Craziest/Silliest thing you have done
Jul 2, 2012 17:08:12 #
Jul 2, 2012 18:14:26 #
cday
Loc: North Carolina
getting up @ 4:30 am to go to the Blue Ridge Parkway above Green Park Inn to catch the sunrise!!! Just didn't realize trees covered my prime spot...got some good pictures though....
Jul 2, 2012 18:15:01 #
cday
Loc: North Carolina
funny...that's insane...like something I would...like being out in a storm to catch lightning shots....
Jul 2, 2012 19:59:34 #
Rustybucket wrote:
This is the final image of the "dead" owl.
It is a beautiful picture. Dead or alive.
Jul 2, 2012 20:58:34 #
Country's Mama wrote:
It is a beautiful picture. Dead or alive.
Rustybucket wrote:
This is the final image of the "dead" owl.
It is a beautiful picture. Dead or alive.
Many thanks Country Mama. I'm new to UHH and just begining to join in and thoroughly enjoying myself.
Jul 2, 2012 21:44:18 #
photo guy wrote:
Getting up in the middle of the night or very early morning to go to take photos at a fire call only to be asked why was I there at that time instead of at home sleeping. I told the personnel if someone need sleep it's them since they don't look so nice anymore.
LOL!
Jul 2, 2012 22:14:27 #
Kestrel1029 wrote:
I chased a bear into the woods to get a shot.
That's the beauty of a superzoom - they don't run away as much.
Jul 2, 2012 22:25:42 #
Rustybucket wrote:
This is the final image of the "dead" owl.
That's a whooooot!
Jul 2, 2012 22:41:12 #
Well another good reason to go to Grove Park Inn is the barbeque meatloaf sandwich!
Jul 2, 2012 22:41:56 #
gstephens3 wrote:
quote=inaflashphoto What is the craziest/silliest... (show quote)
#6 trumps me for sure.
Jul 2, 2012 22:42:24 #
suntomoon wrote:
LOL!
photo guy wrote:
Getting up in the middle of the night or very early morning to go to take photos at a fire call only to be asked why was I there at that time instead of at home sleeping. I told the personnel if someone need sleep it's them since they don't look so nice anymore.
LOL!
:thumbup: :-D
Jul 2, 2012 23:38:32 #
I used to work in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a very strict Muslim city with very paranoid people and officials for those who are not familiar with it. I have been warned about not taking pictures in public but one day I was away with the fairies and went shooting in the city centre, right where they do the public executions. We call it the 'chop, chop' square. There I was, happily shooting away at everything when this wizen old man started screaming at me which attracted the policeman closeby. I suddenly had visions of my hands being chopped off for that morning's crowd's entertainment! Thankfully, I was sensible enough to stay calm, denied understanding their language and what they were saying, pleaded ignorance about not taking photos in public and eventually got away with losing the rolls of film I had in my bag - used and unused. I never did that again which was such a pity as the city had such interesting old and modern architecture.
By the way, I was working in the Riyadh Military Hospital at the time of the first Gulf War and met some marvelous American Reserves. Interesting times.
Did anyone watch the recent Tour de France Cycling stage where a bystander photographer stood too far out on to the road to take photos and caused a pile up? Gives photographers a bad name and need his legs chopped off (only joking).
By the way, I was working in the Riyadh Military Hospital at the time of the first Gulf War and met some marvelous American Reserves. Interesting times.
Did anyone watch the recent Tour de France Cycling stage where a bystander photographer stood too far out on to the road to take photos and caused a pile up? Gives photographers a bad name and need his legs chopped off (only joking).
Jul 2, 2012 23:42:53 #
inaflashphoto wrote:
What is the craziest/silliest thing you have done to get a photograph? I am not really talking hanging off a skyscraper with bungee cord, but waking up at 3 am and traveling x number miles to take the photo and return. Just wondering!!!!
More years ago than I care to remember, I talked my best friend into coming with me to a mall late at night when it was way past closing time. I set up my SRT-102 on a tripod, set the shutter to Bulb & we proceeded to run around the parking lot with flashlights covered with different colored cellophane films. We were still light painting when the police showed up; REAL interesting conversation.
More recently, I ran out into the middle of the Smithfield street bridge on a Friday night in January and laid on the I-beam divider to get shots of the cables overhead. I know this doesn't sound like that big of a deal but Smithfield links Pittsburgh city proper to Station Square which is a weekend hotspot (Hard Rock Cafe, etc). On a Friday night the bridge is fairly busy. Laying on my back wasn't that bad. It was dodging the cars & 18 wheelers to climb over the guard rails carrying all that gear that made it memorable.
Jul 2, 2012 23:51:13 #
Jul 3, 2012 01:20:06 #
Its not what I did but what happened to me. It was one of my first weddings. Every thing went just fine the whole day. Then later that night when I Bent down to take the garder shot I heard this rrrrip. My paints split from stem to stearn. Everyone behind me got a good lafe. I spent the rest of the night with my jacket sleves tied around my wast. I never went out again without a sewing kit in my camera case.
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