New Years Resolutions - related to photo please

[M_Six]

I. Don't. Understand.

Ok. My photographic resolutions, which I made it a few months ago but will reaffirm for New Years:

• Slow down and take more time to set up shots. Be more deliberate with my pictures.
• Shoot fewer shots but make them count more.
• Set aside more time for actual photography (in 2013, I took most of my shots "while doing" something else)
• Take some time to learn more about photography

In addition, I will continue to work rounding out my FF kit.

I buy new gear and tell myself I'll sell something to offset the cost. Then I never get around to listing it anywhere. I really need to sell some stuff and save for a 500mm f4 IS.

As I've been into this hobby a few years now I've concluded that what I really like to do are landscapes / seascapes and nature / wild life. Family pictures are great too, but most of the family isn't very into getting their picture taken and definitely don't want the shots shared.

For part of the past year I started to get away from that and trying some more creative shots. I'd like to get back to basics a bit... I was planning to print a calendar of landscape type shots, one from each month of the past year and when I found I didn't always have the material I liked enough to do that it hit home and made me realize that maybe I've strayed a bit.

Equipment wise I have accumulated a fair amount of photography equipment I really don't need and will likely be doing a decent size sell off soon. The only thing I really want is to get a real telephoto lens, likely with the Tamron 150-600 if it is the real deal or the Canon 400 f/5.6. I've used the Canon on rentals a couple of times and it is excellent.

Dave

As I said above, I'm in the same boat. Need to sell off some gear.

I also need to dedicate more time to shooting. I bought a 100L macro lens and set up a whole macro rail system and I have yet to use it. And I've been very bad about posting my images. My website is way behind.