Looking over almost-20 year old images from a 2002 journey to China. I'm amazed how much I forget seeing and wonder how I could have missed so many images -- how could I have been so blind.
This, I think, happen to most of us no matter how much equipment you get, the final arbiters are the eyes and what is behind them.
Don't be hard on yourself, enjoy the ones you do get, like this one, a great street shot.