Karim Ghantous Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Be open to them. Of course, you technically can't, because then they wouldn't be accidents. But, you know what I mean. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybeach_1961 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrell Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Yes, I'm always pleased with "happy accidents". To me, "happy accidents" occur in 2 different ways: - Something suddenly and unpredictably changes in the "frame" which turns out to more interesting than I'd intended - I forgot to adjust something in my camera/lens that I should have, but "by accident" the result still turned out to be interesting (perhaps moreso), though differently to what I'd intended. These are both cases of 'serendipity' for which I'm always grateful. In the first case, whatever suddenly happens/changes in the frame is impossible to plan for or anticipate. In the second case, if the result looks OK with different settings than I'd intended, I try to think how I could include these 'alternative settings' in my intentional shots. Good thread! Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rconey Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Accidently had camera on manual settings with slow shutter speed. High school football. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn McCreery Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Chickadee taking off, 1/100s exposure time. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Eckman Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Went to check into a Boston hotel in a frenzied time (well before Covid), didn't realize that the camera hanging on my shoulder was on and inadvertently hit the shutter release while checking in. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan2240 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Was just trying to take a pic of a duck in flight, and accidentally framed it perfectly on the dormer: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Got to work harder on leveling those horizons. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmurray Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I was photographing the tree roots and got a shot. Then my dog Lily, who was running with me through the park appeared in the shot while I was still set up. I took the shot with Lily too, now one of my favorites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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