Today I visited the High Line in NYC. Although I spent more several hours there, I traveled less than a quarter mile away from the entrance. Why? Sooooooooo many tourists walking in front of my shot. It was very frustrating at time. I'm a pretty tall guy. More so I had my Manfrotto 55BPro tripod with 3074 head; so it's pretty visible. Especially when it's opened. If you see me with a camera up to my face, the tripod next to me and I am pointing my lens in a particular way, why on earth would you walk more than 20 feet from your position directly in front of my camera? Then start posing? Really? Okay I'm a patient guy. I waited a few minutes for them to get their shots. Then other people walked into the shot. I gave up on that shot.

I did find it a little satisfying when the first couple who walked into my shot, had someone stand for a length of time behind their shot. I'd be lying if I didn't have a slight smile on my face.

Karma. Sometimes you need to be frustrated in order to achieve satisfaction. Take this flower. Earlier this week, I found myself frustrated, walking in a horrible rainfall. And today I found myself taking a photo of this flower, under beautiful weather conditions. Sometimes Karma smiles too.