Rule 1: A watched battery never charges.
July 29, 2026
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Rule 2: Whatever 3 settings you thought you'd set (ISO, Speed, Aperture), one will have changed 4 milliseconds before you click the shutter button.
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I will come back another day to photograph this.
When you do, things are different, and the shot is impossible.
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I went back another day to shoot this, but it had blown down and had already been sawed up for removal.
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Hi,
I usually have to go back to get my lighthouse shots. First trip a scouting trip. Figure out what I need to do. Second trip for the actual shot. Or the third trip. Or the fourth. Weather can become an issue. Sometimes, the ocean removes the road by the time I get there. Each trip was once a full day. The trips are longer now that I have all the NC houses and am working up and down the Atlantic seaboard.
Stan
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If the subject is in your own town, going back another time of day or season can be a nice surprise when the light is from a different angle.
David
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A great pity. I hope it was only cut down because it was diseased. Otherwise it was criminal and wanton destruction.
Luckily, there is nothing wrong with your photo!
David
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You will always have the 'wrong' lens on the camera to capture that once in a lifetime moment
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Hi,
Mother Nature is always committing wanton destruction....
All we can do about it is clean up.
Stan
