This challenge is to scrapbook about an event or photo shoot that didn't go quite as planed. I don't know about most of you but my photo ops rarely go as planned. Either the lighting is bad, the subject is just not cooperating, or in this case I am just not prepared. I am very hard on myself about not taking enough pictures or taking tons of pictures and only haveing a few that are really great. Thank goodness for digital photography. I can take all I want unless the memory card is full and then delete the ones I don't want.
I should have paid the extra $20 for pictures. They asked and I said, no thank you I have a good camera so we will be taking our own pictures. I spent the night before charging batteries for all three cameras, picked out the right one for the job and carefully picked the right lens. The day of our adventure I made sure I packed all three cameras including the DSLR, the waterproof one and my new point and shoot. I planned to have our friend use the DSLR to take our pictures and gave him a crash course. You press this button not that button, turn this dial to zoom not that one for focus since auto focus is on. Up we went and what did I do? I stuck my waterproof camera in my face to take pictures of the boat. Lesson number one if someone is taking pictures of you don’t try to take pictures of them. Upon returning to the boat I was informed he was only able to take a few photos with my camera. I had forgotten to format the card and the memory was full. Wow how could I forget to check the memory card? Lesson number two check the memory card. I was sick and wanted to cry. Thank goodness our friend grabbed his camera and took more pictures. I always wanted to parasail and my one big moment was not captured as well as I wanted all because I failed to be prepared. So if the wind gets knocked out of your sails (photos) make the best of what you have. I will go again and I will pay the extra $20 just in case something happens.
