We had some storms pop up late yesterday afternoon or early evening after the temperatures had gotten up into the mid 90s.  Afterwards, I went out with the camera and took the above picture of the sky.

While enjoying it on my computer I paused to think a bit.  Do I take pictures of scenes or of events?  I suppose you could call it either or both.  What I call it probably doesn’t make any difference to you, but it does to me.

I’m always looking for things to photograph and that is why it makes a difference to me.  Do I go out looking for scenes or do I look for events?  Given that I’m usually photographing in the same locations, it helps to look for different events.  When I make a picture I’m conscious of the fact that it is different at that moment than before or later.  It will never be exactly the same again.

That is how I overcome the feeling that it is hopeless to go out with a camera while covering the same ground over and over.  I go out looking for events.