How gutsy are you?

[Sheiky]

Haha Denise! Beautifull post!

Every dayI pass a very nice waterfall with the water cascading down some large boulders. A local landscape company has it set it up off the shoulder of a state highway I take to & from work. I would love to getphotos of it and practice my shutter speed to get the right affect. Only problem is, I don't have the nerve to pull off onto the shoulder&put my emergency flashers on to take the photos!

Just do it! Or if you're really uncomfortable ask one of the landscapers. But since you don't have an economical interest and it isn't bothering any privacy I don't think it's a problem. It's not that you take advantage of somebodies work by photographing for private goals. I don't see any problems here.


Scenario 2 made me laugh hihi [:P]

I have pulled off to the side of the road once and took a few out my car window.

You really think that is less odd than:

I thought of going up to the door and saying, Hi, I'm new at photography and I'd love to take photos of your horses

haha to be honest, when someone pulls over in front of my house and "secretly" police stakeout style begins taking photos from a car window, I wouldn't really like it. Asking might seem a big step, but I think it's a way better start and perhaps they will give you even more opportunities. Most people are nicer then you think and not at all offended when you think their work is so beautifull that you had to ask to takes photos. At least I would be honored and perhaps a bit flattered as well [A]

Also, a few guys at work call me "the creeper" jokingly because they think my neighbors are going to start thinking I'm taking photos of them thru their windows when I'm in my backyard photographing birds in their trees! [img]/emoticons/emotion-3.gif[/img]

Haha that's hilarious! Once you show your neighbours what you do and explain, they probably will ask how your pictures came out and maybe even call you up when theres something cool going on in their backyards []

Does it take some time to feel less uncomfortable being out and about with your camera?

To be honest, in my case it does and I still feel uncomfortable at times. Yesterday I rented the enormous 100-400 and I was really thinking about what people might think of me with such a cannon [:P]


To answer your question, I think it all depends on your personality. I'm not a real outgoing type, so I probably need more time to get comfortable with certain elements than others do. I wouldn't pose for a camera when other people would watch, that's for sure! But I'll get over it eventually [] Oh ps: when I see the selfportraits of say...Sean Setters...I wouldn't have the guts to do that for myself [A]


Jan