John Morrison Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I had a ‘difference of opinion’, a while ago, about whether a pic I posted was more luck than judgement. No doubt about this pic, though, shot a couple of days ago. Anyone else like to share their lucky shots?? 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) I deserve to license this one day because it's practically an Alamywhack. Helicopter toilet. Edited October 27, 2020 by spacecadet 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 A picture of a pair of choughs is achievable by a wildlife photographer which I am not. For me to catch a pair of Choughs and their shadows is luck. Stay safe.🦔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Gorgeous photo, Mr. Standfast. Paulette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Mr Standfast said: A picture of a pair of choughs is achievable by a wildlife photographer which I am not. For me to catch a pair of Choughs and their shadows is luck. Stay safe.🦔 Bet you were "chuffed" with that shot.😃 Allan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) One that sprang to mind is this one. I had my lens focused on the kite. Just as I was about to press the shutter, he got mobbed by a Willie Wagtail. Very plucky bird. It would have been a boring portrait of a bird doing nothing without the attack. Edited October 28, 2020 by gvallee 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Matching colours But luck, don't you make your own luck? Actually I had forgotten about this shot, and not previously uploaded it, so thanks to John, I dug it out. Edited October 28, 2020 by Bryan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 41 minutes ago, Bryan said: Matching colours But luck, don't you make your own luck? Actually I had forgotten about this shot, and not previously uploaded it, so thanks to John, I dug it out. That would be a good one for this months competition. Allan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 43 minutes ago, Bryan said: But luck, don't you make your own luck? Yes... and no... I'm happy to take the credit when a pic turns out (more or less) as planned. But sometimes a pic is improved by something unforseeable... and I'll call that luck... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Nothing like sport photography if you're looking for the unexpected. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Woods Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Getting this shot, and the others in the series, was pure luck. The day had been grey all day and my camera kit was packed away in the back of the car. We were camping on the campsite that is next to the lighthouse. We had booked a bit late and we ended up at the site that was at the very end of the campsite, miles from the loos but, luckily for me, a quick one minute walk from the lighthouse. I was getting the dinner ready when the light suddenly started to glow - it went from grey to this in about a minute. I grabbed my camera with one hand whilst throwing the spatula to Helene with the other and managed to get in position in time. When the girl started to approach the lighthouse I did my Derren Brown and willed her to go up - I must have the gift because she did. She stayed there for just a few seconds, enough for me to get the photo. All I need to do now is license it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) Here are a couple of what I consider to be "lucky shots". The seagull shadow appeared just as I pushed the shutter button. This hiker suddenly came out of nowhere and struck a perfect pose (Copper Canyon, Mexico) Edited October 29, 2020 by John Mitchell 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Similar luck as John's hiker above, I was in the Temple of Dendara in Egypt and I had framed up this shot because of the shaft of light, coming from the hole in the ceiling, when this Egyptian man walked into the light shaft and stopped. I got nervous because I was at 1/15 sec, hand held, and just braced myself against a pillar. I managed to squeeze off a few shots before he walked on.....afterwards I checked my photos on my camera screen and only one appeared sharp, phew! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Sitting on my patio, I had my camera on a monopod waiting for a bird to land in my crabapple tree. Nearby, this bird feeder, built with a small ledge for small birds, had a very smart bluejay figure out how to hang it’s large body to avail itself of the delicious sunflower seeds. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecile Marion Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I didn’t realize until after I took the photo, I wasn’t the only one with my eyes on the insect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzzz Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 pressing at right time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 The chicken brought this shot to mind... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ognyan Yosifov Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 27/10/2020 at 12:44, John Morrison said: I had a ‘difference of opinion’, a while ago, about whether a pic I posted was more luck than judgement. No doubt about this pic, though, shot a couple of days ago. Anyone else like to share their lucky shots?? Check the caption, John! There's an extra letter put in one of the words (quite important) 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, Ognyan Yosifov said: Check the caption, John! There's an extra letter put in one of the words (quite important) 😉 You're going to have to point it out for me... Statue on war memorial, Hull, East Yorkshire, England UK, commemorating soldiers who died in the South African Boer War, between 1899 and 1902 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ognyan Yosifov Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, John Morrison said: You're going to have to point it out for me... Statue on war memorial, Hull, East Yorkshire, England UK, commemorating soldiers who died in the South African Boer War, between 1899 and 1902 John, it's quite confusing... Firstly I got through your portfolio and when hovering over this particular photo I could see soldierts in the caption, but now I open the photo and see soldiers. P.S. I hovered again and saw soldierts ... 🙄🙄🙄 I'm just too observant, I guess... but we are still friends, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Took me ages to see the frog...😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ognyan Yosifov said: John, it's quite confusing... Firstly I got through your portfolio and when hovering over this particular photo I could see soldierts in the caption, but now I open the photo and see soldiers. P.S. I hovered again and saw soldierts ... 🙄🙄🙄 I'm just too observant, I guess... but we are still friends, right? I may have changed it after uploading. Yes, still friends. Still going on holiday together, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizBrown Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I literally shot this one by accident, and a friend kept me from just deleting it. Cathedral on Ometepe Island after a rain. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ognyan Yosifov Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Jump Around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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