Which came first?

For those of you who combine photography with other hobbies or
interests, which came first? For example...
I hiked before I got into photography, and now I can combine the two,
which is a natural fit.
On the other hand, I was already into photography when I decided to
give bicycling a try. I figured I could carry my gear with me on that,
too.
Side note: Sometimes, though, I find they do conflict. It seems to
never fail that when I'm on a roll on the bike (no pun intended) I see
something that would make a good shot so I have to decide whether to
keep riding or stop and shoot. Especially when I'm riding for
fitness/health... I don't want to screw that up, but I don't want to
miss the shot, either.

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Re: Which came first?

That bag is rather small and can't fit alot of gear - I bought the
Photo Trekker.
I bought mine used online for a serious savings.

Cisco Kid

Re: Which came first?

You can get one of those racksack things, like this:
http://www.lowepro.com/Products/Backpacks/allWeather/Mini_Trekker_AW.aspx
It can fit a couple of SLRs with 3-4 lenses. The tripod can go on it on
the outside. It also has a waterproof thing you pull over it when it's
raining heavily (when it's raining but not too much, the rucksack
itself is water-resistant enough). I cycle to work every day (around
15km return, I guess) and take a DSLR and three lenses with me using
the rucksack each time; it is quite comfortable. When I take the
tripod, it simply makes it a bit heavier.
The only downside is that it's a bit expensive, but I suppose that
depends on the country (Belgium is not a good place to buy such things).

Achilleaslazarides@yahoo.co.uk

Re: Which came first?

How long do you ride? Get in 2-1/2 hrs of ridining and stopping every
20 minutes ain't gonna hurt you - you're still getting in at least 1
Hr+ of riding. Plus you're toting your gear on your back.
I just bought a used Lowepro photo bag - kind of big but fits all my
camera bodies, lenses and accessories. I've biked with my gear AND my
tripod but I have to mount my tripod along the top of the bike frame
and it extends over the handle bars making turns difficult. I need to
fing a way to possibly strap the tripod to my chest - some kind of thin
bag with a large strap.
So I forgot biking - camping, hiking, biking then photography where I
now bring my photo gear with me camping, hiking, & biking - soon to be
sailing the East Coast stopping every so often to drop the bike and
photo gear on land and bike to locations to shoot - yee-friggin-hah!
Can't wait to be living aboard. I'll be traveling from the easern shore
of Canada to the Floriday Keys, the Bahamas, and the US Virgin Islands
- and back again!
Jim

Cisco Kid

Re: Which came first?

though, I find they do conflict. It seems to
This is a common problem no matter what the mode of transportation.....When
I am driving with my camera on the front seat beside me, I miss many shots
because its too hard to stop.....Either inconvenient, or impossible, or the
shot will be gone by the time I pull over and take it.....It's almost too
annoying to be a viable way to practice photography........

William Graham

Re: Which came first?

First hobby: radio amateur. Built my first AM transmitter when I was 8
years old.
Second: chemistry
Third: photography
Last two hobbies were merged in the lab I worked for - I 'designed' and
produced my own photo chemicals.
Hans

OutOfSync

Re: Which came first?

For me it'a a sandwich - old hobbies - then photog - new ideas
I started out hiking and camping years ago.
Then I took up photog and now bring my camera with me on trips.
I plan on living aboard a sail ship in the next few years and sailing
up and down the East Coast taking pics - hopefully making $ doing so.
Jim

Cisco Kid

Re: Which came first?

Photography came before hiking. But I didn't take
up hiking to take pictures, and I wouldn't have
taken up photography because of hiking.
There are not many places worth hiking to in Ohio, it
wasn't until I got to Montana that I took hiking
seriously. If I grew up in the mountains I am sure
hiking would have come first.
--
Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio
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Nicholas O. Lindan

Re: Which came first?

...
I'm not sure...our family traveled extensively when I was a child and I
always took photos; I got my first camera when I was six years old (I have
the snapshots I took at my sixth birthday party). My father gave me my first
35mm rangefinder in 1966 when I was twelve. As far back as I can remember,
I've had a camera within reach.

Advocate

Re: Which came first?

...
In my case, I was exposed to photography as a little kid, watching my dad
work in the darkroom, making the images on prints magically appear while in
the developer.....So photography came first with me, although I didn't
pursue it too ardently until much later in life.......

William Graham

Re: Which came first?

For me it was always the hobbies/activities that came first. I bought
my first SLR after I took up flying ultralights and wanted to get some
good photos from the air. I bought my second SLR after I took up
mountain climbing and wanted a camera that was both lighter and had a
zoom lens. Even now the activities come first and then the
photography.
In fact in a couple of hours I am going to go out on the ocean paddling
and as always I will take my camera with me.=20
Scott