Where’s My Camera – Missed Opportunities

[RudeRat]

Driving in Northern Minnesota this past weekend, I came around the corner and there was a 500+ pound black bear standing in the road 20 feet infront of me. He was gorgeous, and the background was wonderful, but my camera was in the trunk and I wasn’t getting out of the car. By the time I could get to the camera, he was gone.

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[jyogit]

i have that same problem ..as i work nights i often drive home to the most beautiful sunrises,obviously i cant take while driving and when i get somewhere safe to jump out ...the moments gone .... lol

[Jake]

In 2003, One of the largest solar flares ever recorded happened. Even hear in Minnesota, the sky with filled with beautiful Aurora Borealis. I have no pictures of it, because I had no idea how to adjust the shutter speeds on the camera at the time.

...It was so amazing. One of the most amazing things I can remember. I watched it for hours, until like 5AM when the sun ruined the show by coming up.


It looked similar to this, but more white, and directly overhead.

[jeff786]

I always keep my cameras along with me in my car.Whenever i found any good thing i take that pic.This way i never miss the true romantic beauty of nature.

[Mulewings~]

Don't laugh, but for those very same reasons, I have a pocket camera attached to my belt loop in a little case at all times.

My husband swears that I wear the darn thing! Also keep one with me while driving back and forth to work.
I've caught some great stuff even with the pocket camera.

:P
I'd love to catch a solar flare like that!

[marionet]

Tuesday evening last week, a doe was at the side of my road, checking things out. I stopped to let her cross; then 2 fawns followed her across. My camera was on the front seat beside me but by the time I got it out, they were gone.

[Mulewings~]

Bill~ on occasions like that, I've shot through the windshield, not great, but still got a bit of it.

I came around the corner on a gravel road and stopped the car sliding. A great horned owl was sitting dead center in the middle of the road.
I was stunned and forgot I had my p&s in my breast pocket.

Missed chance.

[sansparallax]

Bill~ on occasions like that, I've shot through the windshield, not great, but still got a bit of it.

I came around the corner on a gravel road and stopped the car sliding. A great horned owl was sitting dead center in the middle of the road.
I was stunned and forgot I had my p&s in my breast pocket.

Missed chance.

A similar thing like that happened to me the other night coming home from class.
Great horned owl, sitting right on the edge of the road, and I turned around to see if he had stayed after I passed him, but he had flown. And no camera. He would have flown anyway even if I had my camera. I was within a minute of my house too!
Owl are tricky beasts to catch a shot of.

[kavinpope]

Everyday we went out of our house and see new natural view and something special which we want to capture,use the mobile phone of a good camera result ,this will help you to capture the movement,you can record that movement in your camera ,and the mobiles are very good because it is always with us.

[Mulewings~]

I never go anywhere without a point and shoot. I'm an old fuddy duddy that can't figure out a smart phone...so there you go!



The bull in the road, the other night would have been cool. But I was so stunned, I just rolled down my window and yelled for it to get out of the dang way!