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When The Battery Dies...

2009.11.18





1# - Scathophaga furcata (male) [A sort of Dung fly! A not common one plus was a Night shot]
2# - Eumenes coronatus [A weird Wasp!]
3# - Syrphus epistrophe [ One Super cute Hoverfly]
4# - Pyrrhocoris apterus aka Fire Bug
5# - Chrysotoxum festivum [One of my Favorite Hoverflies]


Do you know when you see something and you ‘’WOW! I’VE TO PHOTOGRAPH THIS NOW’’ and you open the camera, and the battery ends? Well, me , you and everyone had this kind of situation. Today was my turn! I saw a beautiful caterpillar (well it is not that pretty but it is very hairy and fluffy) and I took 2 shots and my battery died! That’s it! I got mad, but well it’s the life! So I decided to post today some situations that happened to me, that I had only opportunity to photograph once, because the battery died!
The caterpillar will be post Friday! =)
34 Comments
onlymehdi Superb set of bugs. my computer is low battery after seeing all these great pictures :D
onlymehdi · 2009-11-17: 16:01
soubhagya haha, cool shots...! Well till now battery hasnt died on me (atleast camera's).., i just go extra cautious, carry extra batteries... switch off when not using.. plus ya i have a backup camera in my Nokia5800, so if required use that too!
soubhagya · 2009-11-17: 16:03
finbarr COOL!! shots Ricky !
finbarr · 2009-11-17: 16:04
pandka Cute!
pandka · 2009-11-17: 16:13
tedbarlow Great low battery shots Ricky, you did really well.
tedbarlow · 2009-11-17: 17:26
Unchained Outro dia apareceu um bichinho destes da foto 4 no meu quintal e acho-o bonito. Fiz uns macros, mas não ficou bem e ele sumiu! :)) Bela série!
Unchained · 2009-11-17: 17:41
huiching Few weeks ago. My cam snapped shut right in my hand hust when I was absorbed in pelicans shots at a zoo.
huiching · 2009-11-17: 18:33
lookagain What a lovely collection, Ricky....at least your battery didn't die BEFORE you took the shots (look on the bright side ;))....
lookagain · 2009-11-17: 19:49
lynnsgallery2 Ahhh yes, that had happened to me!!! I'm glad you captured these wonderful shots though :))
lynnsgallery2 · 2009-11-17: 20:57
TEOMONTANA great post! i like#2most
TEOMONTANA · 2009-11-17: 22:57
Dropblue great photos of the phenomenal photographer-RICKY
Dropblue · 2009-11-17: 23:59
Ryana But still you have these ... ;o)
Nice post Ricky!!
Ryana · 2009-11-18: 01:52
Eiram oh, I know this situation very well...nice shots!
Eiram · 2009-11-18: 03:27
SADHYA Yes, it has happened to me too. The moral is to carry a spare battery.

The worst thing was when I walked a very long way to take pictures, arrived there, and found I had left the battery in the charger at home!!!!!
SADHYA · 2009-11-18: 03:39
jet28 All great shots!
jet28 · 2009-11-18: 03:56
wfrnk That's why I (almost) always have a spare set...
(And besides, my batteries don't die, they faint... )
:-)
wfrnk · 2009-11-18: 04:15
jiabjiab Your post make me surprised everytime!!
Today i seen the beautiful and stranger bugs again ^_^
jiabjiab · 2009-11-18: 05:13
dontblink Very nice Ricky. 2 and 4!
dontblink · 2009-11-18: 06:54
Mrmz1992 Beautiful Shots
Mrmz1992 · 2009-11-18: 07:07
noptek Cool series. Love the fire bug
noptek · 2009-11-18: 07:39
urmysunshine great idea!!!! I have two batteries, just for such situations; but yes, it still happens to be every once in awhile- wonderful!!
urmysunshine · 2009-11-18: 07:46
LysMandala Tienes una gran colección de bichitos e insectos. jajaja
LysMandala · 2009-11-18: 10:07
mystic1 Once again fantastic shots
mystic1 · 2009-11-18: 11:52
JaCkYe mais uma serie fantastica;)
JaCkYe · 2009-11-18: 12:52
eternity65 Well at least you got those shots before the battery went flat on you :-))
Great shots............and indeed it's happened to all of us before i'm sure, it has with me any way :-))
eternity65 · 2009-11-18: 13:32
jrregaldie Recommendation: always carry a second battery !!

Free piece of advice (part 2): remember to carry the second battery on charged state ;-)

Good set !!
jrregaldie · 2009-11-18: 14:40
miltonjacob cool series: colourful and interesting.
miltonjacob · 2009-11-18: 14:51
MrsBox OMG!!
I can't wait to see that caterpillar!!!!!!
And I bever lived that situation, because I always take two batteries!
XD
MrsBox · 2009-11-18: 15:31
mverellen the 1st one looks like its standing on cottage cheese
mverellen · 2009-11-19: 01:01
strangestagain hah, what's a pity!
btw I know this situation and I have two batteries;--)
strangestagain · 2009-11-19: 10:12
boszorka65 I love them. Interesting series:)
boszorka65 · 2009-11-19: 23:22
Kozuka Wow excellent.
Kozuka · 2009-11-21: 06:27
Widcat Last week that happened to me. I looked in my bag for my spare battery and found I had left it at home!
Widcat · 2009-11-21: 23:58
BlasiusW This is called bad luck... :S
Very good pictures! :)
BlasiusW · 2009-11-22: 14:56
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