Missed opportunity - Help me cope
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I took a break from work today and decided to take a walk around downtown. I was doing my usual, taking strange photos of things that caught my eye. Had a great time, but got a call so I headed back to the car.
On my way to the garage, I saw some folks dancing at a cool bar right in the square. Two of these folks in particular caught my eye. These two were both absolutely gorgeous, and really seemed to know what they were doing. They were off on their own, a ways out front of the bar. The man locked eyes with me, giving me probably the kindest smile I've ever seen. It seemed pretty obvious to me that he wanted me to stop and capture the moment... I didn't stop, just gave the dude an awkward smile and kept walking.
On my drive to the call I worked through a bunch of different excuses and reasons for why I didn't take the shot. My gear sucks. Wrong lens. Not enough light (pretty sure the lighting was as close to perfect as you get.) My pictures wouldn't have done them justice. The area was too crowded. I was sweaty. I smelled bad. I might've had a panic attack and collapsed, ruining their moment.
None of that helped.. I missed an opportunity, simple as that.
Or I walked in front of another's lens, and ruined their shot.
Either way, gotta be more aware, and need to try working on my slow processing and self confidence issues. Hope I'm ready for the next one!
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