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The alarm on my phone bleeps at 2:30am, wearily eyed I hit the dismiss button and trope downstairs for my morning ritual, coffee. I drink it at a faster pace than usual, mindful of the fact that I'm setting off in half an hour, within which time I'll have to make myself a bowl of cereal and consume that too.
My camera gear is primed and ready from the night before. It makes a huge difference when everything is ready, including your clothes, rather than rushing around first thing and scrambling to get everything together - it's probably as much to do with mindfulness more than anything - if you're rushing around, that leads to feeling frantic, and that's the last thing I wanted to be feeling like when arriving at my destination. It's important to be on the same level with nature when trying to convey the sheer beauty of it.
Having checked the weather forecast the night before I knew I might be arriving to sublime conditions. And you have to picture that in your mind, I think, to feel at one with them and make the most of them. Do you want to be frantic and arrive late or get there early, feeling connected with the atmosphere nature provides?
Arriving well before sunrise meant that the woods were shrouded in the most beautiful depth of mist I've ever seen.
Lean by Joel Spencer, on Flickr
My camera gear is primed and ready from the night before. It makes a huge difference when everything is ready, including your clothes, rather than rushing around first thing and scrambling to get everything together - it's probably as much to do with mindfulness more than anything - if you're rushing around, that leads to feeling frantic, and that's the last thing I wanted to be feeling like when arriving at my destination. It's important to be on the same level with nature when trying to convey the sheer beauty of it.
Having checked the weather forecast the night before I knew I might be arriving to sublime conditions. And you have to picture that in your mind, I think, to feel at one with them and make the most of them. Do you want to be frantic and arrive late or get there early, feeling connected with the atmosphere nature provides?
Arriving well before sunrise meant that the woods were shrouded in the most beautiful depth of mist I've ever seen.
Lean by Joel Spencer, on Flickr
