Safe driving on the empty rural roads
As a photographer, I’ve found that I just really shouldn’t drive. As I’ve gotten more and more into photography, I’ve become a worse and worse driver… I’m composing photos, rather than concentrating on the road.
1. Next Great Shot
The photographer is always looking for his/her next shot – which probably isn’t the road, or even in that direction…
A Bald Eagle flys overhead
2. Distractions
There’s always something.
The Nature Photographer is busy looking at the hawks and bald eagles perched upon the light posts, awaiting their flight.
The Street Photographer is eyeing all the colorful outfits and odd behaviors of the pedestrians as they stroll the sidewalk.
The Lost Photographer is probably on his/her phone asking for directions, watching the GPS and house numbers and everything else but driving.
The setting sun makes magic on the Minnesota State Capitol Building
3. Trained to see the light, not the traffic
They’ve trained themselves to see light, to see pictures as they unfold themselves, and once they see the “picture”, they need to photograph it. Which leads into the fourth reason.
4. Split-Second Decisions
A photographer will be excited about the photo they have just composed as they drove by something spectacular. Which means a turn at the last second, or un-expected road stop. Depending on how concentrated they are on their subject, they may not be paying much attention to other drivers behind them.
5. Preferences
The plain and simple truth is that they would rather be photographing what they see- not driving and just dreaming about what that building would have looked like in a photo.
You should get a video camera and just point it around while you’re driving :)
HAHAHA, I LOVE that response- It’d be a great solution too! Except I usually take a ridiculously long amount of time walking around, composing, to get the photo just right… :c)