Inigo Montoya
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So like I had grand ideas of attempting to de-throne Barn Boy Bob with a "top secret" weapon I'd found some time ago. An old beat up barn in the shadow of modern satellite dishes had possibilities. Here's a quick snap I took back in May:
http://www.pbase.com/image/6994862
"One of these days" I was going to head over and take a bunch of shots. Yesterday with the sun shining and the fall leaves starting to fade, I decided to take the long way to work and actually try to get a few shots in. I was "horrified" at what I found:
http://www.pbase.com/image/6995127
This on the heels of another lost opportunity to shoot a classic old style Motel that I passed every day on the way to work. Complete with a neon sign that said something like "Hyway Motel". It's been razed and cleared, and they're now laying the foundation for a public storage facility. :-(
The moral? I guess it's "Shoot now, or forever hold your peace."
http://www.pbase.com/image/6994862
"One of these days" I was going to head over and take a bunch of shots. Yesterday with the sun shining and the fall leaves starting to fade, I decided to take the long way to work and actually try to get a few shots in. I was "horrified" at what I found:
http://www.pbase.com/image/6995127
This on the heels of another lost opportunity to shoot a classic old style Motel that I passed every day on the way to work. Complete with a neon sign that said something like "Hyway Motel". It's been razed and cleared, and they're now laying the foundation for a public storage facility. :-(
The moral? I guess it's "Shoot now, or forever hold your peace."
That's a great point about "Shoot now, or forever hold your peace." Timing is everything. It's just a good thing that our minds can hold an image for us even if we can't get it with the camera. 