This morning I was riding the bus, looking out the window just before dawn at the gorgeous full moon. The lights from the inside of the bus caused an interesting reflection on the window and the power lines creating a unique pattern against the sky. Above it all, there was the moon, not a cloud in sight, owning the sky for that moment.
Now, I could have used
my phone to snap a pic, but it wouldn't have done the whole concept justice. I'm not entirely sure I could have gotten it with a real camera, but I probably would have at least tried.
See, the thing is that in my mind the pictures are always a lot more amazing than they ever turn out in the photos that I *do* take. I can take decent pictures of people, but it's the landscapes and nature that I love. So much of the time it's missing the movement (like this picture of the snow falling, taken from my front stoop:)
that is really what I'm trying to capture. The other end of that, though, is this picture:
which turned out really well, although it's still missing part of what made it so amazing... the cross-hatching in the clouds just doesn't convey like I wanted it to. Still pretty, though.
Conceptually I understand this, but I simply cannot make it happen due to technical limitations and a fundamental lack of knowledge. Probably I could make a great movement forward with the simple purchase of a decent digital camera, but then it would be a matter of having it with me, which is not always feasible.
Even just the idea of carrying a real digital camera with me brings up annoyances that I run into from time to time. I know a lot of people who carry their cameras and take some wonderful pictures, but there are also people who don't seem to understand when it is and is not appropriate to take pictures.
Case in point: I went to
a concert last Friday at
Revolution Hall in Troy. The concert itself was wonderful and I had a great time (they played my favorite song as an encore and I danced and danced, met a ton of people and just had a blast overall). The problem was one minor annoyance.
You all know that I'm a performer, what you may not know is *how long* I've been one. Most of my life, in some form or another. As such, one thing that I know from experience is that
when you are onstage, flash photography is one of the most distracting things that can happen. They tell you this during plays. Most concert halls have specific rules against *FLASH* photography. If I'm performing, and there is a moment of bright flashing lights, not only can I not see what's going on (as with anyone who gets a flash to the face), I may become highly distracted. There are legitimate reasons why flash photography is not allowed.
Well, at this concert, some budding amateur photographer decided that it would be a good idea to jump up on stage with his digicam, get in the faces of the performers and take as many flash pictures as he pleased. I don't believe that this guy was a professional or, frankly, he would have 1) known better and 2) had a better camera. He moved all over the stage trying to get good angles flashing the band members over and over again. One or two seemed to avoid his antics by keeping their heads down and/or turning away, but this guy was incessant.
I was blown away. It was all I could do to restrain myself from accosting this guy for being so completely inconsiderate. I mean, even my PHONE has a level adjusting feature that allows me to not *need* a flash in most situations. The stage lighting should have been more than enough, and probably would have made for much better photos. *shakes head* People are stupid.
I think there was a point at some time, even to this tangent. It is, however, long gone now.
~FG };^>
