The Best Shot You 'Nearly' Got

[Marac]

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Well this could of been a lot better, sadly wrong lens (Pentax 300mm f4 Takumar) on the CL and I had about 0.5 seconds to put the camera to my eye, manual focus and hope the settings were close enough.. None of the above happened and I 'nearly' got a great shot. 1/125th way too slow and simply missed focus too hahahaha, oh well.

 

Please post your 'Almost' 'nearly' great shots if you have them.

 

 

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[pico]

Close enough.
M9, 35mm Summilux V2, 1/4000th second.
Mother's Great Granddaughter spreading her ashes.

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[Marac]

Actually Pico, nice shot, at least it is in focus hahaha.

[Dippy]

I love night shooting but there are so many challenges! I have 3 CV lenses specifically for night shooting.

Picture the scene....it's cold, it's dark and I have to use the torch on my iPhone to see the settings on the barrel. I'm short and by the time I mount the camera on the tripod and frame the composition I can no longer see the barrel of the lens to set the aperture and have to guess based on counting the clicks from wide open.Focussing a manual lens is a challenge in the near dark when I can't reach the viewfinder and have to rely on the back screen which is somewhere above my head. And then there is no way to attach a cable release so I have to remember to use the self-timer. And on it goes....I either need to carry a step ladder or get more comfortable with the app on the iPhone. or both <sigh>. When it all comes together it's magic but when it doesn't, well, you can see the result below. 

Voigtlander 50 f1.2 - 30 second exposure at f11 (I think)

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Edited February 27, 2019 by Dippy

[pico]

Dippy, would a lower tripod help?

[Jake]

Theres an interesting book  called "Photographs Not Taken." 

Photographers detail instances when they regret not taking a picture. 

https://www.amazon.com/Photographs-Not-Taken-Will-Steacy/dp/0983231613/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MT1I0R0I12U4&amp;keywords=photographs+not+taken&amp;qid=1551299782&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=Photographs+Not+Taken."%2Caps%2C149&amp;sr=8-1

Similar, but different than your thread. 

[Dippy]

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11 minutes ago, pico said:

Dippy, would a lower tripod help?

Well yes - but ultimately the comp dictates the height of the tripod. I manage fine until I have to raise the central column and then it begins 😃 I'm not that short - about 165cm - but short enough that it quickly becomes an issue. But if it were easy then where is the fun? It's a good thought though Pico, thank you. 

[pico]

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Edited February 27, 2019 by pico
wrong thread

[Dippy]

1 hour ago, Jake said:

Theres an interesting book  called "Photographs Not Taken." 

Photographers detail instances when they regret not taking a picture. 

https://www.amazon.com/Photographs-Not-Taken-Will-Steacy/dp/0983231613/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MT1I0R0I12U4&amp;keywords=photographs+not+taken&amp;qid=1551299782&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=Photographs+Not+Taken."%2Caps%2C149&amp;sr=8-1

Similar, but different than your thread. 

That looks interesting - have you read it?

[Marac]

That 300mm Pentax Tak is going on eBay, way beyond my ability to get that steady.. I think I require a bit of stabilisation. I even struggle with the 55-135 at times.. might even be time to hang up my boots and face the facts. 

[Jake]

21 hours ago, Dippy said:

That looks interesting - have you read it?

I haven't read it all the way through. It's the kind of read where each chapter is unrelated to the next. I've read a few, and everybody has stories like the ones found in the book.