I swapped two lenses I seldom used for a new 85mm, f1.4 lens. I’ve been taking pictures with either a 50 mm or a 35 mm lens for years, and now I’m ready to explore this longer focal length. It’s not easy to see differently. Lots of mistakes. Making progress though. And fortunately the work is challenging but not overwhelmingly frustrating.
85mm practice
I think this is the way I feel most like myself.
Custom Cabinets, Orange, January 2026
High-Hand Pears, Class and Trash, Richmond, January 2026
Folk Art Painting, signed Alpha, Found in Thrift Store, January 2026
Folk Art Painting, signed Alpha, Found in Thrift Store, January 2026
Single Ranunculus, Home, January 2026
“When we agree to be here as often as we can—for whatever arises, whatever we notice—we become more resilient, more open, more ready to receive whatever might flow toward us in the course of a given moment.” —James Crews, The Weekly Pause
Front Porch, Sanctuary Spa and Wellness, Gordonsville | January 2026
Waiting Patiently For Spring, January 2026
Snow with Red Sheds by M. Schroeder, 1975
“May you grow still enough to hear the stir of a single snowflake in the air, so that your inner silence may turn into hushed expectation.” —Brother David Steindl-Rast
2. Go for a walk outside.
