Searching for divine solitude
Putujem na točkovima. Kada snega nema, mogu da stignem takoreći bilo gde i da ostanem koliko god hoću, granice ne postoje (naročito ako je suvo). Kada padne sneg, ne mogu da stignem na više od 10% mesta do kojih inače mogu da stignem, i tamo gde stignem obično je previše hladno da bih mogao da boravim ako ne pronađem neki čvrst zaklon. Tako da sneg osećam kao prepreku u istraživanju i boravku u prirodi.
Recently I made a lot of fuss on Facebook in a discussion where people misunderstood the point I was making as a statement that nobody needs full frame DSLR cameras and that they have no technological advantage at all. And I was just saying that their advantage over contemporary APS-C sensors is overrated, as many people with little photographic experience are rushing into upgrading their system to full frame bodies as some “magic wand” for their personal photographic advance, without taking into account all the aspects that full frame brings. Those aspects that I took into account last year when I decided to upgrade my system, but remain on the APS-C format. Continue reading “My ideal Nikon APS-C setup”
A lot of fuss has been raised in Romania about an alleged “vandalism” of a few offroad-vehicle owners, accusing them of driving where they shouldn’t and damaging private property. It was covered in this article, which put Facebook on fire with hate speach coming from various “hikers” and so called “ecologists”.
Continue reading “Is eco-fascism gaining ground in Romania?”
Overlending je pre svega način života. Filozofija potpune slobode i neposedovanja stalnog staništa, stalno kretanje u potrazi za skrivenim, divljim predelima gde je čovek lišen stega savremene civilizacije. Odbijanje da se povinuješ diktatima društva, želja da ostaneš svoj.
Continue reading “Planinari protiv overlendera”
Ommadawn. Treći album Mike Oldfield-a, objavljen pre 42 godine, mogu slobodno reći da je obeležio moje pozno detinjstvo i adolescenciju. Bila je to zvučna ulaznica u moj tajni svet, magična kaseta koja bi našla put do mog vokmena svaki put kada bih poželeo da se iskradem u šume, da odem na neka daleka, skrovita, samo meni poznata mesta. Pritisnuo bih Play, i ovaj zajednički, dosadan i uštogljeni svet pun pravila bi nestajao. Spakovao bih časkom svoj ogromni transportni ranac, strpao u njega vreću za spavanje i šator, i agilnošću klinca punog neizdrža za nekim tajnovitim šumama i gorama ga zabacivao na leđa, hvatao prvi autobus u nepoznatom pravcu, i očas bih se obreo u tom svetu čuda, iz kojeg je potekao Ommadawn… Taj božanski zvuk koji je stvorio jedan drugi introvertni klinac, kome, kao i meni, ovaj zajednički svet nije trebao. Taj moj svet bio je okupan suncem, obojen u zeleno i plavo, milovan vetrom, gde su svoju pesmu svirali potoci, bumbari i ptice pevačice. Svet koji je bio najsličniji onome što su nas učili da se zove raj.
Continue reading “Return to Ommadawn – sećanje na bezbrižnost”
I’m not one of those guys who buy a new camera every season, and have a personal museum of old cameras. When I buy a camera, it’s “for good” (or lets say, the next 10 years, or at least until a revolutionary technological breakthrough occurs). So when I choose a camera, I want to be absolutely sure it’s something that can perfectly blend into my photography habits, and have everything I need in order not to wish for an upgrade next season already. I’m also not one of those guys who spend enormous amounts of money on top class professional cameras and lenses – I rather tend to search for my product of choice in the mid range amateur enthusiast market.
Continue reading “My photography upgrade”
As you become older you realise what truly matters in life.
It’s time.
The only thing that you can’t buy. Once it’s gone, you can’t bring it back. What you’ve missed to do with your life, you’ve missed for good. So how rich you are is not determined by the balance in your bank account, but by the time that you have available to devote to things that matter. That is what makes you really free.
Continue reading “The value of time”
Continue reading “Why the brand exclusive offroad events have no future?”
Contemporary ecologists usually regard motorized vehicles as enemy #1 of life on our planet. They talk about cities without cars, sustainable development, renewable energy sources, repeating the same phrases over and over again as mantras with a strong dogmatic power, without feeling the need to substantiate or offer proof for any of the claims. If anyone dares to ask for proof of these, to put it pollitely, half-truths, if anyone dares to call those claims exagerration and asks for scientific tests or measurements, he becomes cast off, mocked, regarded as “barberian”. So contemporary ecology moves in big steps in the direction of a new religion, in which people believe without questioning, and where anyone who doubts any of the dogmas becomes a heretic, rejected by the society which embraced the new religion.
Continue reading “Offroading and nature – between truth and myth”