Yes, I was out shooting with Dan agin. Also met Jody Grigg (nice meeting you Jody).
My morning started out rough though and I set up my tripod, thought it was on stable groound, let go and watched as it fell face first into Chatfield lake. I immediately grabbed it before it was completely submerged, but both camrea and lens got pretty wet. I was having issue with my 500mm for about 15 minutes and left it alone to dry out for over an hour and it started working fine again. I didn't even try the camera for a couple of hours. I later turned it on when I felt it was dried out and it worked fine....for about 20 minutes and then lost the LCD, and started getting weird error messages and so on. I do have insurance (thank goodness), but hope I don't have to use it. I hope it will still dry out. I friend of mine suggested placing it in a dry box with rice for 24 hours and said the rice will soak up the moisture. not sure if that is true, but am trying it. But here are a few shots I managed to get in spite of all the fireworks!
Since I didn't turn on my Mark IV until after it dried out, the Pelican was taken with my back-up (7D) and the fox was with the Mark IV before it started wiging out.
Great fox portrait & exceptionally nice Blackbird. You really nailed the light and exposure on those black feathers.
Sorry to hear about the misshap. At least you are fortunate to have another great camera body, if the other has to go out for repair.
You might want to have both camera and lens checked out, even if they are working again. There may be some long term corrosion issues & it may be better to take an insurance claim now, rather than later, when you may not be able to prove that a malfunction is due to this accident. Just a thought.
Nice shots and like them all. I'm with Stan as I really like the Black Bird. I understand how hard it is to get "black feathers" exposed correctly :) at least I have a hard time of it anyway. Again great shots!
I like 'em all, but the fox portrait and the blackbird are just exemplary!
How do y'all get so close to the foxes?!?
Hope your gear is OK. These images prove that carrying a backup camera is a wise move.
Horror stories! I hate to hear these things happening to photogs. The blackbird shot is as good a shot of one as I have ever seen anywhere! The others are right behind.
Thanks for the comments everyone. Good news is the rice seemed to do the trick for the camera! But the lens is now got condensation inside of it. I am trying the rice with it but do't have enough rice to cover it, so off to the store soon. Bill, you have a good point though, either way, I should get them both checked out.
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17 repliesMy morning started out rough though and I set up my tripod, thought it was on stable groound, let go and watched as it fell face first into Chatfield lake. I immediately grabbed it before it was completely submerged, but both camrea and lens got pretty wet. I was having issue with my 500mm for about 15 minutes and left it alone to dry out for over an hour and it started working fine again. I didn't even try the camera for a couple of hours. I later turned it on when I felt it was dried out and it worked fine....for about 20 minutes and then lost the LCD, and started getting weird error messages and so on. I do have insurance (thank goodness), but hope I don't have to use it. I hope it will still dry out. I friend of mine suggested placing it in a dry box with rice for 24 hours and said the rice will soak up the moisture. not sure if that is true, but am trying it. But here are a few shots I managed to get in spite of all the fireworks!
Since I didn't turn on my Mark IV until after it dried out, the Pelican was taken with my back-up (7D) and the fox was with the Mark IV before it started wiging out.
Sorry to hear about the misshap. At least you are fortunate to have another great camera body, if the other has to go out for repair.
You might want to have both camera and lens checked out, even if they are working again. There may be some long term corrosion issues & it may be better to take an insurance claim now, rather than later, when you may not be able to prove that a malfunction is due to this accident. Just a thought.
How do y'all get so close to the foxes?!?
Hope your gear is OK. These images prove that carrying a backup camera is a wise move.