You could always print out this post of "Lessons Learned" and tape it to the handle of your camera bag as a reminder.
Study it so that when you go out you can make NEW mistakes instead. On 5/7/2016 8:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Going over my photos from Thursday I have learned a few things. Unfortunately, these are mostly things I've learned before, so I'll probably continue to make the same mistakes. 1) Use a tripod. A good one. I know it seems like the photos turn out fine when looking at them on the back of the camera, but really, you spend all that money on good gear, don't mess it up. 2) When the lighting changes, photograph a color reference. 3) Clean the front element of your fisheye lens, particularly when shooting into the sky, i.e. any time you take a photo outdoors. 4) Doing HDR processing of two frames when shooting running water can give a very cool effect where you get both the sense of movement and the shape of the splashing water. It would be really nice if lightroom gave more control over blending two photos in that manner. 5) If I'm going to be photographing landscapes,in the forest, late in the afternoon, while stitching panoramas taken with a K-3 and the 16-50 will "work" I really "need" a K-1 and 15-30. 6) I need better (and better fitting) sandals if I'm going to be on uncertain terrain immediately after walking through a creek. Uncertain footing either between the ground and the sandal, or the sandal and my foot is a kind of fun that I can usually do without. The pictures: Limekiln falls: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/26272915274/ Heron: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/26878419955/in/album-72157668101377375/ Someone has a funny idea of what constitutes a dog: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/26605415610/ Feed the crows instead: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/26605417360/ If you're interested in the albums, mostly landscape photos: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667444812230/ And for a bit of fluff, various critters: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157668101377375 elephant seals, heron, curlew, peregrine falcon, seagulls, crows, squirrels, tourists, and of course, some cormorants. C & C, as always appreciated.
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