Another Chapter in the Pet Rock Chronicles
The last couple nights, a little weather system has passed
through the central California coast. And you know what that
means, more play time with my pet rocks!.
I am not alone in this quest, as several of my contacts have
been out prowling the beaches, scouting out their spots. I
have even shot with two of my contacts the last three nights,
and passed by another without even knowing it!.
So, tonight, I set up camp and focused on the larger of my
pets. With the high tide and moderate swell, I knew I could
get some nice spill over shots. But hold that thought for a
minute....
I made the trek down the trail and walked along the beach
down to my favorite spot. I meticulously cleaned all my filters.
I organized my gear to get ready for shooting in the surf action.
Heck, I even took off my shoes and socks for once, knowing
full well, I was going to get hammered..
Then I realized I forgot my memory card in the car! Crap!
My mind goes to work and I realize I have a cheap Kingston
card I won in a small photo contest. I dig around and find
it. Yes, onto the shoot..
So I set up in the surf, and I fire my first shot. My camera
reads "card error, cannot write to card",
or something along those lines. My mind starts thinking that
I may not shoot tonight, and if I have any chance, I better
get back to the car and get that other memory card..
I dig through my bag one last time, and yes, I do have my
other memory cards! I almost got religious right then and there. "Thank
you lord", I said to myself.
Back to the shot, I am in the zone, getting hit by waves,
cleaning my filters, and loving every minute of it. The conditions
were everything I could have asked for, and my Lexar card performed
flawlessly.
Nikon D300
Nikkor 12-24mm @ 13mm
0.8sec @ f11, ISO 100
B+W Polarizer
Lee .6 Hard GND pulled down to act like a solid ND
Lee .9 Soft GND Filter
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