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First published April 26th 2006
Better fishing pictures: Bring it! Use it!Have your camera on you an ready to shoot.
If you want to take pictures you need to have the camera with you and on you. Let’s assume that you at least have brought the camera on a fishing trip. That’s a good start. The next natural step is to have it on you while fishing. Situations worth photographing appear and disappear within minutes if not seconds, and if you’re not ready to shoot quickly, it’s all gone. Envision this: Your friend is fishing next to you. He or she hooks a fish. “It’s a nice one! Can you get a picture?” Sure you can... you just need to reel in your line, wade in to the bank, drop your rod, unpack your camera and wade back. If your friend is a considerate angler that fish has been fought, landed and released a long time ago. If you have your camera on you, you won’t only get the picture of the fish, but also of the fight. Another reason for not getting the pictures is that camera-owners are too careful with their cameras. No matter how good the weather is and how safe the wading is, they wrap it in three layers of zip-lock bags and put it in a camera bag. Some of these bags are even referred to as “everready” bags. If there’s one thing they aren’t, it’s ever ready!
Articles about better pictures: And do also take pictures in rain, sleet and snow! Images taken under these circumstances will usually come out excellent, and since such pictures are rarely seen, they often stir a lot of interest. If your camera is an ordinary non-waterproof or non-splash-proof one, just haste with the job to avoid too many drops on (and above all in) the expensive equipment. You can visit 500th.net, which has much more on photography.
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Submitted April 28th 2006
I go along with all that Martin. My dunked camera is as good as ever. However I leave the camera strap through the corner of the ziplock and my vest pocket and can extract it very quickly.