Curmudgeon wrote:
I pick up my camera, walk out the door and to me the measure of success is the number shots taken and the number of keepers produced. Few or no shots make it a failed day
When I was younger I would pickup my fly rod, drive three hours to my favorite stream, fish from dawn to dark without even a rise let alone a strike. Drive 3 hours home and consider it a great day.
I wonder why the difference?
With photography you are defining success/failure as the amount of shots taken and the amount of "keepers"
With fishing you are not defining success/failure. My hunch is the act of fishing is self rewarding for you, the anticipation of catching a fish.