Ed T.
Forum Enthusiast
I was going to post one, but I can do it just as much justice by describing it.
I found the quintessential insect.... got all set up ... a tripod even because it was slow moving, and snapped off a shot - and it was pure white. Then I took a few more with the same result. Naturally, rather than a rational thought pattern, I opted for the "my new camera must have died" approach -- and went through the mental process of the pre-agony of returning it, etc. The insect wasn't even a factor at that point.
After I came to my senses, I switched it out of manual mode where I had left it from the night before, and went along my merry way.
This is the most extreme of a recurring ailment that I must have. I always check every setting BUT the mode before shooting and have lost a few because of this.
Another one, -- I had the camera in manual focus mode, with focus set as close as it goes (red flower).. and was shooting a caterpillar (I was really hoping to find a good one for the contest, -- there are so many amazing looking caterpillars out there, .. just not for me this year).
I was using my patented "rocking back and forth to achieve best macro focus" technique (which works much better when it's not at the extreme end), and - you guessed it -- I compressed the bug with the lens, causing it to fall off the branch and writhe with pain..... no innards came out, and it did eventually crawl away, with a kink in it. I felt bad for it, and decided not to "hide behind the lens" and violate its tender post injury moments.
Ed.
I found the quintessential insect.... got all set up ... a tripod even because it was slow moving, and snapped off a shot - and it was pure white. Then I took a few more with the same result. Naturally, rather than a rational thought pattern, I opted for the "my new camera must have died" approach -- and went through the mental process of the pre-agony of returning it, etc. The insect wasn't even a factor at that point.
After I came to my senses, I switched it out of manual mode where I had left it from the night before, and went along my merry way.
This is the most extreme of a recurring ailment that I must have. I always check every setting BUT the mode before shooting and have lost a few because of this.
Another one, -- I had the camera in manual focus mode, with focus set as close as it goes (red flower).. and was shooting a caterpillar (I was really hoping to find a good one for the contest, -- there are so many amazing looking caterpillars out there, .. just not for me this year).
I was using my patented "rocking back and forth to achieve best macro focus" technique (which works much better when it's not at the extreme end), and - you guessed it -- I compressed the bug with the lens, causing it to fall off the branch and writhe with pain..... no innards came out, and it did eventually crawl away, with a kink in it. I felt bad for it, and decided not to "hide behind the lens" and violate its tender post injury moments.
Ed.
