Tonight I was walking from the car to the garage laden down with bags....Aarons backpack, sports bag, my bags, along with camera bag, when my camera and lenses all crash to the floor......I hadn't closed the camera bag properly. My camera is okay....I've taken lots of shots since, and the 60mm macro that was on the camera is fine (although I thought it was broke, but it was just the filter...thank goodness) and my 50mm broke...thankfully it was the cheaper 1.8, and not a 1.4, so it could have been much worse. Anyway I've just purchased the 50mm 1.8, and will do a store pick up tomorrow, which means I get to browse camera goodies, so it's not all bad, although I think my neighbours heard me saying "oh fiddlesticks" or something along those lines, but not as nice ;-)
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Oh no, I did a similar thing last year and dropped my bag with my camera and 50mm 1.4 doesn't work anymore. I did replace it with the 1.8 but I just don't like it as much. I am going to have to get the 1.4 fixed. This is a lovely shot btw.
@munkoyey thank you Curtis :-) @nicolecampbell isn't it sickening when it happens, thankfully it was the cheap lens that broke. Glad to hear you're getting the 1.4 repaired :-)
@derekvickers thank you Derek. Yes the camera seems fine......I was out snow later taking shots (although after that little scare, I may be drinking shots ;-), well for a min or so....it was too cold to stay out any longer :-)
Awww, I went through a range of emotions reading your story... from Oh no..to wow, what a great attitude, to Bahahahahaha (re neighbors)! In the end...beautiful shot! Love the processing and the clear focus on the flower.
A very beautifully composed shot Allison. I do enjoy the way you put a shot together. Skills way beyond me. Sorry to hear about your misadventure, though I guess you were relieved in the end.
@luvmynynix thank you Laurie :-) @jpgiorgio thank you JP.......hope you have a great weekend :-) @jamibann lol I don't have a potty mouth, but if someone cuts me off, or something unexpectedly happens "oh fiddlesticks" comes out before I can stop it unfortunately ;-) @shepherdmanswife thank you :-) @seanoneill thank you so much Sean, and yes very relieved, and I also now have an excuse to head over to Best Buy tomorrow :-)
Good morning dear Alllison, OMG on dropping your camera and glad to know it survived. Love this shot - your pictures always have such a graceful flare to them.
@tte thank you :-) @kwind thank you :-) @hasselhotch many thanks David :-) @dclics thank you :-) @vega good morning.......oh gosh I felt so sick when I heard everything crash to the floor......taught me a valuable lesson, as I'm not as careful with the gear as I should be, and don't use a strap on my camera, although I did put a strap on it later, and will make sure everything is closed and sealed up. Thank you....hope your weekend is off to a great start :-)
"Oh fiddlesticks" indeed but huge admiration for your positive approach to the situation and that despite your traumatic day, your creation of a gem of a photo. The flower looks so real I feel I could reach out and touch it.
Lovely DoF. :)
I remember oh too well the sound a camera and/or lens makes dropping on the floor. Glad the damage was limited. The UV filter saved my 300mm once. ;)
@carys thank you Carys :-) @hh thank you Kate :-) @roseolivia really appreciated...thanks Rachel :-) @adamj isn't the weather lousy.....we had more snow last night.......footwear of choice will be snow shoes soon ;-) @humphreyhippo it's so sickening. I swear the filter saved my macro, although the 50mm crumpled, but it's hardly a quality lens build wise. But I did get another 50mm along with a couple of extra UV filters.....so tempted to get the 50mm 1.4, but I'm trying to be good......good sucks ;-) @northy oh I did......I sounded like a sailor......it wasn't pretty what escaped from my mouth ;-) @ishutter thank you Kim :-) @kjarn thank you so much Kathy.....very much appreciated :-) @debihas27 thank you Debi :-) @andreajoy many thanks Andrea :-) @happysnap I grabbed another 50mm so it wasn't as bad as it could have been :-) @antoine thank you :-)
Allison!! Swearing like a sailor!........I'm shocked! You look so sweet! ;)
Lovely shot, nice dof and you're right, it does look great enlarged.
So glad your kit is largely ok, you dopey sod! :)
@joeyc thank you Joey :-) @cocobella thanks Corinne :-) @wenbow thank you Wendy :-) @bluefirebucket lol of course I'm sweet, although I'm not proud that Aaron heard me saying "oh f$%^", but it was out before I could stop it, and now he keeps saying "mum don't swear again....okay" :-)
@nicolecampbell isn't it sickening when it happens, thankfully it was the cheap lens that broke. Glad to hear you're getting the 1.4 repaired :-)
@jpgiorgio thank you JP.......hope you have a great weekend :-)
@jamibann lol I don't have a potty mouth, but if someone cuts me off, or something unexpectedly happens "oh fiddlesticks" comes out before I can stop it unfortunately ;-)
@shepherdmanswife thank you :-)
@seanoneill thank you so much Sean, and yes very relieved, and I also now have an excuse to head over to Best Buy tomorrow :-)
@pdulis thank you very much Peter :-)
Amazing picture :)
@kwind thank you :-)
@hasselhotch many thanks David :-)
@dclics thank you :-)
@vega good morning.......oh gosh I felt so sick when I heard everything crash to the floor......taught me a valuable lesson, as I'm not as careful with the gear as I should be, and don't use a strap on my camera, although I did put a strap on it later, and will make sure everything is closed and sealed up. Thank you....hope your weekend is off to a great start :-)
I remember oh too well the sound a camera and/or lens makes dropping on the floor. Glad the damage was limited. The UV filter saved my 300mm once. ;)
Beautiful shot, fav!
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@hh thank you Kate :-)
@roseolivia really appreciated...thanks Rachel :-)
@adamj isn't the weather lousy.....we had more snow last night.......footwear of choice will be snow shoes soon ;-)
@humphreyhippo it's so sickening. I swear the filter saved my macro, although the 50mm crumpled, but it's hardly a quality lens build wise. But I did get another 50mm along with a couple of extra UV filters.....so tempted to get the 50mm 1.4, but I'm trying to be good......good sucks ;-)
@northy oh I did......I sounded like a sailor......it wasn't pretty what escaped from my mouth ;-)
@ishutter thank you Kim :-)
@kjarn thank you so much Kathy.....very much appreciated :-)
@debihas27 thank you Debi :-)
@andreajoy many thanks Andrea :-)
@happysnap I grabbed another 50mm so it wasn't as bad as it could have been :-)
@antoine thank you :-)
Sorry to hear about your bad adventure ;(
Lovely shot, nice dof and you're right, it does look great enlarged.
So glad your kit is largely ok, you dopey sod! :)
@cocobella thanks Corinne :-)
@wenbow thank you Wendy :-)
@bluefirebucket lol of course I'm sweet, although I'm not proud that Aaron heard me saying "oh f$%^", but it was out before I could stop it, and now he keeps saying "mum don't swear again....okay" :-)