A film short... January 05, 2018, 12:21:22 pm I frequent the on line site DP Review (dpreview.com). Today I came across a short film about photographing critters in the wild. I don't go through such extremes but I take long enough to take a picture that I no longer bring my wife or friends along if I am looking to take pictures of wildlife. It is just not fair to others that are not interested in waiting around for nature to be nature in front of a camera. Here is a link to the DPR story. They explain it better than I. The Wait: A beautiful ode to patience and wildlife photography: Digital...and a link to the film in case you don't want to read the story to get the link: The WaitI don't think I tripped up and fowled any copyright rules, but mods please close and delete the post if I broke any rules.John 3 Likes
Re: A film short... Reply #1 – January 05, 2018, 07:05:16 pm John,Oh, how well we who shoot understand you. Even if you’re not swapping out lens or mounting gear on tripods...or checking for light...or setting up endless variations on a theme...making someone not interested in photography wait for anything more than a “point and shoot” can get us in the doghouse faster than a greased monkey in a banana tree. 🤪I learned my lesson very quickly last July while in Yellowstone. If it’s outside the car window...fine. If it’s along a trail...”See ya later”. Playing catch up gave me such a pain in the back. Oh well, I did get some beautiful shots and a few icy glares.Photography...Gotta love it.Kent 1 Likes
Re: A film short... Reply #2 – January 05, 2018, 07:44:34 pm "I learned my lesson very quickly last July while in Yellowstone. If it's outside the car window...fine. If it's along a trail..."See ya later". "Solution . . . marry a fellow photographer - not always possible, I know. But it DOES solve the problem! Virtual hugs, Judie <-- Sierra Vista, Arizona Adventures of Dorrie Anne | Photographing the West Today: Poached and Pancake **************************** 3 Likes
Re: A film short... Reply #3 – January 05, 2018, 08:09:27 pm My dear wife is very forgiving and incouragies my photo safaris. When she can get off close by we drive two cars. She is enough a photographer she can tolerate more than many others.
Re: A film short... Reply #4 – January 05, 2018, 08:22:18 pm And oh those sunrise photos! I think my DW went along on 1. Of course underwater photography is another thing entirely. Many dives where you're supposed to stay with the "group" found me getting angry looks while everybody else waited not so patiently up top while I used up my air taking shots near the boat. I even had a dive master free dive down once to look at my air gauge. Saw that I had over 1000# left, shrugged and got back on the boat. Hey, nobody said you HAD to keep up with the 20 year old dive guide with the 6 foot fins! 2 Likes
Re: A film short... Reply #5 – January 06, 2018, 06:33:06 am John said, "...I take long enough to take a picture that I no longer bring my wife or friends along if I am looking to take pictures of wildlife."I have this problem with museum exhibits. etc. When the Dead Sea Scrolls were in Kansas City a few years back they had timed admissions to manage the flow, but once out the exit, one could not re-enter. I think they were expecting folks to average about 1.5 hrs. I haven't worn a watch in over thirty years--there's usually a clock somewhere, or someone can tell me the time. My friend went on ahead (as my family usually does) because I was reading the minutiae of every exhibit--when I finally emerged, she told me she'd gone through in about an hour...& been waiting 1.5 hrs My wonderfully adventurous gregarious Aunt in Denver taught on one of the TV stations when it was owned by Denver Public Schools, & did her own filming & still photography as she created lesson plans all over Colorado. Like so many of you, she was always out for that perfect early morning light & on the look-out for the perfect critter or wildflower shot, hanging off of something to get just the right angle--and won some awards for a few. The Missouri farmer Uncle taught math & computers & had a very laid back personality, and was her patient Sherpa hauling her gear as she looked for the next interesting thing "on the other side of the mountain" for over 50 years; they were quite a team. I enjoyed showing her some of the shots y'all have shared, & have a better appreciation of what I see because of what I learned from her. 1 Likes
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