I Broke a Cardinal Rule of Photography
Dec 27, 2013 11:40:23 #
It's a beautiful winter day. We have about 2 feet of fresh snow, snow on the trees, good, but not ideal, light, and warm temperature (-3 Celsius).
I went for a walk on a woodland trail and, about a 1/2 mile along, realized that my battery was almost dead!
Guess where my spare battery was. No, I'll make it easier. Guess where my spare battery wasn't.
If there was no one near, could my cursing be heard?
I went for a walk on a woodland trail and, about a 1/2 mile along, realized that my battery was almost dead!
Guess where my spare battery was. No, I'll make it easier. Guess where my spare battery wasn't.
If there was no one near, could my cursing be heard?
Dec 27, 2013 11:47:13 #
Curse away!!! Done the same thing and boy did the words fly.... But I learned quick..... and carry extra battery and card everywhere.
Randy
Randy
Dec 27, 2013 11:47:20 #
I can only imagine your angst and I commiserate with you while I'm sitting here in sunny San Francisco. 8-)
Dec 27, 2013 11:55:47 #
Dec 27, 2013 12:09:06 #
dalematt wrote:
It's a beautiful winter day. We have about 2 feet of fresh snow, snow on the trees, good, but not ideal, light, and warm temperature (-3 Celsius).
I went for a walk on a woodland trail and, about a 1/2 mile along, realized that my battery was almost dead!
Guess where my spare battery was. No, I'll make it easier. Guess where my spare battery wasn't.
If there was no one near, could my cursing be heard?
I went for a walk on a woodland trail and, about a 1/2 mile along, realized that my battery was almost dead!
Guess where my spare battery was. No, I'll make it easier. Guess where my spare battery wasn't.
If there was no one near, could my cursing be heard?
It was 85 degrees here in California yesterday. We had lots and lots of sunshine. I find it a bit easier to shovel sunshine than snow. :mrgreen:
Dec 27, 2013 12:18:55 #
If there was no one near, could my cursing be heard? Most likely. When a tree falls in the woods...
Hope you had enough power to get a few shots and if it's any consolation I hope you enjoyed the first half of your walk. ;)
Hope you had enough power to get a few shots and if it's any consolation I hope you enjoyed the first half of your walk. ;)
Dec 27, 2013 12:41:19 #
Here is one of the 11 photos that I got.
We just got back from a western Caribbean cruise and, I must say, it was great (temperature-wise), but I am still glad to get back to winter, snow shovelling and all.
We just got back from a western Caribbean cruise and, I must say, it was great (temperature-wise), but I am still glad to get back to winter, snow shovelling and all.
Dec 27, 2013 13:16:43 #
I like it. And, I agree, I really enjoy the change of seasons, winter included though I could live without the snow shoveling. ;)
Dec 27, 2013 14:26:56 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
It was 85 degrees here in California yesterday. We had lots and lots of sunshine. I find it a bit easier to shovel sunshine than snow. :mrgreen:
Jeep, where I am it was still cold as h*ll, as it never got above 75.
Actually, I think sunshine shovels itself! Leaving more time to play. ;-)
But I've seen on the news, there are actually places where it can get to freezing! brrrrrrrrr
SS
Edit: so Dale, if you only had ten shots on that battery, I hope you at least got ten GOOD ones!
Dec 27, 2013 15:17:07 #
dalematt wrote:
It's a beautiful winter day. We have about 2 feet of fresh snow, snow on the trees, good, but not ideal, light, and warm temperature (-3 Celsius).
I went for a walk on a woodland trail and, about a 1/2 mile along, realized that my battery was almost dead!
Guess where my spare battery was. No, I'll make it easier. Guess where my spare battery wasn't.
If there was no one near, could my cursing be heard?
I went for a walk on a woodland trail and, about a 1/2 mile along, realized that my battery was almost dead!
Guess where my spare battery was. No, I'll make it easier. Guess where my spare battery wasn't.
If there was no one near, could my cursing be heard?
I flew 2,000 miles without a spare battery. Buying a battery in a little photo store can be expensive.
Dec 27, 2013 15:19:18 #
Dec 27, 2013 15:25:58 #
This is when my old trusty Nikon FG (film camera) was great. No battery? Just switch to M90 (manual 1/90th sec shutter speed) and shoot away. Flash would still work too. Helped to bracket someĀ
There I go living in the past again.
Dec 27, 2013 15:28:39 #
dalematt wrote:
Here is one of the 11 photos that I got.
We just got back from a western Caribbean cruise and, I must say, it was great (temperature-wise), but I am still glad to get back to winter, snow shovelling and all.
We just got back from a western Caribbean cruise and, I must say, it was great (temperature-wise), but I am still glad to get back to winter, snow shovelling and all.
I hate to inform you that you committed yet another cardinal sin! When photographing snow, you need to boost your exposure compensation up a bit. Snow should look white, not 18% grey. Sorry, didn't want to spoil your day completely, but mind as well hear it now, so that next time you go out, you'll have a spare battery AND a perfectly exposed photo. :-)
Dec 27, 2013 15:45:10 #
Dec 27, 2013 17:47:38 #
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