It’s Not About the F-Stop

The Human Eye

There are photographs everywhere but not so much in Orlando, Florida.

Now, that’s a terrible thing to say, but I’ve said it before and I still believe it. I’ve always teased Scott Kelby about this and he has answered, “Well, Jay, you always say there are photographs everywhere, so it’s really up to you.”

I was waiting for Scott to pick me up at my hotel to drive me to the offices where we would unveil our latest “A Day with Jay Maisel” video. I was sitting on a bench in front of the hotel thinking to myself, “Boy, I’d love to get a good image to show him that I can get a photo, even in Orlando.”

I noticed out of the corner of my eye a flash of color. I looked and it was gone. I thought back to a scientist I had photographed who ...