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The one that got away

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Posted by Dennis Plank on July 28, 2010 at 8:34 PM
The one that got away
Or "Always be prepared", or specifically, "always start with an empty flash card and have a spare (also empty)in your pocket". In this case, a second Yellow Warbler was with the one I posted yesterday on the critique gallery. I noticed it moving around the back of the tree and sending water from the rather heavy dew flying as I thought it was foraging. Finally I got a screened look at it and realized it was bathing in the dew on the leaves. Just as it moved to my side of the tree I got the dreaded CF Card Full message. The spare, of course was readily accessible-in the pack at my feet. By the time I retrieved it, the bird had moved on leaving me with nothing but a tale of woe. :rolleyes:

Anyhow,it did leave me with a couple of images of a very wet bird.
Posted by Luke Ormand on July 28, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Yikes! That's got to be a killer.... that's why you should have a D300s with a CF AND SD slot... :-)
Posted by Ron Dudley on July 28, 2010 at 11:00 PM
A lesson I've learned many times Dennis. And I'll learn it again. And again, probably. Yes, a slow learner here...
Posted by Charles Gangas on July 30, 2010 at 1:15 AM
Bummer Dennis... :frown:
Posted by amu on July 30, 2010 at 9:48 PM
good bird
Posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 31, 2010 at 4:54 PM
Bummer!
I've learned to change CF cards at about 20 shots left. However, it seems birds are watching us, and cruise by just when we have the camera NOT ready. :rolleyes:

With my 16 GB card plus the SD card in the D300s, I have more than 1000 shots available, so rarely get down to that 20 left, unless I'm out shooting continually all day.
Sandy r