@philrmcknight's Journal, 02 Jun 20

What y'all working on during quarantine? Life at Casa de Phil has not changed too much, still working the farm/ranch, still homeschooling Lilly, the big difference is that the wife is teaching classes from home instead of having to drive and sit in front of classes. Still, I feel that acquiring new skills, or brushing up on skills you already have is a good idea and since I got a new camera for my birthday I decided to enroll in a couple of online photography courses to take my thirty year amateur hobby to the next level with some courses taught by professional photographers. So far I've gotten a mixed bag, one of the junior instructors in one of the courses doesn't really seem to know much, and I've found that pretty common when dealing with other photo enthusiasts, to wit, a lot of people try to pass themselves off professional or expert when they really don't have the skill set or experience, let alone credentials to do so. It's kind of difficult to set through critiques from a person of whom you know you have more experience and knowledge. Sadly, I really can't take anything this particular person has to say seriously, but I listen and refrain from rudeness, it's possible to learn from their mistakes, but what's mildly irritating is the unjustified know-it-all attitude. Thankfully this particular person is adjunct and working as an assistant and isn't the main instructor, so it's not all bad and I've picked up some great instruction notwithstanding. No pics today, I'll make some LOL's or memes some other time, I'm getting ready to hike over to a blooming Magnolia tree and take some macro shots as part of this weeks field assignment for one of the classes, I shot the muddy Angelina river yesterday, got some good shots, but they would have came out better if I had a polarizing lens filter, that's one of the drawbacks of photography, there's always another accessory to buy! Have a great day, friends.