If I had a camera ready yesterday I think I could have won some photo contest!
I was walking around a local lake just at sunset. Just as I walked past a fisherman standing at the edge of the lake a bald eagle came by several yards in front of the fisherman and grabbed a fish out of the water and flew into the sunset with the fish wiggling in its talons with the surprised fisherman laughing and saying “awesome”.
I guess you had to be there but it was both “awesome” and scenic with the background of the lake and the setting sun.
Ive seen the same thing in Alaska, it is way cool to watch. And it is a very difficult photo to take, even if you have a camera with you. BIF (birds in flight) are challenging….
I learned the hard way so now I always take my camera with me even if just for an quick errand because you just never know. Most of the time I don't use it but every once in a while I see something special. So I say it's better to have it and not use it than not have it and need it.
Amen to that.
Had my camera on the passenger seat while traveling down the 405 freeway in Orange County. Happened upon this on the side of the road and it got published in the local newspaper.
Yikes! I hope everyone got out of that flaming car in time!
If I had a camera in my hands I wouldn’t have been able to get the eagle picture fast enough with the fisherman, lake, and sunset all in the same frame.
I always shoot in Aperture mode. Unless I’m doing beamshots, then I’m full manual.
My number 2 rule of photography.
How much you spent on lenses matters more than how much you spent on your camera. I’d love to have about $6000 to upgrade my equipment, about $1500 for a new camera and about $4500 on a couple of nice lenses for it. But that’s not happening unless my next lotto ticket is a winner.
Tell me about it! This would've been much nicer if I had it on me that day but alas, only had my iPad:
Nearly 40yrs on this planet and that is the first time I've witnessed a full blown rainbow (even if only half). Most of the times, I've only seen a small patch between the clouds. Wow, it was really a sight to behold.
Now, on the other hand I had my camera the day after super moon night BUT had it on auto-timer to reduce shakiness since I was using digital zoom:
TWICE I missed a lottery shot as a plane flew in the path of the moon. I waited around another hour and it didn't happen again... :(
I carried a 35mm Nikkormat FT3 kit with a few extra lenses around for years before digital cameras took over. It took some great pics.
Now I have a digital happy snapper I never use, and have been relying on my phone cameras for the last few years. They really are getting quite good.
My latest phone, only had a week, is a HTC One XL with an 8 megapixel camera, its really fast and has motor drive mode. It really takes quite good photos, but obviously is not as good as a dedicated DSLR. Still, its always in my pocket and always charged and ready to go, so it gets used the most. I really do like this new one. I look forward to the next model every time.
