Up early to avoid the traffic on my commute, I also allowed myself time should I want to stop and take a photo or two. It was a beautiful serene morning, with lovely pink cast to the sky, the occasional cloud, and slightly later a real intense sun that kissed the sides of all the snow lined roofs, creating amazing deep but soft shadows against the pure white. Immediately feeling creative, I saw three opportunities, but I couldn't stop as there was no where to pull in. Making it to the top of Newlands corner, a local viewpoint, I took a short walk, saw a shot, and composed a scene. I was so excited, all around me there were many more shots to take. Perfect conditions I thought would make up for being at work yesterday.
Click.
I stood back looking at the screen - 'Failed to write - no memory card'
What ?
In my haste to leave this morning, I'd forgot to replace the card in the camera and it's still at home in my computer. I couldn't believe it as this morning was all stacking up to be fantastic.
So, have I learned a lesson ? We'll see over the next 360 days. I'll leave it with the following PAD.... gutted.
Oh, Mark! That's terrible! We've all been there with a battery or a card at some point though, so try not to be too hard on yourself ;)
ReplyDeleteWell I think that is (just) better than carefully composing 36 stunning shots before realising that there is no film in the camera!
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ReplyDeleteThanks all. I wrote this piece immediately after it happened, so was pretty hard on myself as it was a beautiful morning, but in hindsight, all quite amusing. Part of the learning process !
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