leaving, on a jet plane
I’m so supremely stoked about my upcoming trip to New Mexico that I haven’t been able to sleep properly. I spent the weekend shopping with my sister and wrangling my bits and pieces together. Tonight I need to get the final packing in order, but basically I know what I’m doing and what I’m taking.
The hardest part has been sorting out the tech for this trip. Gone are the days when I’d pack my Nikon D70 and be done with it. On the contrary, I’ve got my SLR, Canon P&S, HV20 vidjo camera, microphones for said vidjo camera, 12″ Powerbook, and a tangle of cords, adapters, and USB cables like you wouldn’t believe. Not to mention batteries and chargers for every gizmo mentioned. And a tripod. Overwhelming is one way to describe it.
Chaos would be another.
I know what you may be thinking. “I thought he was leaving the city to escape all that.” And honest to God, I truly am leaving the concrete jungle to get out into the natural world. But my goal is to capture as much of the experience as possible. Then I can share it with you and selfishly relive the experience over and over again.
It’s also going to be great practice. Traveling with a balanced load of tech gear is an art that I am certainly not a master of. The only way you get better at it is by doing it and then figuring out what you can leave at home for the next trip.
I’ve alluded to this before, but there is some heavy-hitting video work in my future, and every little step along the way is bringing me closer to that goal. Practice, practice, practice and I may just get good at it.
Thankfully, I have this website and an incredibly wonderful audience to share my experiences. You guys seriously rock, and the fact that anyone is paying attention is worth more than you know. Thank you, thank you, and again, thank you!