Friday night is fireworks after the game at the ballpark. It doesn't matter how many forums I read, I can never seem to get firework shots that I really like. This photo happens to be the best one. I believe I'm getting closer to getting the results I'm after, but I don't have much time before the 4th roles around and I don't want to wait another year to get some good fireworks shots. The most annoying part is the shots look fine on the camera's display at the time, get home and they are crap. Completely impossible to make the changes needed during the actual fireworks. One of these days, I'll get better at this.
Saturday morning was a zoo visit to Binder Park. It's a small miracle to even find the animals awake and moving, so when that small window exists, it's critical to be prepared with the right settings on the camera. This visit, the cheetah was the most active of any time I've been to the zoo, yet in my excitement I butchered almost all of my photos by leaving all my focus points active in my camera. I completely didn't take into account the amount of tree and grass cover and walked away with great pictures of leaves on the trees, while the cheetah's face is out of focus. Making mistakes like this, makes me want to scream!
I'm mad at myself for blowing the cheetah pictures. I'm very happy with this picture, yet it's not enough to make up for the pictures I know I missed. But to continue on the theme, favorite picture of the weekend, this one is it. Titled "Hi, I'm Cute, What are You?"
Lesson: Just like dying in the pool for not keeping a cool head with the few tasks on hand this week, I have to learn to analyze what is going on with the picture and actively think, "are these the correct settings" while I'm taking it.
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