We are only allowed out of the house for one hour per day now and only then for exercise, but luckily (for me) this means I can take my hour of daily lock down exercise strolling across our nearby and completely deserted beach on Skye, if the tide is out of course. So, no tripod, no camera bag, no extra lenses, no remote release, no filters, nothing, other than a camera hanging around my neck and a steady stroll across the beach snapping away at whatever I could see as I kept on walking - and how refreshing it was too, going out with just one camera, one lens, one memory card and only one hour to snap as many shots as I could during my allotted time, without too much thought and at anything and everything that caught my eye.
OK I know most of you guys are probably stuck in an urban environment and my heart really does go out to you all, but if you think there isn't anything you can shoot during your lock down exercise hour, then just take your camera along with you as you go for your walk and just snap shots of whatever you see as you pass by it, whilst obviously trying to avoid all contact with anyone else who happens to be around at the same time.
So OK, none of these shots are going to win awards or end up hanging on my wall or anything, but they are not too bad really given the circumstances. Yet the feeling they gave me was that yes the world is still as beautiful a place as it was before this nightmare began, as well as a reassuring feeling that everything is going to turn out alright in the end and tranquillity will descend upon us all once again. Which made it not only a good exercise for my body, but also and probably more importantly, a really good exercise for my mind.
So please keep safe and well everyone and one day soon, we will all be back out again doing what we love to do
Dave
