This time last year

Thursday 4th February 2021

It's only natural, given the current situation, to look back upon those things we were doing this time last year. I don't feel that I am being over sentimental, simply that I yearn for a return to the life (and freedom) I had prior to the pandemic. Snow falling on trees, Kuusamo, Finland in winterSnowy birches, Kuusamo, Finland

By a long way, autumn and winter are my busiest months so it's been very strange being at home and not traveling.Blue Ice and water, Kuusamo, Finlnddippers displaying in the snow

willow tit in the snowEurasian jay perched on a treeblack woodpecker on a tree photographed in Kuusamo, FinlandGolden eagle perched on a tree in the snow taken from a photography hide in Finland. Golden eagle feeding in a snow blizzardgolden eagle in flight coming in to land next to other eagegolden eagle and magpie in flight

However (and there is nearly always a however!), it has given me the opportunity to take stock and to consider the direction of my photography. Under normal circumstances, and given time constraints, I dare say that if this hadn't happened it is very unlikely that I would have returned to film and thoroughly enjoyed all that this medium has to offer.

Blurry, slow shutter speed panning photograph of a golden eagle in flightsnowy trees in Finland in winterpine trees in the snow, Kuusamo, FinlandPhotography tour group on the Finland and winter workshop

But, most of all I am missing being in the company of good friends. Here's to 2022 - hopefully!

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