Trying to remain calm

Ok, this morning, I saw a potentially stunning shot. I actually climbed over my garden fence to get it. That's how much I wanted it. It was a weed with 3 little traily things hanging down with a water droplet at the end of each one.

Apart from slipping in the muck and getting dirty, after trying to manually focus, the stupid camera just wasn't cooperating!!
So proud that I managed to calm down enough to continue trying. I adjusted my precarious position........................ and only knocked the flippin water droplets off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Came in to have a coffee to heat my hands up and to try not to cry :) and out I went again, determined I was getting something!!

This was taken on the 'intellegent' setting coz I'd had enough by this point and my patience only goes so far, and I've since adjusted the exposure slightly.

Funny how when first starting out on blip, I would have been over the moon with a shot like this and now it isn't good enough for me lol!!
While frustratingly trying to get better, if I didn't enjoy the challenge, I wouldn't do it. I'm very aware that I have a tendency to want everything yesterday and I liken it to a bit like myself singing...............

I don't like singing in front of anybody (you know those awful 'family' nights where the karaoke machine comes out and you feel like a right stick in the mud because you're quite happy 'listening' no matter how much alcohol you consume? ........ and how pissed off it makes me that because everybody else wants to do it that I should too? ....... that's me) because I'm not brilliant. And I want to be brilliant.

I'm wise enough to realise that no matter how many singing lessons I could take, that I will never be 'the best', or photography lessons for that matter lol, but, it is possible to get better at one of these isn't it.............. so...............

Keep your eye on the X-Factor :)

And thanks to all you lovely fellow blippers for your stars etc but mostly for your encouragement, it helps keep me trying :)