Re: [Paddlewise] Calling on the Collective Photographic Unconscious

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:07:07 -0700
On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Mark Sanders <sandmarks_at_ca.rr.com> wrote:

>
> Anybody want to share any particular tips you've used to deal with the
> difficulties of taking pictures from a kayak???
> Any and all would be appreciated.
>
> Ok... since you said anyone could chime in.....

I am, by no means, a photographer. Thirty years ago, armed with a Nikkormat
and an unlimited supply of film (courtesy of the US Government), I was into
photography. Unfortunately, I wasn't a photographer then, either. But I was
a competent technician when it came to working the camera and lenses and
this let me take some pretty interesting pictures. My secret was to just
take lots of them. Most of them were crap but a few - by sheer dumb luck -
turned out well.

I suppose it might be possible to acquire the ability to do good
photography. It really always eluded me, though. However I discovered that
if you take enough photographs you are bound to end up with some good shots.
If only by accident. Today's digital cameras make it even easier. If you,
like me, are artistically-challenged, just shove an 8gb SD card into your
digital cam and have at it. I can't see why this wouldn't work in a kayak.
But it might interfere with getting somewhere.


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
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