Stupid, stupid, stupid! Photo added

[fishinchicks]

You know how you react when you get really excited about the perfect shot with your camera? Yeah, I had that opportunity this morning, but like a total beginner, completely forgot to check the mode my camera was in. I had run out to take a few sunset photos last night, which is what my manual mode is set up for. I got a phone call from our cousin, who thought I would want to know a doe and fawn were in my yard. I grabbed the camera, and started shooting...missed a ton of excellent shots because I didn't take a 1/2 a second to look.

This is the only half way decent one out of 60 that I took. I'm feeling sick about messing up the shot of the fawn leaping and kicking for the fun of it.

[Dbl]

Happens! Won't happen again....for a while!

[Jim Almquist]

I have done the same when I had 5 turkeys across the road. When I looked at the shots they were all black. Now I try to leave my camera at settings that will work for a quick shot when I am through taking "different" shots.

[fishinchicks]

That's okay, Dan! I just wanted to show what can happen. I also needed to get to church...I was a bit late after this excitement.

I am hoping I can salvage a few others, but the blurry ones are the ones that could have been awesome...had I checked a shot or two before the fawn got spooked.

And, you are correct - it won't happen again...for awhile!

[fishinchicks]

Jim, I usually switch back to my "utility" settings in AV after using other settings, but last night I forgot. Huge lesson learned...even though you usually change things back, check before shooting!

[fishinchicks]

Here is another photo from this morning. I was able to rescue this in Photoshop, since it was just overexposed (trying to change the shutter speed made the photos go from too dark to too light - still feel like a dork for doing that!)

[Dbl]

Sweet! That doe looks hungry!

[IA4PATS]

Similar thing happened to me. For some reason I took my camera to work, which I rarely do. I happened to see a fox that hangs around laying right on top of a small coal pile. I walked up an larger coal pile and had a great view of this beauty curled up in a ball. But it was facing the other way. I took a couple shots and then tried to get in a better position. As I did this I took the camera off the fox and as soon as I did that it turned and looked right at me and then ran off. Doh!!!

We have to learn some how I guess. Even if it is the hard way.

[fishinchicks]

Yes, she does look hungry, Dan. There was plenty for her to eat this summer in the area she was hanging out in. There are quite a few deer that have been hanging around the farm this summer, which is a little unusual. There's a huge WMA a couple of miles to the south that usually houses quite a few deer. Either they got run out, or it's getting a little crowded down there.

[eyeguy 54]

glad I'm not the only one that has brain smelly moments.