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Wrong Filter — but I Like the Results
Enjoy the equipment you have.
While the Sand Fire was burning up the California countryside just a few miles away, I was sitting at home comfortably watching it on TV. After staring at the tube for what seemed like hours, which it probably was, I remembered that I’m a photographer (not a great photographer, kind of a lazy photographer, but an okay photographer nonetheless), so I decided to get off of my butt, pack up my gear, and go capture (shoot) the fire.
Pack up my gear? Yikes! The fire is charring half of California and I still have to get my camera ready. See, that’s where the “kind of lazy” part comes in. I am so not prepared for this type of photography. But I will do my best to get some shots, good shots I hope, and at least have a fun time getting out of the studio and shooting something different.
I open my camera bag(s), and start snatching, sorting, and filling my daypack with everything that I think I will need, but in actuality will not use most of it. I always over-pack. It’s getting late, the fire is expanding, so I hurriedly grab lenses, a digital camera, extra bodies, more batteries, an old-school film camera, tripod, canned air, a bottle of water, lens rag, my dog (Silver), my sunglasses, a sun hat, and everything else that I can stuff into my bag. No, the dog doesn’t fit in the bag.
