Hot photo tip of the day – shoot it before it’s too late!

If there is anything you  have always wanted to photograph, do it before it's too late!  Some of the oldest buildings in Old Town Auburn, California (USA), caught fire before I ever got them photographed. I guess I just assumed they would always be there and I could photograph them anytime. The Shanghai Bar also located in Old Town Auburn didn't burn down, but it closed before I could get a good shot of it. The neighbor sold her beautiful Paint horse before I got a good shot of her. Now, I make a list of the important things in our area that I want to photograph and photograph them sooner rather than later.  You can't assume they will always be around.  This morning, I couldn't log on to my computer first thing as I usually do. A storm blew in yesterday and dumped 3-4 inches of snow covering our Sattelite Dish. I took the opportunity to go out and photograph our neighborhood, since it's rare for us to have snow, or at least enough to stick. And who knows when it will happen again? It also gave me something to write about. Next time you think of something you really want to photograph, do it sooner rather than later, because later may never happen!