Best tip EVER! - Wildlife Gardeners

recurve · 08-24-2012, 03:53 PM

DON'T FORGET YOUR CAMERA AT HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went over to a local wetland today to see what I could see when I got there I realized I had left my camera next to my computer at home

. It was very dry because of the drought but I found a pool that was chalk full of big bullfrogs and turtles and one bullfrog that was trying to choke down a 4" bluegill missed photo op #1. Then I look over and what do I see a YELLOW RAIL!!!!!! For crying out loud the first time I've ever even seen one of those elusive little buggers and no camera missed photo #2. Then I went over to a spot with 3 huge old swamp white oaks standing out in a what should be wet meadow and there was a red shouldered hawk just posing so pretty for about 15 minutes within 20 feet of me

. Anyway that's my photo tip though I'm sure we all have had a similar experience at one point just wanted to vent.

Sage · 08-24-2012, 03:59 PM

If we get in the car, you better believe the cameras do too! Every day! Roger actually did forget his the other day, but luckily I had an extra or we would have come back for his!

Sage · 08-24-2012, 04:00 PM

OMG! I was afrraid of that crazy avatar changer finding me!!!

recurve · 08-24-2012, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sage

OMG! I was afrraid of that crazy avatar changer finding me!!!

Looks like it got me too

dapjwy · 08-24-2012, 05:33 PM

Good tip...sorry you missed some great shots, but at least you WITNESSED them and were able to share it with us.

I will add to the tip: make sure you don't leave your memory card in the computer. I've walked out to the second acre (luckily not farther than that...yet) only to find I had no memory card in the camera.

dapjwy · 08-24-2012, 05:34 PM

Yikes...what's up with the avatars?

I think someone "up there--er, out there" is getting bored and just having some fun...but I am trying to figure out how I got mine--the why behind it, ya know?

recurve · 08-24-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dapjwy

Yikes...what's up with the avatars?

I think someone "up there--er, out there" is getting bored and just having some fun...but I am trying to figure out how I got mine--the why behind it, ya know?

I just want to know how they got into my personal photos?

Sage · 08-24-2012, 06:14 PM

dap, this is not foolproof, but it helps - when I get home, chip goes to laptop, battery in charger next to laptop. Here is the important part: CAMERA IS ON HALL TABLE WHERE WE PACK THE BAGS EVERY DAY WITH BATTERY/CHIP DOOR OPEN! when I pick up that camera and the little door is still open, I know to go get the chip and battery.

Right now, chip and battery are next to me and I should go put them back in camera and format the chip.

dapjwy · 08-24-2012, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by recurve

I just want to know how they got into my personal photos?

Hmmm....so that is what you really look like!

dapjwy · 08-24-2012, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sage

dap, this is not foolproof, but it helps - ...when I pick up that camera and the little door is still open, I know to go get the chip and battery.

Great tip, Sage. I think I've tried the chip door open once or twice...now I just have to make it a habit.

Thanks.

08-24-2012, 04:00 PM	#3
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	OMG! I was afrraid of that crazy avatar changer finding me!!! __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

08-24-2012, 05:33 PM	#5
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Good tip...sorry you missed some great shots, but at least you WITNESSED them and were able to share it with us. I will add to the tip: make sure you don't leave your memory card in the computer. I've walked out to the second acre (luckily not farther than that...yet) only to find I had no memory card in the camera. __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

08-24-2012, 05:34 PM	#6
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Yikes...what's up with the avatars? I think someone "up there--er, out there" is getting bored and just having some fun...but I am trying to figure out how I got mine--the why behind it, ya know? __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

08-24-2012, 06:14 PM	#8
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	dap, this is not foolproof, but it helps - when I get home, chip goes to laptop, battery in charger next to laptop. Here is the important part: CAMERA IS ON HALL TABLE WHERE WE PACK THE BAGS EVERY DAY WITH BATTERY/CHIP DOOR OPEN! when I pick up that camera and the little door is still open, I know to go get the chip and battery. Right now, chip and battery are next to me and I should go put them back in camera and format the chip. __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

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08-24-2012, 03:53 PM	#1
recurve Heron Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: powell,Ohio	Best tip EVER! DON'T FORGET YOUR CAMERA AT HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went over to a local wetland today to see what I could see when I got there I realized I had left my camera next to my computer at home. It was very dry because of the drought but I found a pool that was chalk full of big bullfrogs and turtles and one bullfrog that was trying to choke down a 4" bluegill missed photo op #1. Then I look over and what do I see a YELLOW RAIL!!!!!! For crying out loud the first time I've ever even seen one of those elusive little buggers and no camera missed photo #2. Then I went over to a spot with 3 huge old swamp white oaks standing out in a what should be wet meadow and there was a red shouldered hawk just posing so pretty for about 15 minutes within 20 feet of me . Anyway that's my photo tip though I'm sure we all have had a similar experience at one point just wanted to vent.

08-24-2012, 03:59 PM	#2
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	If we get in the car, you better believe the cameras do too! Every day! Roger actually did forget his the other day, but luckily I had an extra or we would have come back for his! __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*