Powers Creek
This was an expensive shot. I was sitting on a rock by the edge of a swirling pond taking shots of the falls - camera perched on a tripod directly in front of me between my legs. I was there about 20 minutes and decided to call it quits and very carefully stood up so i would not knock my camera over into the pond - so i backed away and half way to standing position i heard something fall to the ground and bounce into the waters. I had forgotten my cell phone was sitting on my knee.
Lying face down in the mud my arm totally emersed in the freezing water I extend as far as I can in 3 foot radius digging in the muddy bottom without success. Meanwhile JoAnne, who had been sleeping in the car appears in a panic above me thinking I had fallen in. I reassured I had just lost my $1200 phone in the water. No visibility in the muddy water I changed position and tried another area. I then tried dragging my tripod legs along the bottom 5 feet out hoping to drag it towards me. No luck. Finally i decided to give it up and picked up my camera to leave. JoAnne who came down to assist leans over the water 8 feet to my left and spots it, still lit up, no worse for wear I fish it out of 1 foot of water. Saved again by my wife. In gratitude I take her to a wine shop and tell her, pick one - price no object - your choice. She passes the $240 bottle and picks out a $10 bottle on sale. What can I say, she's a keeper.
Using a ND filter on this one.
Powers Creek
This was an expensive shot. I was sitting on a rock by the edge of a swirling pond taking shots of the falls - camera perched on a tripod directly in front of me between my legs. I was there about 20 minutes and decided to call it quits and very carefully stood up so i would not knock my camera over into the pond - so i backed away and half way to standing position i heard something fall to the ground and bounce into the waters. I had forgotten my cell phone was sitting on my knee.
Lying face down in the mud my arm totally emersed in the freezing water I extend as far as I can in 3 foot radius digging in the muddy bottom without success. Meanwhile JoAnne, who had been sleeping in the car appears in a panic above me thinking I had fallen in. I reassured I had just lost my $1200 phone in the water. No visibility in the muddy water I changed position and tried another area. I then tried dragging my tripod legs along the bottom 5 feet out hoping to drag it towards me. No luck. Finally i decided to give it up and picked up my camera to leave. JoAnne who came down to assist leans over the water 8 feet to my left and spots it, still lit up, no worse for wear I fish it out of 1 foot of water. Saved again by my wife. In gratitude I take her to a wine shop and tell her, pick one - price no object - your choice. She passes the $240 bottle and picks out a $10 bottle on sale. What can I say, she's a keeper.
Using a ND filter on this one.