Talk about bad days.....

Last night I had a dinner party at the house, so I did no planning or setting up for my early morning planned shoot. I did some planning online the day before.

I get up on time (5am) and am very happy I did, especially after last night's party.

I take my backpack and quietly sneak out the door. I drive to the location, I am there before sunrise and all seems very good.

I open my pack - my 5DIII is not in it - Damn, I take my 7D out saying things I shouldn't be saying, but who can hear me anyway. Dam, the 7D battery is on very, very low charge Dam!.
I take out my s95 - yeah, it has a charge and card. I am at a falls, and it is loud. I am focusing on my plan of attack - it is drastically changed, and as it gets lighter, the cloud cover is thick and not clear as the online Weather Channel had predicted. All of a sudden I hear chanting...along comes this religious group and they are starting to pray right where I want to shoot....argggggggggh.
Well, I was on the verge of leaving and decided to stay a little. I shoot with the s95 and take some shots and a couple of very short videos. I hope a few come out okay, even a little okay.
The best part of this shoot - I am home early and my wife is very happy about "Clamity Pierre"

nice story, stuff happens. you got some shots, life ain't bad.

pbelarge wrote in post #14191221
Last night I had a dinner party at the house, so I did no planning or setting up for my early morning planned shoot. I did some planning online the day before.

I get up on time (5am) and am very happy I did, especially after last night's party.

I take my backpack and quietly sneak out the door. I drive to the location, I am there before sunrise and all seems very good.

I open my pack - my 5DIII is not in it - Damn, I take my 7D out saying things I shouldn't be saying, but who can hear me anyway. Dam, the 7D battery is on very, very low charge Dam!.
I take out my s95 - yeah, it has a charge and card. I am at a falls, and it is loud. I am focusing on my plan of attack - it is drastically changed, and as it gets lighter, the cloud cover is thick and not clear as the online Weather Channel had predicted. All of a sudden I hear chanting...along comes this religious group and they are starting to pray right where I want to shoot....argggggggggh.
Well, I was on the verge of leaving and decided to stay a little. I shoot with the s95 and take some shots and a couple of very short videos. I hope a few come out okay, even a little okay.
The best part of this shoot - I am home early and my wife is very happy about "Clamity Pierre"

It has been said too often maybe, but ... fail to plan is plan to ...oh well. At least you have a nice story to tell

where are the pics for proof?

I just swapped out my computer for a new computer. I spent some time loading the software and moving LR4 over.
I quickly glanced at the images I shot with the s95. They do not compare to my other cameras, but I do have something. I may 'paint' them or something creative; there is a lot of noise in them, and the haze/atmosphere moisture is quite heavy.

haha, you gotta do what you gotta do. at least it was an "experience."

that has happened to me.. while i was on a shoot my 1d mk ii died.. luckily i had an old nikon slr with a 50 1.4 and some ektar on me

"Sh(t happens" -- Forrest Gump.

I can walk to the edge of the woods, birds everywhere. Go inside and get the camera, birds no where.