Milky Way Over Santa Barbara

anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
edited May 12, 2014 in Landscapes
Unexpected accident after 20 minutes of shooting ended this session right when we were getting started. Did manage to get this shot though. Wish we had more time. Damn you wind!!!

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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2014
    If you can get this in 20 min how are you going to explain to your wife why you were out all night?

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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2014
    Sam,

    We had big plans for this morning. Got up at 1AM and met up with my friend David at 2AM. We headed up to the mountains in Santa Barbara. Plan was too hike around and shoot the stars until dawn, then we would shift to shooting the sunrise over the fog that typically blankets the coast below. We parked, hiked in just a bit to this first vantage point. This was literally the 4th shot I took while trying to get my composition the way I wanted - it's dark so kind of hard to see what you're shooting - when David's D600 with brand new 14-24mm gets blown over by a huge gust of wind. Lens lands right on a rock. The front element gets damage and the lens ripped the mount right off the body. Really sucked donkey balls.

    David wanted me to keep shooting but I was too bumbed out and it just wasn't right to make him wait around for me. We packed up and headed for breakfast.

    He had a great attitude about it. He said it's just equipment that could be repaired and not something serious like one of us getting hurt so no use getting all pissed. I guess he's right.

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  • puzzledpaulpuzzledpaul Registered Users Posts: 1,621 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2014
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    ...He said it's just equipment that could be repaired and not something serious like one of us getting hurt so no use getting all pissed. I guess he's right.

    Yes, he is. Far, far better to be able to walk away from it (intact) than not - and after the new vocab's died down and a bit of time's passed, there's another dinner party / pub story to tell :)

    I can still see my 'event' in slo mo replay ...

    pp

    Nice shot, btw.
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2014
    Sorry to hear that Alex....happens.....sucks....another item on checklist, need a chord or something to keep it tied to yourself......one time people broke into my car and stole all my gear...when I say all, I mean ALL, as I was going for photo shoot...stopped for dinner in a well lit popular restaurant.

    They are good at repairing it.....may hit you up for 1K or so but...you will be back in the game in no time!
  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2014
    puzzledpaul wrote: »
    Yes, he is. Far, far better to be able to walk away from it (intact) than not - and after the new vocab's died down and a bit of time's passed, there's another dinner party / pub story to tell :)

    I can still see my 'event' in slo mo replay ...

    pp

    Nice shot, btw.

    Yup. Lot worse if when someone gets hurt. Still, I would've let off quite a few F-bombs had it been my stuff.
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Sorry to hear that Alex....happens.....sucks....another item on checklist, need a chord or something to keep it tied to yourself......one time people broke into my car and stole all my gear...when I say all, I mean ALL, as I was going for photo shoot...stopped for dinner in a well lit popular restaurant.

    They are good at repairing it.....may hit you up for 1K or so but...you will be back in the game in no time!

    HAHA... I was actually telling my buddy that we need to market a "tripod-leash" just to prevent this very thing. Seems obvious but this is how millions are made. Laughing.gif

    And that sucks to hear about your gear being stolen. I never leave my backpack with my bodies and lenses in the car, no matter where we stop. Always comes with me.
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2014
    Sorry to hear about Dave's loss. Bummer!

    As for a tripod leash..................Most tripods have a way to attach a bungee cord etc from the bottom center shat to an object like your backpack. I have used this in some pretty strong winds without fail.

    Of course I would have lent Dave my backup camera. :D

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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2014
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    Yup. Lot worse if when someone gets hurt. Still, I would've let off quite a few F-bombs had it been my stuff.



    HAHA... I was actually telling my buddy that we need to market a "tripod-leash" just to prevent this very thing. Seems obvious but this is how millions are made. Laughing.gif

    And that sucks to hear about your gear being stolen. I never leave my backpack with my bodies and lenses in the car, no matter where we stop. Always comes with me.

    Hate to break it to you man, but "tripod-leash" already exists....just not enough Daves....rolleyes1.gif

    Sorry...don't mean to be rude....

    I found out about them when I was helping a lady and tried to move her tripod.....she came along with it.mwink.gif
  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2014
    WOW...I had no idea there was an actual "tripod-leash". Who knew?

    Kinda like a camera strap. :D

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 12, 2014
    Very pretty, Alex. The foreground trees might be a little hot. Bummer about David's camera. Could happen to any one of us. When you and I were shooting together and I had my camera in the surf zone, I actually caught it from falling over with my cable release. Not good. Wait, I'm seeing a pattern here.
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2014
    kdog wrote: »
    Very pretty, Alex. The foreground trees might be a little hot. Bummer about David's camera. Could happen to any one of us. When you and I were shooting together and I had my camera in the surf zone, I actually caught it from falling over with my cable release. Not good. Wait, I'm seeing a pattern here.

    :lol4
  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2014
    kdog wrote: »
    Very pretty, Alex. The foreground trees might be a little hot. Bummer about David's camera. Could happen to any one of us. When you and I were shooting together and I had my camera in the surf zone, I actually caught it from falling over with my cable release. Not good. Wait, I'm seeing a pattern here.

    Thanks Joel. Yeah, we had just started to get the light on the trees close to correct when Dave's tripod fell over. Actually, that's kind of why it happened. He was off to the side, painting the trees with light so he couldn't do anything when the wind blew his tripod over. I was also too far away to do anything. :cry
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