What’s Your Preference?

Elmo · #1 (**permalink**) 03-20-2011, 01:53 AM

I had a new experience today. Yesterday I gave my daughter a hint on a possible shot involving the full moon. The more I thought about it I began to envision a similar shot that could be taken in my area. I left well before moonrise to find a suitable location. I found a location several hours before moonrise and got everything set up for this fantastic shot.

As I sat patiently (yea right), I noticed some wild flowers. As I have been working on an improved method for lighting macros. This seem like a good time to experiment. I got things set up with my backup body and started making a few exposures. After a short time I heard sirens. In a minute a rescue truck turned up the lane where I was. A fire truck followed, then a ambulance. They all came to a screeching halt at my truck. Seem a passer by saw me laying down on the ground taking picture and reported it to 911 as a possible dead person.

Before it was over there was a rescue truck, two fire trucks, An ambulance and ambulance support supervisor, a gaggle of volunteer firemen not to mention a couple of deputy sheriffs. One of the deputies, who has "harassed" me several times in the past walked up and said: "Oh, its you. Is there some way you can take pictures without causing a commotion?"

The question is how does one explain to a bunch of rednecks, why one would Lay down in the middle of a field and take a pictures of a weed!!

But there is more. By the time of moon rise a total cloud cover had moved in and I got no full moon image. Now you know the rest of the story.

faeriegodess612 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-20-2011, 02:00 AM

Wow. Sounds like you had an eventful evening. To answer your question,....now, this must be said in a redneck accent as well. " You see that there flowerin weed? Well, I like it, and I think its perty. So I wanted to take its pitcher. But that lil ole weed there, it's too close to the ground. So in order to get it on its best side, I had to lay down next to it, and hope that no rattler comes up and thinks me interestin."

( I love my hills in Tennessee, but some of the people in the backwoods country are a bit,...shall we say Deliverance? )

I kinda miss Paul Harvey's radio show. I found it interesting,.. like CBS Sunday Morning.

lissagirle · #3 (**permalink**) 03-20-2011, 02:50 AM

Its a bummer you couldnt get that shot... and a TRUE redneck woulda gone up and poked the body just to make sure before they called the cops! lol!!! i know i would have...

Did you at least get a good shot of the "weeds" before everyone showed up?

Mel

graciousness · #4 (**permalink**) 03-20-2011, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by faeriegodess612

Wow. Sounds like you had an eventful evening. To answer your question,....now, this must be said in a redneck accent as well. " You see that there flowerin weed? Well, I like it, and I think its perty. So I wanted to take its pitcher. But that lil ole weed there, it's too close to the ground. So in order to get it on its best side, I had to lay down next to it, and hope that no rattler comes up and thinks me interestin."

( I love my hills in Tennessee, but some of the people in the backwoods country are a bit,...shall we say Deliverance? )

I kinda miss Paul Harvey's radio show. I found it interesting,.. like CBS Sunday Morning.

Oh my god, you killed me! I'm dying of laughter here!! I was doing the same accent trying to tell my husband about this story. hahhahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahahahaaa.

(Went to high school in Houston, TX for a couple of years so ya'll crackin' me up with yer talk)

NgaiHill · #5 (**permalink**) 03-20-2011, 05:46 AM

Is it your fault that someone called the cops without actually checking that it was really a dead body? Did they say anything about that person wasting police time?
Hope you got a photo of all those "rescue" vehicles there for you

PowerPix · #6 (**permalink**) 03-20-2011, 08:43 AM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA classic!

They're looking at you like you're stupid, you're looking at them like they're stupid, and neither one of you really has a clue what is going on!

RLucas · #7 (**permalink**) 03-20-2011, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Elmo

I had a new experience today. Yesterday I gave my daughter a hint on a possible shot involving the full moon. The more I thought about it I began to envision a similar shot that could be taken in my area. I left well before moonrise to find a suitable location. I found a location several hours before moonrise and got everything set up for this fantastic shot.

As I sat patiently (yea right), I noticed some wild flowers. As I have been working on an improved method for lighting macros. This seem like a good time to experiment. I got things set up with my backup body and started making a few exposures. After a short time I heard sirens. In a minute a rescue truck turned up the lane where I was. A fire truck followed, then a ambulance. They all came to a screeching halt at my truck. Seem a passer by saw me laying down on the ground taking picture and reported it to 911 as a possible dead person.

Before it was over there was a rescue truck, two fire trucks, An ambulance and ambulance support supervisor, a gaggle of volunteer firemen not to mention a couple of deputy sheriffs. One of the deputies, who has "harassed" me several times in the past walked up and said: "Oh, its you. Is there some way you can take pictures without causing a commotion?"

The question is how does one explain to a bunch of rednecks, why one would Lay down in the middle of a field and take a pictures of a weed!!

But there is more. By the time of moon rise a total cloud cover had moved in and I got no full moon image. Now you know the rest of the story.

That sucks! And here I was all upset just because of the cloud cover. At least your evening was more exciting than mine!

Don't try to explain it. Just blame it on the full moon.