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I happened to spot these guys coming down.  I normally have at least one camera in reaching distance.  The ZS3 is my in-the-car camera.  I never had to leave the car.

Those are great, Gary.

Ever since I got the little Stylus I have kept it in my purse to have handy.  I've never run into such a great opportunity as this - but I keep hoping.  Now that the little one is kaput and I have to depend on the bulkier C750 I'll have to find some other way to carry it all the time.

That's what I call a truephotographer! Always ready when opportunities such as this present itself. My point and shoot SX10 is great for the unexpected, that is why just like you, I also carry it wherever I go, or at least within my reach.

Food for thought:
" Great shots belong only to those who are photographically ready at the right place and at the right time."

Quote from: LaughingPeppers on June 22, 2010, 10:58:45 AM
That's what I call a truephotographer! Always ready when opportunities such as this present itself. My point and shoot SX10 is great for the unexpected, that is why just like you, I also carry it wherever I go, or at least within my reach.

Food for thought:
" Great shots belong only to those who are photographically ready at the right place and at the right time."

Thanks, Mario.  I can't count the number of times prior to about 1 1/2 years ago, I frequently said, "Dang! I wish I had my camera!"  I don't make that mistake anymore.

Nice to know that I am not alone on that one. Do you sometimes feel as if you are on a mission, your eyes are constantly scanning the surrounding areas for that winning shot? Well, Ido.

What a great scene to run into!

I have started carrying my camera too, not always, but way more often.

LaughingPeppers - I am constantly scanning a scene as if I were setting up for a shoot. Pretty much weverywhere I go I am thinking "what if I were to shoot this or that". I have even caught myself watching a movie and thinking to myself "I would love to shoot that scene sometime" then I start thinking how I would set it up. I think it's good to think about it, but sometimes I think about it too much and more important things suffer.

It's what you call the "third eye," the photographers passion. Photographers have the habit of seeing things in frames. That's what separates us from the snapshooters. It's a gift. (my wife thinks it's a pain.)

Quote from: LaughingPeppers on June 22, 2010, 01:18:00 PM
It's what you call the "third eye," the photographers passion. Photographers have the habit of seeing things in frames. That's what separates us from the snapshooters. It's a gift. (my wife thinks it's a pain.)

I agree.  It *is* a gift.  My wife also does not see what I see in a given situation.  For instance, in the pre-digital days, we were visiting Rome when we came upon a scene where the light played across an orange building with shutters and other things that made it jump out at me.  I can still see it in my mind's eye.  I was about to shoot it with our 35mm film camera and she said, "What are you going to waste film on THAT for?".  I replied, "It's beautiful." and explained what I saw.  All she said was, "Hmph... well, go ahead and waste the film then".  Stupid, stupid me walked away without the shot    I don't do that anymore.

And that shot that got away will always haunt you, but it is also the painful lesson learned to listen to your passion. When I am shooting, I become detached from any distraction. I enter a full isolation within my own world.

Then in a car full of people on the highway and those clouds shout out to you and there is no time to stop.

Beautiful, beautiful shots. Good for you, always carrying a camera. Friend of mine once told me the best camera for the shot is the one you're carrying.

I can very much relate to always scanning for the shot. Always checking the lighting--where's the sun? Which angle tells it best? My husband also doesn't see things the same way. Always wondering when I'm going to get a shot with one of the kids in it. In his defense, he's a news videographer, so he does think artistically--it's just in terms of human drama, and I've learned to hand him the camera to get fantastic almost portrait-quality shots of the kids.

But.....it's difficult, yes, JudyB, when we're on a trip and HE'S driving, and a beautiful framed scene goes by, never to be seen again by me.