Even today as I look at the photo, I’m still amazed at the uncanny timing. I was at a botanical garden in Hong Kong, taking a photo of a tropical plant that interested me. I lined up my shot, focused on the subject, pressed the shutter button, and WHOOSH!
It all happened so quickly that all I actually saw was a red flicker out the corner of my right eye. Have you ever had a bird “buzz” your head so close that you actually feel the wind as it rushes by? Well that is what happened to me except that it buzzed my face as I was taking the photo and this was the result:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76142081@N07/
Pretty cool, eh? I’m only an amateur photographer so unless something like this happens again, I’ll consider this my once-in-a-lifetime photo.
By: Laura on February 9, 2012 at 22:21
Wow- that is neat! It shows how an image can convey a lot, even though it is a moment in time rather than a movie/video. Thank you for sharing this.
By: dmehlhoff on February 21, 2012 at 22:14
Thanks for checking out my photo. It was a cool experience.