Jaime Johnson
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Jaime Johnson
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Sorry, I posted this to the wrong forum. Please move to the proper forum!
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Mike Spinak
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OK, I moved it.
Mike Spinak
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It's a nice shot, though I am guessing that this scene could've been further worked into a stronger composition.
Were you using the flash to get a faster shutter speed, due to wind? Or to darken the background? Or why else?
Please tell us more about your thinking, behind this picture.
Were you using the flash to get a faster shutter speed, due to wind? Or to darken the background? Or why else?
Please tell us more about your thinking, behind this picture.
Jaime Johnson
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OK, you asked for further clarification on this picture..... There is a story behind this one....
We were out on our normal photo safari this morning, making all the stops and shooting anything that would hold still long enough to push the shutter release.
Yellow headed blackbirds, muskrats, swallows.. Eventually we ended up at the Stray Bullet café in Ovando (if you haven’t tried it, you really should – they have great breakfasts).
We decided we would run to Missoula (taking all the back roads looking for things to take pictures of). On the way, we went to one of the most popular fishing spots on the Blackfoot
River - Scotty Brown Bridge. We pulled into the normal parking area and noticed some shooting stars coming up! We turned off the truck and switched out the 500mm lens for the
180mm macro (flower lens). Next, I dug in the back of the 4-Runner and got one of our tripods out. After mounting the camera on the tripod, I mounted the special macro twin
Speed light on the lens (flash). Off we went in search of the perfect flowers….
We spent about an hour taking pictures of flowers (about 6 trucks drove by wondering what we were doing laying on the ground) and decided to move on. We packed the gear back to
the 4-runner (setting it next to the car). I took the camera off the tripod and Lisa got into the truck. We changed out lenses (back to the 500mm). I got the Macro lens back in the case
and then dismounted the Speed light and got it back in its case. Camera secured, We moved on towards Missoula.
A few miles down the road, we took another back road that followed the Blackfoot river. About 30 miles from Scotty Brown Bridge, we noticed a bunch of Kayakers heading down the
Blackfoot river. The water was getting increasingly rough and we decided to set up next to the river and wait for them to come by. The light was perfect, it was a great chance to get
Full frame shots of kayakers in rough water. The water would be frozen in time and they should be complete action shots. We found a spot where we could pull off the road and got
Ready to hike to the river’s edge. Lisa grabbed the camera and I opened the back to grab the tripod. The tripod…. The tripod…. Where was that damn tripod…..
Just then a hollow feeling came over me. I remembered disconnecting the camera from the tripod at the Scotty Brown pullout and leaving it sitting next to the 4-runner. Oh my god…
We left a $1500 tripod sitting in plain sight at one of the most popular pullouts on the Blackfoot river. There were tons of people out and about, it was Saturday… We threw the gear
Back into the truck and headed back towards Scotty Brown Bridge as fast as we could go.. It had been over an hour and a half since we were there… Once we got back on the highway,
I was able to open the 4-runner up. I managed to drive back at a pretty quick pace (I saw xxx mph several times – I didn’t really know it would go that fast). At one point, I was stuck behind
Another car (that was going 75mph) and just then a cop was coming the other way (whew -). Once he passed, I passed the car and continued to the turn for the bridge.
We sped down the dirt road for the final few miles and finally got to the pull off (the entire trip back only took 15 minutes) where we had been taking pictures an hour and a half earlier.
But, to our dismay – there was no sign of the tripod… Then, Lisa said – “There it is”! We couldn’t believe our luck it was still sitting there! Lisa jumped out and hugged it! Woo-hoo!
We turned around and went back to Missoula (to do our shopping) and then headed home. We were on our way home and just for kicks, we went back to the pullout one last time.
It had only been two hours since we were back there retrieving the tripod. Now, there were two cars parked right where the tripod had been…. That was close….
I have no explanation how I could of possibly left a $1500 tripod/head sitting on the ground… but I’m pretty sure it won’t happen again….
Enough excitement for one day…
We were out on our normal photo safari this morning, making all the stops and shooting anything that would hold still long enough to push the shutter release.
Yellow headed blackbirds, muskrats, swallows.. Eventually we ended up at the Stray Bullet café in Ovando (if you haven’t tried it, you really should – they have great breakfasts).
We decided we would run to Missoula (taking all the back roads looking for things to take pictures of). On the way, we went to one of the most popular fishing spots on the Blackfoot
River - Scotty Brown Bridge. We pulled into the normal parking area and noticed some shooting stars coming up! We turned off the truck and switched out the 500mm lens for the
180mm macro (flower lens). Next, I dug in the back of the 4-Runner and got one of our tripods out. After mounting the camera on the tripod, I mounted the special macro twin
Speed light on the lens (flash). Off we went in search of the perfect flowers….
We spent about an hour taking pictures of flowers (about 6 trucks drove by wondering what we were doing laying on the ground) and decided to move on. We packed the gear back to
the 4-runner (setting it next to the car). I took the camera off the tripod and Lisa got into the truck. We changed out lenses (back to the 500mm). I got the Macro lens back in the case
and then dismounted the Speed light and got it back in its case. Camera secured, We moved on towards Missoula.
A few miles down the road, we took another back road that followed the Blackfoot river. About 30 miles from Scotty Brown Bridge, we noticed a bunch of Kayakers heading down the
Blackfoot river. The water was getting increasingly rough and we decided to set up next to the river and wait for them to come by. The light was perfect, it was a great chance to get
Full frame shots of kayakers in rough water. The water would be frozen in time and they should be complete action shots. We found a spot where we could pull off the road and got
Ready to hike to the river’s edge. Lisa grabbed the camera and I opened the back to grab the tripod. The tripod…. The tripod…. Where was that damn tripod…..
Just then a hollow feeling came over me. I remembered disconnecting the camera from the tripod at the Scotty Brown pullout and leaving it sitting next to the 4-runner. Oh my god…
We left a $1500 tripod sitting in plain sight at one of the most popular pullouts on the Blackfoot river. There were tons of people out and about, it was Saturday… We threw the gear
Back into the truck and headed back towards Scotty Brown Bridge as fast as we could go.. It had been over an hour and a half since we were there… Once we got back on the highway,
I was able to open the 4-runner up. I managed to drive back at a pretty quick pace (I saw xxx mph several times – I didn’t really know it would go that fast). At one point, I was stuck behind
Another car (that was going 75mph) and just then a cop was coming the other way (whew -). Once he passed, I passed the car and continued to the turn for the bridge.
We sped down the dirt road for the final few miles and finally got to the pull off (the entire trip back only took 15 minutes) where we had been taking pictures an hour and a half earlier.
But, to our dismay – there was no sign of the tripod… Then, Lisa said – “There it is”! We couldn’t believe our luck it was still sitting there! Lisa jumped out and hugged it! Woo-hoo!
We turned around and went back to Missoula (to do our shopping) and then headed home. We were on our way home and just for kicks, we went back to the pullout one last time.
It had only been two hours since we were back there retrieving the tripod. Now, there were two cars parked right where the tripod had been…. That was close….
I have no explanation how I could of possibly left a $1500 tripod/head sitting on the ground… but I’m pretty sure it won’t happen again….
Enough excitement for one day…