Favorite things

My passion for photography started 5 years ago with a Canon digital DSRL. I didn't use it very often, because i was still 'finding my eye' back then and learning how to use it. The 50mm 1.8 portrait lens is my favorite.
Then in 2010 i got my iPhone and discovered the amazing quality of it's 5 megapixel camera. Because i always had it with me it enabled me to shoot almost everything that caught my eye, so i started to develop my vision and share it with others by publishing some of my images in a 365 nature blog. I now use it most for shooting close ups of details like water drops, hoarfrost, fungi or objects in and around my home.
Some months ago my father gave me all his analog gear, consisting of an Olympus OM2 with an endless supply of accessories like lenses, filters, flashes, tripods etc. I would love to try it out but I first want to learn how to be more deliberate in my photography, how to plan for the right exposure and the best composition beforehand so i will not waste any expensive film on trial shots I feel i'm not yet ready to use it yet.

Here is my latest acquisition: an Olympus PEN P3. It combines the benefits of a compact camera with the possibilities of a dslr and i love it! The manual is 126 pages long so i will be spending lots of time trying out all the camera's endless possibilities for the next couple of months....

Reflections......

.....me and my shadow.....

......a natural water-mirror.....

.....multiple reflections at the gas station.....

.....me and Y. out and about.....

......in my father's house.....

the importance of shoes....

I own four pairs of shoes, but use only two of them.....
Due to my disabilities my shoes have to be custom made.
Top left is a pair of boots I wear in winter, when i drive my electrical scooter. I cannot walk on them but they are warm and water proof.
Top right is a pair that was made for me last year, but they hurt my feet so i've stopped using them.
Bottom left are the summer shoes i never wore. they forgot to put in an essential part so they are no good to me.
Bottom right is the old and worn out pair i have been walking on for almost three years.... battered and threadbare but still my only means of moving about....

Wherever i put my feet.....

....on the red tiles of my living-room floor......

....splashing in the puddles or standing in the soggy mud....

....at my dinner table, or on a friend's carpet....

......on my electrical scooter, exploring nature or going shopping........