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Let me et the scene! Yesterday was a really nice day, bright blue sky, about 25 degrees and a nice off shore breeze. So come 5pm I decide to pop down the beach to catch some surfing shots and the sunset. I get down to Scarborough beach and the waves are perfect, proper barrel waves right along the beach.

I sit down and start shooting, first few shots looked a bit soft which I thought was down to using the 51-point 3D tracking AF on the D300, So I turn it off. I keep on shooting away, loads of action going on. The sun drops off the horizon and I pick up my back and go home.

I dump my photos on my Mac and they are complete garbage! All, and I mean all, of them are really soft. So I am in a really foul mood now and wonder why this has happened. I was cursing the D300, I then pick it up again and take a look at my settings, at this point I realised I'd forgotten to set the AF to Continuous and it was set on Servo (Single AF).

:bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang:

Put me in such a bad mood all night.

So how often do you mess up with using wrong settings rather then messing up due to photographic skills?

Hopefully someone will reply saying they have done something similar, which will make me feel better!
 
I've set my camera to manual focus to set my white balance (Nikon D50) and forgot to switch it back to auto focus afterwards. and didnt really look at the pics on the camera, so everything wass well out of focus.

can you not sharpen the images in photoshop or lightroom?
 
Dal said:
I've set my camera to manual focus to set my white balance (Nikon D50) and forgot to switch it back to auto focus afterwards. and didnt really look at the pics on the camera, so everything wass well out of focus.

can you not sharpen the images in photoshop or lightroom?
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I'm still fuming! When I calm down about it I might try in PS but to be honest I think they are a bit beyond help!!!
 
Steve we've all done something like that. I wasted a full 4gb card shooting the Red Arrows at the wrong iso on a glorious sunny day. The pictures made more noise than the Arrows did!
I've not made the same mistake since though! neither will you. ;-)
 
Steveo_Hants said:
Let me et the scene! Yesterday was a really nice day, bright blue sky, about 25 degrees and a nice off shore breeze. So come 5pm I decide to pop down the beach to catch some surfing shots and the sunset. I get down to Scarborough beach and the waves are perfect, proper barrel waves right along the beach.

I sit down and start shooting, first few shots looked a bit soft which I thought was down to using the 51-point 3D tracking AF on the D300, So I turn it off. I keep on shooting away, loads of action going on. The sun drops off the horizon and I pick up my back and go home.

I dump my photos on my Mac and they are complete garbage! All, and I mean all, of them are really soft. So I am in a really foul mood now and wonder why this has happened. I was cursing the D300, I then pick it up again and take a look at my settings, at this point I realised I'd forgotten to set the AF to Continuous and it was set on Servo (Single AF).

:bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang:

Put me in such a bad mood all night.

So how often do you mess up with using wrong settings rather then messing up due to photographic skills?

Hopefully someone will reply saying they have done something similar, which will make me feel better!
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I have a pal who left his camera on ISO1000 for a wedding (I think), and for a long day out at the forth bridges. I was gutted for him.

I have done the same to a lesser degree, gone out and forgot that the ISO was around 500, or forgot that RAW was turned off etc.

Agree, very annoying.
 
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I've done stuff like this before...at least you have worked out what you did wrong - when I've done things like this it's made me be more careful to check the settings on the next outing!

Have a think about some alternative processing, you may be able to save the pics and get some decent shots, I'm thinking Orton effect on them?
 
I've not made the same mistake since though! neither will you. ;-)
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Exactly, you've learned a great lesson and not really lost anything that you can't shoot again.

You should really check ALL your settings before every shooting session. It's certainly one to look on the bright side of as this could really save your bacon on a shoot that really matters. :)
 
You need a different tinny of karma. Think positive.

- You now know the problem was a minor technical omission.

- You no longer doubt your photographic skills.

- You now know of a fantastic site where you can capture "waves are perfect, proper barrel waves right along the beach"

- You're in Perth, Australia and not this s***hole.


If you can't think positive over this episode then sell your kit and get drunk.

Aunty John
 
2blue4u said:
If you can't think positive over this episode then sell your kit and get drunk.

Aunty John
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Thanks Aunty!

I'll keep my kit and I am now off out to get drunk!

Thanks guys.
 
I'm also heading to Scarborough beach to get a few shots today so read this with interest. Surfers, barrel waves, sunsets all sounded great....

....apparently there are 2 Scarboroughs!

I could probably send someone a few snaps of donkeys and amusement arcades though if anyone wants...

I've only just got my 400D and have just the kit lens and one of those 50mm f1.8 II things so just going for a laugh really.

CV
 
I wish they'd make the Shooting Menu Bank's and the Custom Setting Bank's on Nikon's lockable so you could always revert to your preferred settings in each menu. Wouldn't have helped you with your focus issue, Steveo, but would save having to worry about checking an awful lot of other controls (ISO, IQ etc).

Flashy
 
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