Good Morning All,
I have a general question for everyone. Were you camera shy behind the camera when you first started out?
Personal Scenario:
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!
Another scenerio: Every day I also pass a family's farm that has about7 horses out every day when I head home that I would like to photograph. I have pulled off to the side of the road once and took a few out my car window. They would turn out MUCH better if I got out and walked up to the fence. If someone stood at my fence & took photos of my dogs, I think I'd get a tad perturbed! 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 but I think that comes off as even more odd!
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! [:O]
Does it take some time to feel less uncomfortable being out and about with your camera?
Denise