What would you do to get a shot :)

I was at the pumpkin patch this past weekend taking pics of pumpkins and such. I wanted to get a very low perspective to make the already big pumpkins seem enormous. My lovely wife caught me in the act. What kinds of things have you done to get a shot you wanted, gotten wet, muddy, dirty

First, the end result, I like how huge the pumpkin looks, it makes the trucks off to the left look smaller than the pumpkin

You should pick up learning to see creatively by Bryan Peterson, at the minimum to read his whole perspective on looking like a dumbass to get the right shot.

Anyway, he mentions many different nutty positions he's been in and things hes down (getting very awkward looks and being questioned) to compose the photo he wanted.

I think I'de do quite a bit. In all reality, I'm a kid, and people look at me like I'm nuts with a camera this big anyway. I think people make too many criticisms on just what they see anyway.

i got soaked to my knees today because i wanted a shot of an osprey on a perch

JaGWiRE wrote in post #2133808
You should pick up learning to see creatively by Bryan Peterson, at the minimum to read his whole perspective on looking like a dumbass to get the right shot.

Anyway, he mentions many different nutty positions he's been in and things hes down (getting very awkward looks and being questioned) to compose the photo he wanted.

I think I'de do quite a bit. In all reality, I'm a kid, and people look at me like I'm nuts with a camera this big anyway. I think people make too many criticisms on just what they see anyway.

I have read that book, good reading

blonde wrote in post #2133840
i got soaked to my knees today because i wanted a shot of an osprey on a perch

Lets see the results

well, i got to areas im not supposed to go too. To ge this shot i went to the end of a pier down the side where its not open to public! Im a reall BADASS My camera go very wet during these too. Not great news for a 350d
still dont like getting down on the floor all the way though, Ill do it though but feel very paranoid of people around.

working on it. the conditions were really crappy so the sky is washed. i am trying some different "looks" that i had in mind like grainy b&w check out the "back to work" thread for some shots in about 5 min...

Stavhp wrote in post #2133866
well, i got to areas im not supposed to go too. To ge this shot i went to the end of a pier down the side where its not open to public! Im a reall BADASS My camera go very wet during these too. Not great news for a 350d
still dont like getting down on the floor all the way though, Ill do it though but feel very paranoid of people around.

This picture shows my tripod just before it fell in too(got it back). Thankfully my camera wasnt on it, got the picture to show freind what i was risking too

Thats an angry looking ocean, nice work

blonde wrote in post #2133869
working on it. the conditions were really crappy so the sky is washed. i am trying some different "looks" that i had in mind like grainy b&w check out the "back to work" thread for some shots in about 5 min...

Sounds good

calicokat wrote in post #2133878
Thats an angry looking ocean, nice work

Yeah, i got 2 shots from hte day in hte newspaper

Wow, congrats, its always nice to get published, nice work

I had a real adventure this past weekend. I got it in my head to go shoot a shipwreck I read about online. There are two ways to get there. One is a hike across 2.5 miles of rocky beach (small to boulder sized), or hike down a 'steep cliff' (according to the info I found) and walk maybe a mile or so. I took the 'steep cliff' route, stupid me. They didn't mention 'very narrow' and 'almost vertical' in the info I found!!!! Now I'll freely admit that I'm scared of heights, add to that all my camera gear and tripod, and you get a very harrowing climb down and up this cliff.

I was covered in dirt and sweat by the time I got to the wreck, so I just sat on a rock, and took a nice long break before shooting. It was very difficult shooting, as there wasn't a level spot on the whole beach, but I came away with some keepers. It kinda made getting there worthwhile, but I probably won't be going back!

Here's a link to the photos:
http://www.flickr.com …h/sets/72157594​330021662/

I've damn near fallen in the Iowa River several times photographing the dam downtown.

there are my two shining ones.. but, there's quite a few more.. including, moving a hundred miles away from home because it's prettier, bribing security, falling into an ice crusted stream.... hmm.. there's more but I get teased enough..
http://www.photography​-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=148056
http://www.photography​-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=224403

lmitch6 wrote in post #2133914
I had a real adventure this past weekend. I got it in my head to go shoot a shipwreck I read about online. There are two ways to get there. One is a hike across 2.5 miles of rocky beach (small to boulder sized), or hike down a 'steep cliff' (according to the info I found) and walk maybe a mile or so. I took the 'steep cliff' route, stupid me. They didn't mention 'very narrow' and 'almost vertical' in the info I found!!!! Now I'll freely admit that I'm scared of heights, add to that all my camera gear and tripod, and you get a very harrowing climb down and up this cliff.

I was covered in dirt and sweat by the time I got to the wreck, so I just sat on a rock, and took a nice long break before shooting. It was very difficult shooting, as there wasn't a level spot on the whole beach, but I came away with some keepers. It kinda made getting there worthwhile, but I probably won't be going back!

Here's a link to the photos:
http://www.flickr.com …h/sets/72157594​330021662/

Great shots of the wreck, the ocean is really tearing that thing about. The story of getting down there made me laugh, I can relate