opportunities
Monday, January 14, 2008Labels: kodachrome
Josh and I were driving home on Saturday in the most amazing warm sunset. I had purposely brought my camera with me because I've been in the mood to shoot. I didn't take it out once all day. So driving home, I see this area of trees and the sun was setting through them. I thought "I should pull over and take a picture of that". But I didn't...I kept on driving. For the next few miles, I kept kicking myself for missing that photo opportunity.
Then I see this old barn I pass all the time soaked in the warm light. I knew I had to stop to take a picture of it. But I didn't, I drove right by. I'm not really sure why I couldn't stop. So I said to Josh that I should have stopped for a picture back there and he said that I should go back. I turned the car around, drove back a mile and took a few pictures.
The pictures weren't anything really special but I was so glad that I didn't miss that sunset. How many times have I driven past something, missed something because I was too much in a hurry or chicken or cold or hungry or insert excuse here... I really want to try to not miss those moments any more.
2 Comments:
I'm slowly, slowly learning to ignore those initial fears and insecurities and let myself be an artist in whatever way I can.
Excellent Post.
I could afford a D3 right about now.
Thanks for inspiring to listen to my photographer's gut.
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