two steps behind

Yesterday, I had a different location in mind to take photos but I’ll have to leave that for next week. Instead, I set out my night to the Democracy Monument (Thai: อนุสาวรีย์ประชาธิปไตย Anusawari Prachathipatai). Getting to the Democracy Monument was easier than I thought, but looking for a parking spot at the roundabout was a little bit confusing. I must have drove around the monument 3-4 times before I knew where to park… where else would be better place than right in front of the McDonalds store. McDonalds… late night… OH WELLLLL I’m gonna just have a quick bite there!

Yum… okay now off to the monument. Surprisingly there were many photographers at the monument last night, some were having McDonalds with big bags of equipments (and poor me with my same old camera, same old lens and a discount tripod LOL), some were already by the roundabout taking their shots of the monument and there was me eating and hoping that my iPhone wouldn’t ran out of batteries before the night is over. Why so worried about the iPhone battery? Without it… taking photos would be very quiet. I need music to keep me going and turn the quiet night into a private Music Video… Staring “Natt” (all inside my head!!!) hahahahha! And without the phone, I would definitely be lost in Bangkok and everywhere else!

Observing from other photographers of their location, time it take for each shot and their framing. I didn’t want to just take the same pictures that they are taking. Sure we all can take pictures of the Monument in thousands of ways, but I don’t think that it was enough to express “the Democracy Monument,” because there is much history to the monument rather than just a pretty looking monument.

So, there I went to the street, the only place that other photographers haven’t occupied yet but me. They were looking at me weirdly because I was probably standing at this location for a long time. What was I waiting for… was a TUK TUK and it did take a long time before any Tuk Tuk would came by. This night’s photography was really testing my patience. There is a saying that, I am sure that everyone must have heard of, patience is the key to success.

But I want to add a little more to it, Patience, confidence and enthusiasm are key to success.

Without the confidence…that patience could be for nothing,
and without enthusiasm… that patience could be one long wait.

The key to success is asking (enthusiasm), believing (confidence) and receiving (patience).