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7 years 9 months ago #490819 by Tyler Otis

Shadowfixer1 wrote: Driving by something thinking that would make a great shot but never stopping to actually make the shot. The times I have stopped or turned around and did, it paid off with nice images. Why, oh why do I do that?


Same here. So much beauty in my area (Alberta) but many times I just keep on driving because I'm in a hurry or it's too cold. I need to quit that.
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7 years 8 months ago #491017 by srubio77
Over editing my images in post. Sometimes I'll spend hours tweaking an image, only to realize at the end of it that it's a little too over the top.
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7 years 8 months ago #491020 by wwalford
My top two are:

1. Taking to much kit 
2. Looking at other photographers kit and debating if that would be better, instead of shooting the best I can with what I have.
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7 years 8 months ago #491059 by Scott Klubeck
I don't think about the shot vs trigger happy finger.  Then having that 'oh crap' feeling later when looking at photos and thinking, 'if I only shot it from this angle'.  
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7 years 8 months ago #491132 by Dana Leeson
OMG, i think we all are guilty of that one! 
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7 years 8 months ago #491150 by SuzyM
I always forget to take the lens cap off for the first picture. Not sure if that's a habit and more of an idiotic thing to do :)
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7 years 8 months ago #491207 by Neillien
Forgetting to charge my battery or empty my memory card before going out for a shoot. Every time it happens, I tell myself that I'll never make such a stupid mistake again...nevertheless it still happens pretty frequently. C'est la vie...
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7 years 8 months ago #491311 by Luca
Not getting out enough.  Or finding new spots to photograph.  
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7 years 8 months ago #491337 by lemcclair
Taking pictures without my glasses...things sometimes turn out a little blurry when i leave them behind.
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7 years 8 months ago #491520 by rogdel
Chimping - while I am shooting, constantly checking the back of my camera to look at the images I just made. This often results in missing the best "shot".
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7 years 8 months ago #491536 by Kayce
Staying focused!! 
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7 years 8 months ago #491721 by Lavender Photo
Not backing up my images to an external hard drive. Even though I've lost images from hard drive failures in the past, I often struggle to find the time or forget which images I have backed up onto externals...until it's too late, that is.
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7 years 8 months ago #491756 by Shadowfixer1

Lavender Photo wrote: Not backing up my images to an external hard drive. Even though I've lost images from hard drive failures in the past, I often struggle to find the time or forget which images I have backed up onto externals...until it's too late, that is.

You need that to be setup automatically. Manually backing them up is not the way to go. Better than nothing, but you have seen the results of doing it that way.
www.betterphoto.com/?ramshots
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7 years 8 months ago #491937 by cabbot
I always forget to check the settings from the day before. Glad there's so many others that do the same thing :)
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7 years 8 months ago #492047 by Scott Klubeck
+1 on the time.  I have a tough time putting the time aside 
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