Shouldas

TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
edited March 21, 2010 in The Big Picture
I've just been going through today's photos. Mostly "shouldas"...I shoulda shot wider, I shoulda shot closer, I shoulda noticed that distraction in the background, I shoulda waited for a better shot, I shoulda positioned myself differently, I shoulda taken that shot I missed...and so on.

The first view of today's take is the worst part of photography. All those great shots that I thought I took are "shouldas".
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited March 14, 2010
    TonyCooper wrote:
    I've just been going through today's photos. Mostly "shouldas"...I shoulda shot wider, I shoulda shot closer, I shoulda noticed that distraction in the background, I shoulda waited for a better shot, I shoulda positioned myself differently, I shoulda taken that shot I missed...and so on.

    The first view of today's take is the worst part of photography. All those great shots that I thought I took are "shouldas".

    Tony,

    I moved this post to The Big Picture because I'm sure it's not only street shooters who have this experience. I think it applies to all of us.
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2010
    Tony,
    I hear what you are saying.
    I have a shot I missed that would have been my best steet shot to date, if I had taken it:( It still burns like you wouldn't believe. I kick myself to this day--glad I'm not alone.

    Also when I see things on my screen, the shouldas start--"I should have moved to the side, I should not have moved back".

    Don't get me started.
    Liz A.
    _________
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2010
    A daily occurrence for me including "I shoulda not posted that photo". As a friend once told me "don't should on yourself". mwink.gif
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • RzeeboRzeebo Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited March 21, 2010
    Although I'm new to photography when I go through the editing stage I look at the pictures and say I shouldve been closer or this loos dumb from this angle like the other nigh I was in my driveway tKing pictures and experimenting with the built on flash on my Fiji s1500 my sole purpose for the night shooting was to rMe picures of Cars lights as they went by on a slow shutter speed to get the trail for the lack of better words so I heard a car coming so Chet excited and rush down my driveway only o forget to take off th flash and totally mess up my shot so yeah should is a good example here also
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