Mike Hollingshead
I always ask myself this question and if I'm honest I say no. I'm not sure I would have when I first started let alone now. I mean sure I'd still enjoy a good storm from home, but would I drive 2 states away if I had to leave the camera at home? I can't say that I would. That is probably a very "un pure" thing when I think about it. It forces me to do some "soul searching" lol. I guess I want to take a picture of a cool sky more than I want to *just* see it. I guess maybe it's not a lot different than say an artist wanting to draw what is in their head more than just enjoy it. That's not saying you are an artist if you can snap a photo of a storm, as I actually have a very hard time considering pointing a camera a storm art. The storm or sky is the art, the photo of it would just be done well or poorly.
I guess I'd love to be able to feel like I'd chase right now without taking anything with. Back in the day when it was just a local thing, not chasing, having the camera with didn't matter as much(though I had no reason to leave it at home either). It's like coming home with the prize is a big driving force in causing you(or at least me) to drive forever frequently. I'm wondering way too much tonight. I'm not saying chasing for the photos or anything is bad. I don't care why anyone chases, even those "evil" thrill seekers. I just always find the question of chasing without cameras interesting. I'm not expecting many to say they'd stay home with their cameras, but maybe I'll be surprised. I try and picture myself leaving early some morning for a far away target and purporsely leaving things at home and I just can't see myself in that car on the highway after doing so. It's easy to say you would, but at least with me when I really think about it, it's just highly.
All that said, I can already think of a few people I know that most certainly would still make that drive. I am not sure why I feel like I have to be the same way and then if I'm not sit here and wonder on and on about it. Oh well I guess. In some ways I think about it like seeing a great movie and you become the person that forces people to see it. It's like you aren't ok with them not seeing it, you become so convinced they have to. I'd be very annoyed not being able to share a crazy sight. Bah, I need to let this one go for a while. It's funny when you realize something that seems like it is bad, yet you know it is not, but your mind hasn't gone through it all to understand it exactly. So my answer remains a no. I'd not chase without the cameras. God I hope I'm not the only one that answers that(if anyone else even answers I guess) but it would not surprise me if I was. Well I guess I do know of one other that will answer the same.
I guess I'd love to be able to feel like I'd chase right now without taking anything with. Back in the day when it was just a local thing, not chasing, having the camera with didn't matter as much(though I had no reason to leave it at home either). It's like coming home with the prize is a big driving force in causing you(or at least me) to drive forever frequently. I'm wondering way too much tonight. I'm not saying chasing for the photos or anything is bad. I don't care why anyone chases, even those "evil" thrill seekers. I just always find the question of chasing without cameras interesting. I'm not expecting many to say they'd stay home with their cameras, but maybe I'll be surprised. I try and picture myself leaving early some morning for a far away target and purporsely leaving things at home and I just can't see myself in that car on the highway after doing so. It's easy to say you would, but at least with me when I really think about it, it's just highly.
All that said, I can already think of a few people I know that most certainly would still make that drive. I am not sure why I feel like I have to be the same way and then if I'm not sit here and wonder on and on about it. Oh well I guess. In some ways I think about it like seeing a great movie and you become the person that forces people to see it. It's like you aren't ok with them not seeing it, you become so convinced they have to. I'd be very annoyed not being able to share a crazy sight. Bah, I need to let this one go for a while. It's funny when you realize something that seems like it is bad, yet you know it is not, but your mind hasn't gone through it all to understand it exactly. So my answer remains a no. I'd not chase without the cameras. God I hope I'm not the only one that answers that(if anyone else even answers I guess) but it would not surprise me if I was. Well I guess I do know of one other that will answer the same.