billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

When I was a photojournalist I always had my camera ready to go. I drove a Ford Mustang in the day and my camera was always on the bucket seat next to me. Today I travel with two camera's next to me on a bucket seat of my Chevy Equinox. I have read several posts here about securing your equipment in a camera bag and putting it in the trunk of the car. The photo below was of a recent Bobcat at Wakodahatchee, a rare site there. I was driving in early in the morning and my wife alerted me to the Bobcat that was walking along the side of the road inside a chain link fence. (when my wife is next to me my camera's are in the back seat directly behind me) I stopped the car, grabbed the camera, which is always preset for early morning light, got out of the car and shot two quick shots of it, then rested my camera on the split rail fence located outside the chain link fence and got this one. While this was happening a fellow photographer passed me and stopped just ahead, he had to unlock his trunk, get his camera out, put the lens on his body, and by this time, the Bobcat was gone. I know already what some will say, my equipment was not secured, but who cares, my camera's sit on the back seat facing forward, they are flat against the seat, they are very secure. I GOT THE SHOT, because I am always prepared.

WessoJPEG Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

nice shot.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Very nice.

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

Great story (which i agree with) and very nice capture.

kocart Loc: Illinois

Good job. I agree with you.

Dannj

Great shot! Were you by any chance in the Coast Guard?😊

DMGill Loc: Colorado

Great shot! Bobcats can be allusive critters.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Old Boy scout.

Dannj

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sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Beautiful!

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

My m4/3 camera with my favorite lens fits perfectly (lens down) in the cup holder of my Ford E-350 based RV.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Unlike you, I don't always have my camera with me, but when I do, like you I have it accessible. I usually put on the floor behind the passenger seat where I can easily lean over and grab it when I'm in my 2016 Outback. The floor is closer than the back seat and I don't have to worry about it flying off the seat in the rare eventuality I have to stop short. And with the dark tinted windows its invisible. I'm 71 and have been driving for 53 years and never been broken into yet. Perhaps I'm due, but after all this time I'm not going to start worrying about it. There are many thefts to be sure, but some people are just neurotic about it.

cytafex Loc: Clarksburg MA

You have the shot for sure!

Joe Blow

I keep mine in the bag on the floor in back. If I'm out shooting, it is on the floor up front.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio