Driving or Photography
May 12, 2016 12:48:40 #
I drove 100 miles to Tirerack in CT today to pick up four tires. I thought of bringing a camera because I knew it was a pretty drive. I left the camera home, and I'm glad I did. There were at least three dozen times I would have wanted to take a picture. I would have had to slow down, find a place to turn around, and then find a place to park. After taking the shots, I would have had to make another U-turn and continue on my way. A five-hour round trip would have turned into an all-day adventure, with lots of U-turns. If I ever have a free day and want something to do, I can follow that route again and take the pictures. When I have a camera with me, and stopping is convenient, I'll take the shot, but sometimes, it's better to shoot another day.
May 12, 2016 13:08:02 #
And when that day arrives jerry, the day will start sunny and fine but as you get further from home the skies will darken and it will lash it down with rain turning to snow, you skid off the road and damage your car that bad you have to call out a tow truck. it takes 5 hours to get there and the bill is in the hundreds..and to cap it all when you finally get home you find your camera sat on the Kitchen worktop on charge from the night before..lol.
May 12, 2016 14:52:05 #
Doddy wrote:
And when that day arrives jerry, the day will start sunny and fine but as you get further from home the skies will darken and it will lash it down with rain turning to snow, you skid off the road and damage your car that bad you have to call out a tow truck. it takes 5 hours to get there and the bill is in the hundreds..and to cap it all when you finally get home you find your camera sat on the Kitchen worktop on charge from the night before..lol.
If I expected every drive to end in tragedy, I wouldn't own a car. :D
May 12, 2016 14:56:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I drove 100 miles to Tirerack in CT today to pick ... (show quote)
Jerry, I would have a hard time with that. I have great regrets about a few shots I put off 'til a later time, which disappeared before I got around to them. One that really hurts was a large empty swimming pool with 6 foot tall trees growing it. It would have made the most amazing B&W photo... just my style. When I finally got back there, the new owners of the house had filled it in. The Tire Rack trip would have been a long one for me! >Alan
May 12, 2016 15:17:40 #
I recently drove to Fla. I put the camera in the trunk just for that reason. I wouldnt be able to get to it. Shenandoah valley was amazing and I really wanted to stop, it was
a crystal clear day, I've shot it before but always hazy. Oh well.
a crystal clear day, I've shot it before but always hazy. Oh well.
May 12, 2016 17:24:10 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I drove 100 miles to Tirerack in CT today to pick ... (show quote)
Fortunately for you, where you live has so much beauty, you don't have to drive 5 hours for a great shot.
May 12, 2016 18:20:43 #
A thing to consider -- it is easy to say "there will be time." At a certain age, it changes to "will there be time." Carpe diem!
May 12, 2016 19:02:16 #
quixdraw wrote:
A thing to consider -- it is easy to say "there will be time." At a certain age, it changes to "will there be time." Carpe diem!
Right! That's why I didn't delay getting the tries and returning home for an afternoon event. :D
May 12, 2016 19:59:43 #
quixdraw wrote:
A thing to consider -- it is easy to say "there will be time." At a certain age, it changes to "will there be time." Carpe diem!
Exactly. However, in my mind you may never get a second chance to take a certain photo, regardless of your age. Choose: inconvenience or getting that shot.
May 12, 2016 23:15:58 #
May 13, 2016 00:27:28 #
I told myself once to keep a p&s in the car console whenever we took a drive. The one day I forgot, I missed a great shot.....four vultures on one of those ranch gates that go over the drive into the ranch. Pure Texana.
May 13, 2016 02:40:53 #
I have seen the perfect shot before and thought I'd come back to get it later only to find when I go back the conditions are never the same. There are so many things that can change, the weather, angle of the sun, haze, clouds, etc.
Once I was passing a church right after sunset. The mountain was visible behind the church tower, the lighting was perfect, and a HUGE moon was right in the perfect spot. I was in a hurry and didn't stop. I thought that I would go back the next night and get it. I didn't realize that the position of the moon changes radically from one night to the next. The next night I drove back at the same time and the moon hadn't even risen yet. I found on the internet that it wouldn't even rise until midnight, and then in a different spot. I will probably never see it in that spot, that big, with the perfect weather and lighting again. A once in a lifetime shot, and I missed it because I thought I would get it "next time".
I learned a lesson that night. Take your camera, and if you see the perfect shot take it. You may never get the chance again.
Once I was passing a church right after sunset. The mountain was visible behind the church tower, the lighting was perfect, and a HUGE moon was right in the perfect spot. I was in a hurry and didn't stop. I thought that I would go back the next night and get it. I didn't realize that the position of the moon changes radically from one night to the next. The next night I drove back at the same time and the moon hadn't even risen yet. I found on the internet that it wouldn't even rise until midnight, and then in a different spot. I will probably never see it in that spot, that big, with the perfect weather and lighting again. A once in a lifetime shot, and I missed it because I thought I would get it "next time".
I learned a lesson that night. Take your camera, and if you see the perfect shot take it. You may never get the chance again.
May 13, 2016 04:46:14 #
May 13, 2016 05:26:09 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
What! You dare to just take pictures with your eyes and not share? Shame on you! You pick up that camera right now, travel that same route, and take those picture to share with us.
Seriously, sometimes that is the best way to enjoy the pictures that life has for you. One does not have to think about f-stops and shutter speeds and just enjoy the scene for what it is.
Seriously, sometimes that is the best way to enjoy the pictures that life has for you. One does not have to think about f-stops and shutter speeds and just enjoy the scene for what it is.
May 13, 2016 05:39:34 #
I would think that all of us have passed on shots that were perfect for one reason or another. I agree that we do not know how much time we have left on this world. I have found that being retired does not give us any more time to do things we love.
1. We do things that needed doing while we worked 40 hour weeks.
2. When we worked we managed our time better so we could have open weekends for our hobbies.
3. Retired we say we have all day to do something and forget that when it took 8 hours to cut the grass when we worked it now takes 16 hours because we stop for breaks, etc.
4. I do not know one retired person who can say he has more time to do things now that he is retired.
Just my experience and I realize that each of us have had our own.
Greg
1. We do things that needed doing while we worked 40 hour weeks.
2. When we worked we managed our time better so we could have open weekends for our hobbies.
3. Retired we say we have all day to do something and forget that when it took 8 hours to cut the grass when we worked it now takes 16 hours because we stop for breaks, etc.
4. I do not know one retired person who can say he has more time to do things now that he is retired.
Just my experience and I realize that each of us have had our own.
Greg
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