The Macro Picture That Never Was

Date March 6, 2008

One of the greatest disservice a photo-taker or photographer can do to a scene is not exploring its photographic potentials extensively.

Like in this photo. I was in this place only once and all that I could do was to take this single photo of the sharp-pointed grass growing by the shore.

Sharp Pointed Beach Plant

I could’ve taken many more, including dozens of macro shots from this vantage alone. Alas, I was inexperienced then. Not that I’m now but I’ve taken tons of photos ever since to know what a huge mess I made out of this photo-shoot opportunity.

I can almost see the photos I’ve missed — eye-piercing close-ups of sharp pointed grass. But I’ve learnt my lesson, and I hope with this blog post, I’ve made you learn yours.