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    Land-Scapegrace Heroique's Avatar
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    “There’s no shot around here – time to head home.”

    Let’s say you’re out in the landscape, looking for a pleasing composition.

    “There’s no shot,” you finally decide. “Not around here. Not in this light, not with my gear.”

    You head for home, a bit crestfallen.

    Whose fault is this?

    You’re not really going to blame the landscape or your gear, are you?

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    Re: “There’s no shot around here – time to head home.”

    Quote Originally Posted by Heroique View Post
    Who’s fault is this?
    Fault? You don't have a legal right to a great shot every time you leave the house. I recommend reading Minor White...

    Michael

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    Re: “There’s no shot around here – time to head home.”

    Quote Originally Posted by Michael E View Post
    Fault? You don't have a legal right to a great shot every time you leave the house. I recommend reading Minor White...
    +1

    And, some days I just don't feel it. I can't force it, so those days I go do other things, like explore new trails.

    Bruce Watson

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    Re: “There’s no shot around here – time to head home.”

    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Watson View Post

    And, some days I just don't feel it. I can't force it, so those days I go do other things, like explore new trails.
    I am of the same mind. I call it "having the mojo". Some days I see compositions when I have the mojo and some days I can't find a composition to save myself. My buddies call it "The Harley Daze", when I just wander around and can't see diddly-squat.

    It just doesn't work for me if I am not seeing things. The images are rotten without exception.

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    Re: “There’s no shot around here – time to head home.”

    If I can't see the exact shot I want then I go home. I do a lot more scouting than shooting. I usually keep notes of each possible shot and I plan my shot in advance. I agree with Mr. Goldman that forced shots "are rotten without exception." Shooting just to be shooting is a waste of film and time. I think we have to get away from the idea that a trip is a failure without making exposures. It is necessary to turn down the many bad shots so that we can throughly prepare for the few good ones. You can't hit what you don't see. If you are seeing poorly then go home. Tomorrow will come soon enough.

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    Re: “There’s no shot around here – time to head home.”

    I never head home crestfallen when I *don't* make a photograph. I consider all of it research for the next time I come back. Film is expensive, why make bad photographs?

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    Re: “There’s no shot around here – time to head home.”

    The only time I'm a bit peeved is if I miss a shot I should have taken. 'I'll have a cup of coffee before I take the picture' has ruined quite a few shots!

    Adrian

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    Re: “There’s no shot around here – time to head home.”

    Quote Originally Posted by Adrian Pybus View Post
    The only time I'm a bit peeved is if I miss a shot I should have taken. 'I'll have a cup of coffee before I take the picture' has ruined quite a few shots!

    Adrian
    Ditto
    Thanks,
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    at age 73:
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep"

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    Re: “There’s no shot around here – time to head home.”

    Quote Originally Posted by Adrian Pybus View Post
    The only time I'm a bit peeved is if I miss a shot I should have taken. 'I'll have a cup of coffee before I take the picture' has ruined quite a few shots!

    Adrian
    Yes.

    Rick "who has given up on making pictures at a spot many times and not felt the need to assign blame" Denney

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    Re: “There’s no shot around here – time to head home.”

    A bad day of LF landscape photography is just a good of of exercise.

    I totally enjoy hiking in the redwoods -- even with 60 lbs of 8x10 gear and no film exposed. There might be wind, rain or whatever.

    But sometimes I am walking around seeing nothing -- so I'll just set up the camera on anything closely resembling a image -- and that gets my head into the right space.

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