Sometimes you just catch a lucky break.

Took the kids to the zoo today.
Had my camera with me as usual.

When I was taking pictures of some elephants all of a sudden two of them did this.
Click. Click.

I hear someone else shooting pictures too.
As I look over to my right, I see a lady with a (very expensive) camera smiling at me.
'I think we nailed it!' she said.

Big grin, nice moment.

Too bad I cant see the picture

How 'bout now, Cods?

Awesome

you will never get that shot again anytime soon

I know 

And it wasn't just the shot.  Like I said: the look on that  lady's face and the sudden realisation that this was just 'one of those moments' was pretty special.

For me, this was just a fluke.  Serendipity.
But I can imagine professional photographers getting an enormous kick out of realising that one special shot after days and days of preparation.   I saw the 'making of' of BBC's 'Planet Earth':  cameramen trailing a pack of wild dogs for weeks, just to get ONE specific scene.
Good stuff!

I was walking in the woods yesterday with a friend, she had her....EXPENSIVE camera and we found one of these... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypripedium_acaule    she had never seen one before but knew exactly what it was.   yes, i was looking for morels..... sorry   not common in these parts.... the land owner said there can be as many as 26 of them down in that holler......    awesome pic the trunks almost make a heart.....

Cheers, Werase

Don't make fun of me mentioning the EXPENSIVE camera: pretty sure her lens alone cost more than my GS 

Quote from: W79 on May 02, 2013, 02:23:29 PM
pretty sure her lens alone cost more than my GS 

Can relate to that - my brother lashed out US11k for a Canon EOS1Dx last year, add some L series lenses at 2-4k each and you have an expensive camera.. And he also owns the 2 previous 1D models... He earns way too much..

Maybe we could start a new thread - expensive hobbies?

They call them Ladies Slippers. . .But I've always thought they looked more like a Ladies something else 

Wow! 

Quote from: W79 on May 01, 2013, 04:13:06 PM
Sometimes you just catch a lucky break.

Took the kids to the zoo today.
Had my camera with me as usual.

When I was taking pictures of some elephants all of a sudden two of them did this.
Click. Click.

I hear someone else shooting pictures too.
As I look over to my right, I see a lady with a (very expensive) camera smiling at me.
'I think we nailed it!' she said.

Big grin, nice moment.

This is a common sight ... atleast among injun elephants. Of course says the man who has seen king cobra's mating in the wild before his 10th birthday. Still gives me goose bumps.

African elephants - no idea.

Cool.
Buddha.

Quote from: Kiwingenuity on May 02, 2013, 02:54:52 PM
Maybe we could start a new thread - expensive hobbies?

Let's see.....

GS500's
Cats
Air guns
Cats
Real guns
Cats
Pipe organs
Cats
Buying tools whether you need them or not
Cats
Collecting airline miles (both by flying and buying sheeeet)
Oh, and cats

Cats?

Quote from: slipperymongoose on May 02, 2013, 04:29:40 PM
Cats?

They have no income. I have to support them. Only he finest organic catnip satisfies them. Fancy Feast Elegant Entres ONLY! And Stitch loses about 14 collars a year while out hunting and at $6 a collar and $3 for a tag - only 2 have ever been returned. One from 2 blocks away.

Then the cat posts, toys, pet sitter when out of town..... it really adds up!

Quote from: Slack on May 02, 2013, 03:37:41 PM


They call them Ladies Slippers. . .But I've always thought they looked more like a Ladies something else 

mmm yup!!! 

Quote from: Janx101 on May 02, 2013, 05:10:11 PM

Quote from: Slack on May 02, 2013, 03:37:41 PM


They call them Ladies Slippers. . .But I've always thought they looked more like a Ladies something else 

mmm yup!!! 

Dude ... in this thread - anything not pertaining to elephants is irrelephant. 
Cool.
Srinath.

Quote from: Slack on May 02, 2013, 03:37:41 PM


They call them Ladies Slippers. . .But I've always thought they looked more like a Ladies something else 

Maybe a better name might be Ladies Slipper-y When Wet?

Quote from: The Buddha on May 02, 2013, 06:37:25 PM

Dude ... in this thread - anything not pertaining to elephants is irrelephant. 
Cool.
Srinath.

Quote from: codajastal on May 01, 2013, 05:01:19 PM
[...] you will never get that shot again anytime soon

Hmmm...something about that statement just doesn't jive.

Quote from: slipperymongoose on May 02, 2013, 04:29:40 PM
Cats?

Thank you for your cooperation.