gsmith051 Loc: Fairfield Glade, TN

I do! I'll take the picture. I'll be dead a long time😇

DanielJDLM

In my own experience, it is best to take the time to get that shot, as moments later, it may be gone. Always best to make that u-turn if necessary. I never regret doing so.

One time on my way to an arts & crafts fair I was exhibiting at, I saw a local farm stand perfectly lit by the sunrise just happening...I passed it then decided it was a great opportunity...I made the u-turn and took about 10 shots. One of them I have sold at every since show I do. Even if I did not sell it, the worth to me of getting that shot..."priceless."

Daniel

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

What you miss one day won't be the same at another time. Like your age every new day makes you another day older and there is no going back to yesterday....Rich

gsmith051 Loc: Fairfield Glade, TN

Isn't that the truth!

James R. Kyle Loc: Saint Louis, Missouri (A Suburb of Ferguson)

Take a tip from Wayne Gretzky -----

""You Miss 100% of The Shots You Don't Take.""

Truth. :-)

GENorkus Loc: Washington Twp, Michigan

Spoken like a true historian! LoL

Madman Loc: Gulf Coast, Florida USA

Jerry, I would have had Tire Rack ship those tires to your local installer. You would have saved the expense of the journey and been able to go after photographs any where you wanted.

That said, I do understand the dilemma. I have often passed by a photo opportunity because of my haste to get to my destination. Usually I regret it afterwards.

Carl D Loc: Albemarle, NC.

I always carry a Canon pwershot 340 elph it's a great little camera and has 16 mp. I use it as a notebook to remind me of a place that I might want to come back to. It's also handy for rainbows and sunsets when you just happen upon them and you don't have your regular gear.

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

Jerry, if you are ever in a mood for "pretty drives" here's one from your area. I have friends in E. Clarendon, Vt. I also have friends who have a B&B in Round Top. I've done this drive quite a few times, albeit 25+ years ago, but I got some terrific shots along Rte 22 East to Rte 7(?) North into Rutland. I'm sure things have changed in the past 25 years but I'm also sure that there are probably still some beautiful areas.
This trip is best taken in the Fall Foliage Season.
Just sayin'.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Jerry, have you thought about trading your car in for a heliocopter. Can go faster, parking no problem, different and maybe better angles on the photo subjects.

PhotosBySteve

For me, I NEVER leave home without my cameras. It usually takes me 2 to 3 times as long to get anywhere when taking a trip. My wife quite often gets annoyed when she travels with me. So I quite often pass up good photo ops when not traveling alone.
I am never in a hurry to get anywhere, I just plan my time accordingly around photography.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

Next time take the camera. Always better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. A long lost Chinese proverb (that I just made up)

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

You've heard the term "Money Shot"? These would not have been money shots, since no one was paying me for them - just my time and money used up.

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

All five of your points are on point. I realized, somewhere around my 65th birthday, that today might be my last. Now, if I want to do something, I try to do it. It rarely matters what anyone else thinks. I continued to fly until I had a "coronary incident" and could no longer pass my medical clearance. (The FAA is very fussy that way. It's okay to have a heart attack, but don't you dare fall out of the sky while doing it.) Then I went back to riding my Honda. I rode for about 12 years, till I realized I was bored with it. Many friends kept admonishing me, "Oh, don't do that, it's dangerous." So what. I don't expect to live forever--at thirty, I did.

I got my Ph.D. when I was in my thirties, but I've been a little techie all my life and thought I could get rich in computers. (Few people had or knew desktop computers back then.) I spent the next 20+ years beating computers into submission--and bored. After I retired I went back to doing sex therapy three days a week and I love helping people. I write articles, produce a webinar for therapists and do photography.

That's the big difference. Before retirement I was busy; now, I'm still busy but I get to choose what I do. Of course, my two daughters complain, "Papa, you're busier now than you were before you retired." Maybe, but I'm loving it.

All this probably belongs in the general chit-chat section. But to put it into photography. I carry my Sony a6000 with the kit lens in my car at all times. Since the Sonys only get about 10 shots on a battery charge, I also carry a charger.

georgeretired Loc: Manitoba Canada

Two professional Canon cameras, 6 choices of lens yet some days you just don't want to lug them with you. So many times I ask " why didn't I just take a camera and lens" as the opportunity came and went. Darn, darn damn. So now I bring along the SX50 and just keep it in the front console for the opportunity that comes and goes. It may not be the larger Canons but its there.