Comet Neowise
The struggle was real! Early evening on Saturday Anita and I headed up onto Skyline Drive to try to capture a photo of this O-so-famous comet. The extra long lines waiting to get into the park were some clue as to what we could expect once there! The overlook we had in mind wasn't too full yet as we did arrive well before dark. Thinking we were prepared we started setting up but soon discovered an important missing component! Somehow we had Both of us forgotten the quick release attachment that connects the camera to the tripod And our remote release gadgets!!
So by then there were something like 17 serious photogs there setting up, most with some very intimidating equipment plus families and a friend or two, many with two tripods and cameras. (all packed into one small pullout/observation place! it was like a Circus. So we asked up and down the line for the use of a spare attachment. One nice gentleman offered one but it did not fit my cheap little tripod at all. But the couple next to us offered some Gorilla Tape ( a tougher version of Duck Tape) and we proceeded to tape my 60D to the tripod with the heavy duty Canon 70-200 lens. ( I think he had often used this stuff before as he was very good at applying it!) And it Worked!!! But some 200 photos later I realized there just wasn't going to be any stupendous or brilliant photos so we quietly turned tail and left, headlights off so as not to wreck anyone else's shots. Cars were lined up and down the drive and people had walked in to observe what could only barely be discerned by the naked eye! This photo? It was taken from my deck last night with my much lighter in weight wide angle lens and I thought I wasn't getting a single shot until I downloaded. Not a world class photo for sure but I am also for sure not a night time photographer! But for posterity, here it is. What we found up there in the dark on Skyline Drive were some incredibly kind and helpful people and a camaraderie with others of like mind and the fact impressed once more on our minds that it's not always about the photo. Have a great start of the week day everyone! :)
Comet Neowise
The struggle was real! Early evening on Saturday Anita and I headed up onto Skyline Drive to try to capture a photo of this O-so-famous comet. The extra long lines waiting to get into the park were some clue as to what we could expect once there! The overlook we had in mind wasn't too full yet as we did arrive well before dark. Thinking we were prepared we started setting up but soon discovered an important missing component! Somehow we had Both of us forgotten the quick release attachment that connects the camera to the tripod And our remote release gadgets!!
So by then there were something like 17 serious photogs there setting up, most with some very intimidating equipment plus families and a friend or two, many with two tripods and cameras. (all packed into one small pullout/observation place! it was like a Circus. So we asked up and down the line for the use of a spare attachment. One nice gentleman offered one but it did not fit my cheap little tripod at all. But the couple next to us offered some Gorilla Tape ( a tougher version of Duck Tape) and we proceeded to tape my 60D to the tripod with the heavy duty Canon 70-200 lens. ( I think he had often used this stuff before as he was very good at applying it!) And it Worked!!! But some 200 photos later I realized there just wasn't going to be any stupendous or brilliant photos so we quietly turned tail and left, headlights off so as not to wreck anyone else's shots. Cars were lined up and down the drive and people had walked in to observe what could only barely be discerned by the naked eye! This photo? It was taken from my deck last night with my much lighter in weight wide angle lens and I thought I wasn't getting a single shot until I downloaded. Not a world class photo for sure but I am also for sure not a night time photographer! But for posterity, here it is. What we found up there in the dark on Skyline Drive were some incredibly kind and helpful people and a camaraderie with others of like mind and the fact impressed once more on our minds that it's not always about the photo. Have a great start of the week day everyone! :)