreats your creative juices will thaw. We all have times where noting seems to capture our imagination. I love your photos so I want to encourage you to go with flow and bask in the glow!

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  5. Sharon8:30 AM

    I know how you feel. I sometimes think I've exhausted the things to see in Phoenix but I always seem to rally with another go around. It's probably just the winter slumps. It will pass.

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  6. PerthDailyPhoto8:52 AM

    Gosh imagine having this beauty hanging in your home ! I think what it is Kate is that you've been so unwell with the flu just a short while back, it really takes it out of you, I remember feeling completely 'washed out' for weeks, just take each day, you live in a beautiful part of the world.. as you feel better the inspiration will come back I'm sure.

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  7. TexWisGirl9:05 AM

    well, i commend you for 8 years of steadiness! and i've done nothing to improve my technical skills or learn my camera in 4 years.

    that's a neat mural - almost alienish.

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  8. TexWisGirl9:07 AM

    i don't know if my comment 'took' or not. got hung up and wouldn't continue.

    neat mural - almost alienish. and i commend you on 8 years of steadiness. i don't know my camera and have about zero technical skills after 4 years. *sigh*

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  9. Judy9:28 AM

    I am feeling the same way. From time to time, I need a break. Sharon has been at it longer than me and has never taken a break. I don't know how she does it.

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  10. Mersad10:04 AM

    Finding inspiration can be hard, but don't force it. The creative juices will flow again soon.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  11. Tom11:22 AM

    I'm glad that you found this one. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  12. RedPat2:23 PM

    I've been struggling this winter to get out for pics - it has been so grey and uninspiring - so understand your problem. Plus as Grace says the flu can really exhaust you for a long time. I love this mural!

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  13. William Kendall4:47 PM

    It's quite a formidable mural!

    Perhaps taking in a couple of local museums might give you plenty of material to get you through the winter.

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  14. Tanya Breese8:08 PM

    it happens to me too, especially when it's too cold to get out...just dig into those archives! interesting mural for inside a home!

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  15. Randy8:20 PM

    I hear you on the "burn out." The grief doesn't help either. Nice shot though.

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  16. Jim Klenke8:41 PM

    I'm going through that rut too. Everything looks the same outside. I do like this mural though. Was it part of a patio?

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  17. Kay8:44 PM

    Gorgeous mural!
    As the comments above show, you're not alone, Kate! I find winter a hard time for blogging. The weather discourages me, the light can be flat, and the short days leave me uninspired. Vacations can pump life into the dullest of days. And I echo comments that the flu can take a big whack out of creative juices. I had back-to-back ailments at the end of last year. Today was the first day I've felt really good in ages.
    (Finally: I have had a DVD set on Fundamentals of Photography from Great Courses for nearly a year and have yet to start watching. In the meantime, the camera remains set on "Auto." I'm annoyed with myself.)

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  18. Lowell4:30 AM

    I like the light fragility of this mural. The setting looks almost like a church with those two candles on an altar!

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  19. Oakland Daily Photo10:15 PM

    I like this mural. The images are both delicate and elvish and project tranquility. As to your doldrums, I get that too. Personally, I'm driven by the availability of sunshine. Treat yourself to a trip south and soak in all that vitamin D. Thanks, Kate, for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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