Salmo G,
Yes, taking pictures is a funny thing. So why do we all take pictures? Is it to show our fellow man or woman? I haven't been carrying my camera quite as often over the last year, or made it a point to photo every fish I catch, but there are some good things about photos, and there are some fish that deserve a photo. I like them because they can take me back to a day, a time, a place, and an experience and jog my foggy mind
Photos can remind me of smells of the autumn, spring or summer. They can remind me of the true excitement I was feeling, the shaking hands! I think thats why I like photos so much.
But when you don't photo a fish there is a secrecy that is between you and your Creator, you and the fish, you and the river. No one can every know that experience, no matter how much you try to tell someone about it. And when it all boils down to it, you can't take your photos with you to the other side! For me, its my hobby; its a challenge because it never works out quite how you planned, many times the results can be so so, but sometimes you really Get It! A hero shot is just a fancy name for capturing the moment as it is but with the person. Its the same with any shot just capturing the moment in anther way. I don't really like the term hero shot, they are all just shots to me.