Brain Clouds

I don't know why I was bellyaching about spending money on an IR filter for the new camera. For some reason, the first time I googled it, I swear I saw one for about $280 or so. Figuring it would be awhile before I'd drop another $300 on camera accessories, I've been Photoshopping photos I've taken with an IR type effect.

Yea, the IR filter wound up being like 40 bucks. I'm a moron. I don't know what the hell I was looking at when I saw it the first time. Maybe it was after one too many cocktails.

So I finally ordered it earlier this week, got it yesterday, and was all gung ho to try it out this morning. Well guess what? Today's forecast? Overcast. So what maybe would have been a cool picture if the sky was a nice blue with white fluffy clouds turned out to be a washed out mess with the blah overcast skies. The contrast between the trees and the sky would obviously have been so much better without all the damn clouds.

And guess what? The forecast for the next 4 days? Overcast! Sure, I spent over a week with gorgeous blue skies twiddling my stupid thumbs because I thought the damn filter was really expensive. Then I finally realize I'm a moron and order it, and now I can sit for another week twiddling my thumbs because of crummy weather. I guess that's the penalty I pay for being stupid.

Yea, I know, it's not like there's never going to be a clear, sunny day ever again. But the urge to play with yet another new toy is sometimes just irresistible.