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31-DEC-2004 David Mingay

Dec 31: Trials and P mode

PotD year 3 day 1!

We were up on the hill, taking pictures of the derelict mine buildings in the late afternoon sunshine. A kid was out messing on a trials bike trying, and failing, to ride over the granite boulders which litter the area. I was keeping a close eye on him - if he came near us or the dogs, he was in big trouble. Suddenly, he rode up onto this ridge, silhouetted against the sky. I fired off a quick shot. Still in M mode - no time to meter. Blown sky. I had maybe 2 seconds to get the picture. Switch to P mode and fire again. Perfect. For all my talk of the joys of old manual cameras, sometimes modern technology can help and you get a shot like this!


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virginiacoastline08-Jan-2005 01:05
ahhhhhh . .so P mode CAN be acceptable . . the black sheep has a place after all =]
Guest 01-Jan-2005 18:21
I use M mode (M is for Mingay) on my Nikon and P mode on my Canon! LOL!

David continues the madnesssssssssssssssssssssss
Guest 01-Jan-2005 18:21
I use M mode (M is for Mingay) on my Nikon and P mode on my Canon! LOL!

David continues the madnesssssssssssssssssssssss
Gayle P. Clement01-Jan-2005 17:28
This is amazingly beautiful, David.
yosi aptekar01-Jan-2005 17:17
good b&w shot.
Guest 01-Jan-2005 17:13
wonderful b&w image..well done
Herb 01-Jan-2005 16:55
Nice composition