106. Error

I woke up at 5:30 a.m. this morning to head out into the desert and photograph the beautiful morning light in Tucson. For some insane reason I decided to drag along my old Fuji 6x9 range viewfinder camera that shoots film, yes film. I also had my digital SLR to meter and proof with. I spent an hour and a half out in the hot morning sun taking pictures in the desert adjacent to my in-laws' property. I had worn a jacket, totally unnecessary. This spring morning was nothing like the cool Los Angeles ones. When I returned home to drop off some gear I realized that I had made a crucial mistake. I left the lens cap on the Fuji camera for the total time I was out taking photographs. Not one shot was actually taken. My husband deemed the mistake nothing short of amateur. I am a tad bit angry at myself. But I did head back out with just the digital camera and less clothes and photographed for another hour. In the end, all was not lost... more about that tomorrow.