Enjoying Photography & Keeping It Fun
I do like to get away for little visits out of Norfolk to remind myself the world isn’t flat.
Naturally, I take a camera with me to snap some photographs to remind me of my visit and in case I happen to find myself in a position to take an award-winning Politzer image. That didn’t happen, sad face!
It’s absolutely fine to take photographs just for fun. Many photographers find that shooting purely for enjoyment, without the pressure of clients or projects, helps keep their interest in photography alive. It can be a great way to experiment, try out new techniques, or enjoy the process of making images, as I did with these. They are not prize-winning images. Just snapshots from a trip.
Not every photograph you take has to be brilliant. If you try to do that, you’ll quickly burn out and stop taking images for fun.
The Rufus Stone
The Rufus Stone is a memorial located in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. It marks the traditional site where King William II of England, known as William Rufus, is said to have been killed on 2 August 1100. According to legend, he was struck by an arrow fired by Sir Walter Tyrrell while hunting, though some historians believe his death may have been an assassination rather than an accident.
The original stone was a cast-iron memorial, erected in 1745 to replace earlier markers. Its inscriptions recount the story of Rufus’s death and note that the king’s body was later carried to Winchester Cathedral for burial.
Today, the Rufus Stone is a modern structure and a popular visitor point in the New Forest, blending history with local folklore. The previous stone was much nicer!