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Steve Wall's avatar

Rick, if you and I were in a pub and I was on my second pint of your local's best I would point out that the value of your first photograph has increased immeasurably because you'll never be able to improve it. Your second photograph, I would suggest, is the more powerful because it portrays what's been lost. Your third photograph, I feel should be deleted. It's much too clinical, like a police photo from a car crash.

And after a third pint I might concede that your original point however is still valid...

Cheers,

Steve

Rick Bowden's avatar

Thanks Steve, I like your analysis 👍🏻

Teighlor Mitcham's avatar

This is so good!✨

Thank you for the advice. I could absolutely learn to “seize the day.” I know I can often wait for perfection or second guess myself. (I am a novice photographer)

Mark Thompson's avatar

Thanks for some great thoughts. I have also had a tendency to do similar things in the landscape.

Rick Bowden's avatar

Thanks Mark

Sabine Folsom's avatar

Valuable thoughts! And easy to be transferred into the life outside photography.

"Tomorrow I call her"

Marcel Borgstijn's avatar

Seize the day. Always a good advice.

Kailey Fry Coaching's avatar

Thank you for the reminder to appreciate what is and to seize the day! I often regret missed opportunities of capturing a place or a moment that will never be again. But the present is always right here right now and there is always something in it worth capturing.

Jon Gibbs's avatar

What a pity bud but your shot of it in better times is gorgeous😀👍🏻

Rick Bowden's avatar

Thanks mate.