I’ve heard it said that for a photographer, every photo carries with it a memory of the moment it was taken. So here’s a moment of the day.
The picture was taken on the Isle of Mull. I was sitting enjoying a break, being
refreshed by the gentle feel of highland rain on my face when I heard a
tumbling sound behind me. My camera and macro
lens had been balanced too precariously on the hill, and started rolling away. As it picked up speed, I noticed it tumbling
towards the edge of a large drop, the high waterfall I’d just been
photographing minutes earlier. Over it
went, I heard a distant crack from below and froze, unable to bring myself to look over to see
what might have become of it (this is only day one of a three-week trip!).
The drop had been around 20 feet, and the camera had fallen
amongst rocks by the waterfall, landing on the shutter button and taking this
picture at the moment of impact. I was
really annoyed – not least because the picture was out of focus AND
underexposed (you’d think it could have got at least one of them right, but
such are the hazards of shooting in manual mode). I picked it up, tested that it was still
working, and carried on shooting for the rest of the day, determined to do
better.
For those interested in such things: Canon 7D with 100mm f/2.8 macro lens, ISO 400, 1/250sec at f/2.8;
no manipulation.
(Please don't try this at home.)
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