PatrickCheung
Well-known
you press the shutter button a tad too late?
I was looking forward to this shot ever since I took it... I sure was surprised when I saw it.
Just thought I'd share! Feel free, to share your... err... missed opportunities (?) as well! :]
I was looking forward to this shot ever since I took it... I sure was surprised when I saw it.
Just thought I'd share! Feel free, to share your... err... missed opportunities (?) as well! :]
MC JC86
Negative Nancy.
Tell me about it! I was driving my old dump truck into a piano (don't ask) and my friend pressed the shutter button down a little too late.. I had it on continuous and told him to just keep it held down.. he didn't listen.
EDIT: Before anyone goes off on me about the wastefulness of this.
1. I bought a dump truck for $100 that turned out not to be serviceable.
2. We got an upright piano for free which turned out to have multiple cracks in the sounding board and was ultimately useless
3. Taking into account #2 & #1 it only made sense to crash the dump truck into said piano. If you can't see the logic, it's not my problem.
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MC JC86
Negative Nancy.
So, we propped up the "remains" and did it again.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Sometimes I think I have too many cameras and lenses, then I realize: I just don't have enough shelf space.
Or pianos.
Cheers,
R.
Or pianos.
Cheers,
R.
MC JC86
Negative Nancy.
As a young boy, like every young boy, I dreamed of building/owning/using a trebuchet. Some day... *sighs*
EDIT: (a tired joke at this point) We may never solve the Ford vs. Chevy argument, but seemed to have resolved the Ford Vs. Baldwin.
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LKeithR
Improving daily--I think.
Hey, forget the trebuchet, that's "old" technology; you sound like the perfect candidate for a pumpkin cannon...
jesse1dog
Light Catcher
Brilliant - just loved it!
But did you get your money back when you got rid of the dump truck for scrap?
But did you get your money back when you got rid of the dump truck for scrap?
MC JC86
Negative Nancy.
As the months wore on, we really beat that s**t out of that truck. Driving it through the woods soon resulted in all the air brake lines being ripped out. Which then resulted in driving it around with the spring brakes being engaged. (I can just feel mechanically inclined people everywhere cringing. ) One day, while I wasn't there, my friend decided to take the truck for a spin around the trails. Unaware that it had no brakes, and was extremely difficult to downshift (or shift in any direction, double clutching and what not) my friend started driving it down a hill, couldn't stop, bailed out, and ended up embedding the truck into a stand of trees at the bottom of the hill. The engine went through the firewall and the front end was smashed up something awful. It was so far in the woods as to make towing impossible, I don't think it would've been worth the scrap.
My favorite safety feature of this vehicle was the seat belt. It appeared 100% intact and fastened correctly. However, the belt was only attached to the bench seat and the bench seat was not attached to the cab. The first of many collisions I got in with it, the whole seat simply lifted up and towards the windshield with me attached. I stopped bothering with the seatbelt afterwards. :bang:
Sorry for threadjacking Patrick, anyone else have some typical "missed moments"?
EDIT: Also, re: recouping my "investment", I actually stupidly paid for the registration/tags on the truck when I bought it, which, because of the GW was around $400.. I had delusions of grandeur (can anything related to a 1970 dump truck be considered "grandeur"?) about using the truck to use money. Unfortunately a friend who works on big trucks assured me that if I ever did get the thing on the road I would probably kill someone... hence it's second life as a battering ram.
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mooge
Well-known
that is the best opening line for a post I've ever read.
uh, back to the main topic, I actually hate it more when I push the button and the shutter was actually not wound. although I try to keep it ready at all times...
peterm1
Veteran
Tell me about it! I was driving my old dump truck into a piano (don't ask) and my friend pressed the shutter button down a little too late.. I had it on continuous and told him to just keep it held down.. he didn't listen.
EDIT: Before anyone goes off on me about the wastefulness of this.
1. I bought a dump truck for $100 that turned out not to be serviceable.
2. We got an upright piano for free which turned out to have multiple cracks in the sounding board and was ultimately useless
3. Taking into account #2 & #1 it only made sense to crash the dump truck into said piano. If you can't see the logic, it's not my problem.
I just want to know why you did not by some TNT and blow them both up. Now THAT would have been logical!
PatrickCheung
Well-known
That is so cool, I wish i had a vehicle to crash into free expensive things! Seems like money well spent on the truck, lots of fun with it! I've gotta second that pumpkin cannon idea though. Could make for more shots
Mooge: I hate it when that happens to, or.. when I accidentally double expose on the rolleicord
Mooge: I hate it when that happens to, or.. when I accidentally double expose on the rolleicord
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Man, you really made me laugh with this one. Never heard such a weird tale told so seriously!
Thanks a big lot! I needed to laugh today!MC JC86
Negative Nancy.
Thanks for all the positive responses rather than referrals to various mental healthcare professionals.
I always do the whole firing the uncocked shutter thing when I have a soft release on my camera.. don't realize the button was pressed accidently, then when I go to capture that "moment of a lifetime" the camera isn't ready.
I always do the whole firing the uncocked shutter thing when I have a soft release on my camera.. don't realize the button was pressed accidently, then when I go to capture that "moment of a lifetime" the camera isn't ready.