There are way too many of those to answer this one well, but I will say that number declined sharply after I started shooting nikon (and even more so when I purchased f2.8's)
What was the best shot you ever missed?
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the best shot you ever missed, that like saying: optional necessity
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Perhaps it should have been called 'the one that got away' then.
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heartyfisher said:
I missed one while driving in wellington NZ. I have been wanting to recreate it for years. It was raining lightly and the sun was setting. I had just driven up a steep slope and just as I was near the top a lovely lady in a nice black dress and a light raincoat and umbrella step out onto the road. There as a nice damp sunset sky behind her and the warm light of a passing car just caught her face highlighting her eyes and red lips for a second.do you live in wellington hearty? I'll be back in april, but we're moving to auckland for my wifes work. there is a whole lot of competition in auckland. i hope i'm good enough.
re this thread;
I saw about a dozen white herons flying in formation down a river valley with there reflections in the water. no camera.
I saw a araiguma (japanese racoon) in a stream by my house. also no camera.
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I had two film cameras (nothing too pricey) stolen while backpacking through Australia a couple of decades back; ever since I've been convinced my best photos from the trip were in the cameras. And I'll neeeeeeever know...
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The day after I got my D7k... I had it on jpg and got a really neat picture of the sunset coming through the trees... I "got it right in the camera" but I really wish I had that RAW file... Dang.
I've missed quite a few due to my inexperience, but I doubt anything really spectacular.
There was a time when it was really windy, and there were four little yellow birds cuddled up on a single branch. Really cute. I actually got a picture, but I only had my old camera phone, so each bird covered consisted of about 5 pixels... >.<
That's about all I can think of right now. =)
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elvishefer said:
I had two film cameras (nothing too pricey) stolen while backpacking through Australia a couple of decades back; ever since I've been convinced my best photos from the trip were in the cameras. And I'll neeeeeeever know...Did you just not develop the photos or did you lose the rolls you shot with?
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Gareth said:
do you live in wellington hearty? I'll be back in april, but we're moving to auckland for my wifes work. there is a whole lot of competition in auckland. i hope i'm good enough.re this thread;
I saw about a dozen white herons flying in formation down a river valley with there reflections in the water. no camera.
I saw a araiguma (japanese racoon) in a stream by my house. also no camera.
I used to live in wellington. I am in Sydney now. Where are you moving from?
Photographically you will love NZ. The country is relatively small but you get a huge range of scenery! Make sure you make a trip around the south island! The last time I was there I only had a P&S but I got some great shots nevertheless.
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NSXType-R said:
Did you just not develop the photos or did you lose the rolls you shot with?Both cameras had film in them when they were stolen, so I lost the rolls I shot with and never saw the contents. If I remember correctly it was one from Tasmania, and one from Western Australia. Back then it really pissed me off, but now, I'm thinking it's a good reason to go back. (And I'll chain my cameras to my leg if I do ;)
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backin the late 1980's i was in upstate new york on the last weekend of september and all the trees were at peak color. i was staying at my grandmothers house and i got up at sunrise to shoot pictures with my canon ae-1 program. it was a perfect morning and i proceeded to take a lot of great pictures. at my grandmothers house you can usually hear a car coming from over a mile away by the sound of the tires on the road so i was a little suprised when i heard this low rumble start and didn't know what it was. as the rumble got louder i stood there in the middle of a field and listened as the rumble turned into a roar. the roar turned out to be a F 18 jet fighter contour flying about 200 feet off the ground flying up the valley. ok so there i am standing there like a dumbass awestruct with my camera in my hands at waist level with my jaw hanging down when the second fighter jet follows the first one up through the valley. I didn't get the shot but i did get a precious memory which i'll never forget. it's between the ears and not on paper. i'm smiling now still laughing at myself !!!
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