Missed opportunities

[bulevardi]

I need to learn how to calm down a bit or get less frustrated in situations with "missed moments" or opportunities.

Moments when you're on the road driving a vehicle and seeing wonderful landscapes.
This morning I saw a nice sunrise with lots of fog down the hills, very beautiful.
But I couldn't put the car aside the road to get out and take time for a picture, too much commute traffic.
I felt sad I couldn't capture them to share to others.

It happens a lot when I'm in the car and someone else is driving and I see something funny happening around or a nice building. Can't just get the driver to stop so I can take a photo.

I've experienced so much missed opportunities already. I could have made a nice album of them... well actually not 🙁

I guess you all get in such a situation once.
How do you cope with this?

 

[raydm6]

I know the feeling. Sometimes I feel - being behind the wheel - offers great vantage points. Then, when I pull over and get out, the feeling is kind of gone.

I don’t let it bother me too much anymore and just enjoy the journey.

 

[p.giannakis]

Well, 35+ years on I still remember a missed opportunity - last day of my holidays I had run out of film when following a sudden downpour, the trees in the nearby forest seemed to be glimmering in the sun. On reflection, I don't know if I would have turned it into any good picture but I still remember that sinking feeling. I also remember a guy, downtown London, high on drugs, with his white underwear only, trying to look like he was crucified on a traffic light. Missed the shot - I had my F5 on self timer, by the time I figured it out it was too late.

Nowadays I get frustrated when it happens but I tend to forget it rather quickly.

 

[bulevardi]

Well, 35+ years on I still remember a missed opportunity -
...the trees in the nearby forest seemed to be glimmering in the sun. On reflection, I don't know if I would have turned it into any good picture but I still remember that ...

"...that big steel flying saucer above our house! Until this day I still think I saw a UFO that day."

I really thought your story would go this direction 😉
Next year I'll be in London for a couple of days, I hope to catch the underwear man for you!