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100 Strangers

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Magnetic personality

Magnetic personality

Mike was fishing in the Main river but unlike everybody else he was hauling out metal with thick type instead of fish. This time, he'd caught a rusty bicycle, an empty safe and a skateboard. He said he'd caught hand grenades and other weapons from world war two in the past so I was glad there wasn't any explosives when I took his photo!

Day 246

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Old school skate

Old school skate

I took photos of some colleagues and their skate buddies and realised I really need to master my focus settings better because these guys were fast! Even though my camera has good focus I struggled to get the shots I wanted and instead had to switch to manual and just rely on them being where I wanted for a photo. I didn't get all the shots I was after but hope they ask me back again so I can use more lights next time!

Hand plant! 

Hand plant! 

I didn't realise how dangerous out off control boards are until one time it just decided to fly off and nearly hit me in the face at point blank range!

No regrets!

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If there is one piece of advice I would recommend to everyone is never go anywhere without a decent camera. When the voice pops into your head that says 'I won't need it, I'm only going to the shops/pub/put for a moment,' ignore it, or better yet overrule it. The opportunities for photos is practically infinite and I only regret not taking the photos I wished I had.

If your main camera is too big to carry all the time, go smaller and get a compact for emergencies.  Last night I was out in the countryside trying to get a good sunset. I got a couple of OK shots but nothing great. Tonight I decided to go out for a meal without my camera and to my dismay the whole sky was filled with flaming whisps of red cloud on a perfect turquoise that faded into a light yellow below. Such moments are never repeated again exactly the same way, so I will suffer the extra baggage for the chance of the right photo in future!