w/nw: Most memorable photo, & why?

[dave_chadderton]

This may not be No.1, but it's certainly in my top ten.

 

Not taken with a Leica, but a lowly Pentax P30T in 1993, I was in the

Falkland Islands and saw 2 young Killer Whales 'playing' with petrols

on the sea. They eventually came so close I was able to (somewhat

petrified!) grab this quick, out-of-focus shot of the orca in the

breaking wave. I estimate I was about 15m away, standing in the

shallow water.

 

The shot is technically not great, but seeing these magnificent

creatures in the wild was something I shall never forget. The memory

affects me still, as I have a slight aversion to visiting zoos etc -

these days, I prefer my animals uncaged.

 

Here's the pic ... What do you guys have?<div></div>

[harvey_trautenberg1]

Like you, my most memorable photos are in my mind not the ones printed on paper. The

paper ones are only a reminder of the experience, and sometime unnecessary.

[h._p.]

I find that pictures are memories in themselves. Some of the shots of my family remind me of good times when, perhaps, I would otherwise forget them. I agree that technical quality is often less important than the image itself.<div></div>

[mdanger]

I was also thinking somewhat similar thoughts...I was thinking that I expect, at that life ending moment, when images/life are supposed to flash in front of you, that all my pictures will fly by, and the physical labors of creating those moments, are my life.

[edmo]

M-....nice