Are the fuel prices changing anyone's Photographic habits?

[BigBlueDodge]

I'm sick and tired of $130-$140 a week to fill my truck up. This $4.70 cents for a gallon of diesel is killing me. I am going trade my truck in and downsize.

I've noticed that I haven't really picked up my camera much. Used to, I'd grab my camera bag and go drive and see what I could find. Now, I don't drive somewhere unless it's absolutely necessary. So I find that i just chance my daughters around the house, or go out in the yard.

For me I know it's affected my habits, just curious if anyone else's photography habits have changed as well?

[Woolburr]

Not really....but it is only a matter of time...I guess we do carpool a bit more for shoots.

[HarleyQuinn]

I'm totally not as apt to jump in the car and chase a storm thats over 50 miles away. It really sucks. I know I'll make some people sick when I complain about gas being "only" $3.73 a gllon, but it's killing us. I'm just glad sports has slowed down for the summer and I don't have to haul kids all over town all week for various games and practices.

[bieber]

There's a wildlife preserve that I've definitely had to stop going to like I used to, as it's a good 30 mile drive away...

[cdifoto]

It has virtually eliminated my personal snapping. If I can't do it in on my property and it's not incidental to somewhere else I need to go, I simply don't do it.

[ed rader]

I'm sick and tired of $130-$140 a week to fill my truck up. This $4.70 cents for a gallon of diesel is killing me. I am going trade my truck in and downsize.

I've noticed that I haven't really picked up my camera much. Used to, I'd grab my camera bag and go drive and see what I could find. Now, I don't drive somewhere unless it's absolutely necessary. So I find that i just chance my daughters around the house, or go out in the yard.

For me I know it's affected my habits, just curious if anyone else's photography habits have changed as well?


everything costs more, and work is slow.

restaurants are more expensive too and so is lodging. i was thinking about taking my dog and camera to monterey tomorrow for a couple of days.

with gas, motel and food that about $400 for two days. i usually take at least a weekend out of town every 6-8 weeks but i may only go for one night.

and it's going to get worse, and for longer than most think :evil:.

ed rader

[Anke]

Hmm, over $10 a gallon here in the UK and it hasn't changed me much. I guess we're used to paying silly prices. :D

[jde95tln]

I am going trade my truck in and downsize.



Does this mean you are going to have to change your user name too.;)

[cdifoto]

I vote for LittlePinkGeo

[Anke]

I vote for LittlePinkGeo

Do I smell the Title Fairy creeping around?

[tommykjensen]

I'm totally not as apt to jump in the car and chase a storm thats over 50 miles away. It really sucks. I know I'll make some people sick when I complain about gas being "only" $3.73 a gllon, but it's killing us. I'm just glad sports has slowed down for the summer and I don't have to haul kids all over town all week for various games and practices.

Yes. Try paying >$10 a gallon.

The topic of discussing fuel prices is always ending badly so I will spare us all that grief and close this thread.