When was the last time you said...
"Man, I wish I had my camera!!!"
For me, it was this morning...
I was almost to work and there was a great egret (SP) in the middle of a field trying to eat a gopher (or maybe a rat). Surrounding the GE, wantonly eyeing its breakfast, was a murder of crows at least 30 strong. The snow white bird contrasted nicely amongst the sea of black and the scene as a whole was pretty surreal.
Man, I wish I had my camera!
Now it's your turn...
~Brian
About a week or so ago....
I was at work, and we were under a severe thunderstorm warning and tornado watch. A bunch of us were checking out the weather from out the window (yes, totally ignoring our jobs) and there it was, a funnel cloud. Not too close to freak us out or be in danger, but certainly close enough to get a shot of. It never did touch the ground but nevertheless it was very nicely shaped and impressive looking.
To sum up....Man, I wish I had my camera!!
I've learned to simply enjoy looking...
As almost all of my work now is planned and visualized ahead of time, I find there is little or nothing I see out in the "real world" that compels me to photograph it, except of course, maybe a location or building or natural scene that I want to come back and shoot later.
That is not to say that I don't marvel at scenes when I'm out and about. It happens almost everyday. I'm still wonderfully facinated by natural and manmade patterns, all types of people, weather, and just the play of light.
It's just that I've learned to appreciate the moment when I see something remarkable. I'm thankful just to be able to enjoy it, and don't regret not being able to record it. Still, I understand the repsonses so far. I used to beat myself up over missed picture opportunities all the time. It took me quite a while to get to this point...
Even so, I usually carry a p&s digicam with me, you know, just in case I run into aliens landing or maybe Elvis or something... :D
Good topic, Brian...