How often do you go back and look at the old photos you took? I must admit, personally, not very often. Especially so if the photos are from way back when I started shooting.

Most of my old photos are repetitive, meaning that I when I see something worth shooting, I would make many exposures but would be too lazy to pick out the best ones afterwards. Nowadays I try to keep only the very best from each shooting session, as I think that process of self-critique will help to improve my photography.

I was going through some old photos today and came across a set of photos from an especially memorable trip. Back in August of 2008, I had a crazy idea one night to go visit Yehliu Geopark, an area with many natural geological rock formations caused by erosion. The only problem was I only had a bike and wanted to be there for the morning light, and not knowing exactly how long it would take to me to ride there, I left the house at midnight with my gear and tripod strapped to my bike.

The trip was at least 60 km, and I was glad I made it by 5:30 am without using GPS navigation (this was from a time with no smartphones), pretty lucky actually. It is one of those crazy things one does when they're young, and I'll never forget it.

你會去翻你曾經拍的舊照片嗎？我必須承認，我個人是不常，特別是那些在我剛接觸攝影時拍的照片。

我的老照片大部分相似度很高，因爲當我看到值得拍攝的東西，我會曝很多張，但回家後懶得去挑出最好的來保留。現在的我拍攝完都只留住我覺得拍的最好的，希望透過自我批評的過程能提升自己。

我今天翻了一些舊照片，看到一組特別難忘的旅程。在2008年8月，我有一個瘋狂的想法，就是去參觀野柳地質公園，一個自然地質岩層的地區。唯一的問題是我只有一輛自行車，也不知道騎到那需要多久時間，於是爲了能夠趕在日出前到達我半夜12點出門。

總里程至少60公里，很幸運的在沒有使用GPS導航之下（那時還不流行智慧型手機）我在上午5:30到達目的地。現在回想起來真覺得當年幹了一件瘋狂的事情，畢竟年輕嘛。

I've re-edited some photos from that trip which I think are worthwhile. I had a good time doing so while re-living the memories of that trip. Hope you'll enjoy them!