Penning Photography Daily

My son Chris took this of me.

Chris works in the same building as I do. That’s a happy circumstance that neither of us thought would be in our future. I recall, after having Chris spend a whole day with me during one of the early “Take your child to work” days, Chris said: “I never want to do what you do!” Said with such emphasis, that we both figured it would stand firm.

Life is what happens while you’re making other plans.

In this case, we both consider ourselves very fortunate that our career paths crossed in the way that they have. One of the benefits is that we spend lunch time together, often enough to enjoy, but not often enough that we both feel confined by it. The subject of our mutual passion in photography usually comes up and fills the time with lively discussion.

Since I always have a camera with me, on this occasion, I had my Pentax K10D with the Takumar 135mm f2.5 attached. It’s a fully manual lens of a distant vintage. I like the color, contrast and out of focus area of the lens and was trying it out. Chris started exploring it, and took a series of portraits of me, this being the one I like.

Chris asked me to pose, so I set my gaze out my office windows and just looked naturally, trying to relax.

I’m counting my blessings, I suppose. I’m so fortunate to have a good relationship with my son, have a job I love, a partner in life I’m in love with, and a passion for capturing the special nature of the moments of life with my photography.

Life is good.