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09/27/2010 09:29:43 AM · #1
I had two hummingbirds sitting and playing in my fountain outside my window.

Grab teh camera and get the most amazing and I mean the most amazing shots ever.

Glance down at the screen

NO CF CARD

Piss on a stick.

Put a card in in ultra superman speed and start clicking away.

Take two shots , then the camera turns off.

Dead batteries.

~~~

So far Monday morning is just starting off just finnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne =\
09/27/2010 09:31:41 AM · #2
Ack! My sympathies. The kids would have enjoyed roast hummingbird. Or, they may have declared it to be bland.
09/27/2010 09:41:56 AM · #3
Could be worse... It could be your gun and bad people trying to break in, you realize last second (litteraly) you don't have ammo in the gun.

I am not sure why don't you turn on the "No shooting without CF Card" option (which gave me BIG head-aches in the past)?

No suggestions for the battery though other than get a grip... Those hold two batteries and takes long time to drain them.

Message edited by author 2010-09-27 09:43:07.
09/27/2010 09:48:04 AM · #4
Originally posted by JulietNN:

...Piss on a stick...

Pregnant?
09/27/2010 11:08:14 AM · #5
Two great reasons to always park your camera in "ready" condition. I figured that out the tough way too.
09/27/2010 11:47:26 AM · #6
Originally posted by JulietNN:

...Piss on a stick...


Never heard that one before, but I'll have to use it sometime. For some reason, it gets the point across (and I don't know how/why).

A little better than a term I read from a really mad doctor:

"F*** a duck!"

09/27/2010 12:13:55 PM · #7
LOL... Spazzy McSpazzotron!

ETA... if it makes you feel any better, I was covering an event yesterday, all access Media tag & all. I didn't think I'd be taking any more than 300 shots so I only brought my one 8GB card in camera. 80% of the way through the event, I filled my card at 650 shots. 8-O Luckily there was a lull in the action which gave me time to cruise through and delete extras so I had enough space to make it to the end.

Message edited by author 2010-09-27 12:20:12.
09/27/2010 12:28:43 PM · #8
Originally posted by FocusPoint:



No suggestions for the battery though other than get a grip... Those hold two batteries and takes long time to drain them.


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09/27/2010 12:29:54 PM · #9
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

ETA... if it makes you feel any better, I was covering an event yesterday, all access Media tag & all.

And then you woke up.
09/27/2010 12:54:24 PM · #10
Originally posted by JH:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

ETA... if it makes you feel any better, I was covering an event yesterday, all access Media tag & all.

And then you woke up.

... and it was just the dog licking my mouth...
09/27/2010 01:16:37 PM · #11
I'm glad you said mouth !!!
09/27/2010 04:32:26 PM · #12
rofl, I used to say f a duck all the time,

I have a battery grip on it and I think it has been on the ready position for months, just today it was all messed up.

We are talking National Geographic, award winning Pulitzer , noble peace prize award winning hummingbirds =P
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