Just look.. and see.

Nice photography! But The photo does not look real. It looks like 3d photo.

I agree with Sharon...the picture looks unreal.
But nice photo

powerslave wrote in post #16130143
I do try to enjoy the moment from time to time, but not as much as I would like to admit.

Any personal anecdotes?

I sometimes find myself not looking at the scene also, but feverishly looking for camera angles. Every once in a while I catch myself and just look for a short bit. But then I don't want to miss good shots which will last forever as opposed to a memory of the scene.

I think it's a dumb sign. Different people appreciate scenes in different ways.

But then, not quite as dumb as a sign I remember from many years ago:

"No stopping! No standing! No loitering! No picture taking! Violators may be shot on sight!"

Pause long enough to read the sign and you could die!

And yes, it was a real sign. And no, I won't tell you where it was, just that if you came across it, you were already in deep trouble for just being there.

goldboughtrue wrote in post #16130690
I sometimes find myself not looking at the scene also, but feverishly looking for camera angles. Every once in a while I catch myself and just look for a short bit. But then I don't want to miss good shots which will last forever as opposed to a memory of the scene.

Boy, you're right there. Memory is the second thing to go!

The thing is though, some shots I have are only memories of me setting up/experimenting to get the shot. And that in itself was a different experience than if I had carried no camera and taken a phone pic.