Once upon a time in my early photography shooting days I was quite nervous about stepping out with my camera and intruding on private property. There was a farm in Wisconsin that had this herd of Scottish Highland cattle and I thought they were just adorable. However, we had to return to this farm quite a few times to actually get a good photo. I think the first time I wouldn't even get out of the car. I used a zoom lens from the passenger seat and the pictures sucked. I think it was probably the 3rd time approaching this farm that I actually got out of the car and walked all the way up to the fence.
This amuses me today since Elliott and I frequently "invite ourselves in" to numerous locations without blinking an eye. The only time I get a bit nervous is if we had been someplace already and there are signs that someone knew it when we go back. (ie: padlocks when there were none before.)
I'm glad I have for the most part gotten over this shyness...after all, what's the worst that can happen?
Although I admit it's probably not recommended...I'd love to pet one of those things to find out what it's coat feels like!!!!
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean about having been shy with the camera. I'm still trying to fight my way out of it. :-)