I was reminded of an important lesson...

[waltesefalcon]

I went to work today to drop off some books in my classroom rather than have them sit in a bag by my bedroom door for the rest of the summer. Anyway, I drove through the refuge. Seeing the flowers reminded me of what Greg said the other day about perspective and it made me miss bringing my camera just a bit, but not much, after all the flowers will still be there tomorrow. Then on my way home I was driving along and this longhorn was laying in a field looking squarely towards the road. It was then that I kicked myself. All I had to record him was my cell phone and he was just far enough away to make a difficult subject for the phone's camera to capture. So, I will remember that if I want good photos I should have my camera in the car and not put away at home.
This one is at 3X

This one is at 10X and slightly cropped.

 

[DrEntropy]

There was rarely a time from my early teens through my late forties a camera wasn't within an arm's reach. I'm starting to "re-learn" that same lesson, Walter.

 

[GregW]

You have to resign yourself that you will miss shots from time to time. Even if the camera is with you. I was driving back from Yuma on the 8 freeway. I was driving through a severe sand storm that was bombarding the side of my car while I was doing about 40MPH. The side of the freeway was completely covered with sand, so I didn't know where to pull off safety. The opposite side had a semi flipped over and the manufactured home that had been on it had exploded into small pieces. This was in the Imperial Dunes. Looking at the dunes, sand was blowing off the tops and looked like water falls. My cameras were in the trunk. I just didn't feel comfortable stopping with no visible shoulder. I also was afraid what would happen to my camera in that environment. So now it is just a memory.

 

[DrEntropy]

I didn't mean I've not missed some good opportunities. That's happened many times!

 

[waltesefalcon]

From now on grabbing my camera is just going to be something I practice. So long as a tornado isn't touching down, or baseball sized hail falling I should be okay. Well, considering what I drive I wouldn't e safe from the hail regardless.