<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4840767903/" title="erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr"><img alt="erin sees tulsa." height="473" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/4840767903_b715944b7b_b.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br />In the world we live in today, most people I know are rarely without a camera.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a>The pocket size of point and shoots make them easy to keep within reach - mine is always in my purse.  And since cell phones basically don't exist anymore without a built in camera, it's not hard to capture a moment on a dime's notice.<br /><br />For me this is a good thing.<br /><br />I recently found myself driving through the country in south Tulsa.  With the windows down and a deadline looming, there was no time to stop and enjoy what was pretty much a perfect summer day. <br /><br />However, there was no way I was letting this moment go undocumented.  With only my point and shoot on me, I hung out the window and snapped some pictures as I headed back into town.  I looked backwards, forwards and upwards.  I stuck my camera out the sun roof, out the windows and barely bothered to look through the viewfinder.  <br /><br />This is what I saw.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4841382216/" title="erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr"><img alt="erin sees tulsa." height="473" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4841382216_9b1428d464_b.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4840768533/" title="erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr"><img alt="erin sees tulsa." height="473" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/4840768533_70f55fe65f_b.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4840768439/" title="erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr"><img alt="erin sees tulsa." height="473" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4840768439_4f3fa89c3e_b.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4840768127/" title="erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr"><img alt="erin sees tulsa." height="473" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4840768127_c947d47e58_b.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4841381604/" title="erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr"><img alt="erin sees tulsa." height="473" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/4841381604_f0bb36c56d_b.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4841381500/" title="erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr"><img alt="erin sees tulsa." height="473" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4841381500_8587ffd990_b.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br />And this is what I remembered.<br /><br />It's more important to capture the memory then to let it go because you may not have the perfect camera.  Plus there's always great editing tools like <a href="http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/index.aspx" rel="nofollow">Exposure 3</a> that allow your nostalgic mood to turn a digital image into the timeless feel of film.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://www.erinconrad.com/" style="color: #cc6600; text-decoration: underline;"><i>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</i></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;"><i>&nbsp;photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa.&nbsp;</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa" style="color: #78b749; text-decoration: none;"><i>Check out her recent posts here</i></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;"><i>.</i></span>