Whoops!! Ever failed to notice.....

[Chris J]

....something that spoils a shot because you are concentrating too hard??

Like - was concentrating so hard on getting the focus for this Owl-eye Butterfly that I didn't notice the wood-louse making an entrance -



And, here, I was after this "waiting for the train" shot of a photographer shooting an iron-ore train from the footbridge at Barnetby in Lincolnshire, and was concentrating on getting the positions of him and the train right and didn't notice that the red arm of the semaphore signal was laying across the top of his head....



Happen to anyone else? And, anyone got any examples to share??

Cheers, Chris.

[Muscat]

Re: Whoops!! Ever failed to notice.....

All the time getting better but a long way to go

[djguk47]

Re: Whoops!! Ever failed to notice.....

Like Muscat... far tooooo many times.
I usually manage a power pylon poking through the trees in a landscape. Great if you are a member of the power pylon appreciation group...

David

[colin C]

Re: Whoops!! Ever failed to notice.....

Far too many times Chris.

In the days of film, I used to airbrush them out of the print, but now we have photoshop.

Colin

[allachie9]

Re: Whoops!! Ever failed to notice.....

Chris,
I've only just spotted this thread, and yes, like others have said, I think we've all been there.
So far as your 'Barnetby East' shot is concerned, I suppose you could always ask the signalman to 'pull off'.



The semaphores still look good, don't they ?

Alan.

[John27]

Re: Whoops!! Ever failed to notice.....

An everyday occurance to me lol, but I'm so glad that it happens to better photographers than me. Oh and for what it's worth, I used to drive those trains, but I saw the light and left.

[allachie9]

Re: Whoops!! Ever failed to notice.....

Oh and for what it's worth, I used to drive those trains, but I saw the light and left.

. . . . . . and I used to signal them, but after 41 years I retired

[John27]

Re: Whoops!! Ever failed to notice.....

. . . . . . and I used to signal them, but after 41 years I retired

41 years of dealing with some of the guys I worked with? I hope you got a good pension lol

[allachie9]

Re: Whoops!! Ever failed to notice.....

I hope you got a good pension lol

Certainly did ! Joined the railway at 16 . . . . . retired early at 57 (when my pension was paid for) . . . and moved to one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Enjoying every minute of it !

[John27]

Re: Whoops!! Ever failed to notice.....

Certainly did ! Joined the railway at 16 . . . . . retired early at 57 (when my pension was paid for) . . . and moved to one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Enjoying every minute of it !

And plenty of time for photography, nice one.