How gutted am I ?

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This is a post I never thought that I would be writing
Still if you all want to laugh at me please read on.
( I know that my friends will skip this post BTW :thumbs: Yeah right :D)
And there are a few here that won't actually believe the story I am about to relate but I swear its all true

I made a very last minute decision to visit Whipsnade today
It was cool overcast and "good light" so I thought that it would be ideal as not all the animals would be hiding.
By mid day it was a scorcher with harsh and variable light I did consider ****ing off home again,
as I knew that everyone would be asleep and / or hiding,
but I persevered like the true Trojan that I am :cool:

How wrong I was, I was using a 70-200 and occasionally a 2x TC.
( for the cats as they are always the other side of the compounds)
the lens was far too long!

I had the cats that is lions, cheetahs and tiggers charge the glass or be right up against it, and my 24-105 would have been ideal!

I never, in a million years dreamed, that I would ruin so many shots because the animals were just too damned bloody close :bang:

Let that be a lesson to you all, make sure you have ALL your lenses with you
where ever you are as you never know!

I did get quite a few usable ones dispute the
non co-operation and "best efforts" of said inmates,
and I will post a selection once edited.
 
It happens in Africa too. People go on game drives and sometimes find the action is far too close to the vehicle for a big lens. Of course, it'll be too far away if you fit a shorter lens! 100 - 400mm zooms, or something like that, are very popular because of the wide range, or two bodies with a short zoom and a longer telephoto.
 
MartynK said:
It happens in Africa too. People go on game drives and sometimes find the action is far too close to the vehicle for a big lens. Of course, it'll be too far away if you fit a shorter lens! 100 - 400mm zooms, or something like that, are very popular because of the wide range, or two bodies with a short zoom and a longer telephoto.
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I'd be really gutted if that happened!
At least I can pop back to whipsnade at
(almost) anytime for a re-shoot.
 
Expecting the expected will get you great shot.

Expecting the unexpected will get you even better shots :thinking: I hope I got that the right way round :lol:

Looking forward to seeing some shots though.

Steve
 
Canon Bob said:
:thinking:

:shake:

:D
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:lol:

@ cobra

I only go to whippy when bobs there .. And then all the lenses " hope thats in the right context now" Are there cos bobs got the f ing lot..

hope all is well our bob.:wave:
md;)
 
PerfectSpeed said:
Expecting the expected will get you great shot.

Expecting the unexpected will get you even better shots :thinking: I hope I got that the right way round :lol:

Looking forward to seeing some shots though.

Steve
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I bet that it won't happen again though especially in those
Temps. :D

Canon Bob said:
:thinking:

:shake:

:D
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:wave: I see from your title that you made it then :thumbs:
Now about that "macro meet" :D
 
You bloody dipstick Hissy... :suspect:



















OJ... :naughty: ... for we've all been in similar situations don't worry... and some of us even worse... :shrug: ... coulda used your 126 betamax of course... :lol:





:p
 
Venomator said:
You bloody dipstick Hissy... :suspect:

OJ... :naughty: ... for we've all been in similar situations don't worry... and some of us even worse... :shrug: ... coulda used your 126 betamax of course... :lol::p
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:p :D



I would if I could, but even that was left behind :D
 
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