This image nearly didn’t happen, let me tell you what happened!
5:25 pm and i've got 5 more mins until i've finish work, @islandgiraffe and i had scheduled a photoshoot at 6:30pm. That’s usually enough time for me to get home change, grab my gear and head out the door. As soon as i was about to leave the office i received a phone call that highlighted a major issue and couldn’t be ignored because it was business critical. A quick message was sent to Kiara letting her know that the shoot might not be a possibility. We agreed that if i wasn’t out the office by 7pm then we’ll have to cancel.
During the troubleshooting process I uncovered a bigger problem and the shit just kept getting worse to fix. It took me a good hour and some but at 6:45pm i was out the door.
Got home, got my gear and got out the house in record breaking time. ( good thing that i had packed my gear the previous night. )
Picked up Kiara and we were on our way to the location when we both spotted grey clouds forming on the horizon. We just looked at each other, both scared to mention the R word “rain”. ( Any of you guys ever do that superstitious thing when you don’t mention the rain so it shouldn’t fall?)
Then out of nowhere this learner driver pulls in front of me and just takes their sweet time. Here we are, stuck behind a learner, loosing light and way behind schedule i wondered what else could go wrong.
We were loosing light at a tremendous pace, I decided to put the pedal to the metal. Kiara firmly gripped the door handle like it owed her money and she was here to collect as i tackled each corner with the precision of a surgeon carving away at the bends.( i knew the road well) Doing 100 mph down the dual carriage way,
Read the continuation of the story here:
http://clippix.co.uk/2017/08/perseverance/
Haha. I admit I didn't follow the link, but it is a provocative story. As for the image, I love the colors. I think the only thing is I'd pay a dollar for her head to be surrounded by blue sky, just to separate it that much more. I'm glad her face, at least, is. but would love if the rest of her head was as well.
So you advocate dangerous driving to get a completely standard image you could have got any time?
>> The reason i’m typing up this story is to inspire you to never give up. sometimes obstacles in your way help you later down the road.
I'm not exactly sure what either the obstacle or "great thing" achieved was here... Either I've missed something or you expect people to be impressed because you did a shoot even though you were running late. Which is bizarre.
(And, no, that you know a road does not excuse illegal driving - speed limits are about stopping distances and other safety factors for ***other road users***. Jeopardising other people because you couldn't be bothered to re-schedule is not something to boast about but to be ashamed of.)
I have to admit, I too am not impressed either by someone explaining that they drove 100 mph on a dual-carriage way. The picture is nice, but respect is greatly diminished.