Have you ever spotted a scene so bizarre and other-worldly that you couldn’t get your camera out fast enough? Your fingers fumbling with the camera settings at lightning speed, fearing that the moment might disappear. I don’t know about you, but it’s moments like these when I don’t care how ridiculous I look – on my knees with my head 3 inches from the ground. As long as I get the shot.
Or is that just me?
How magical!
Well, I don’t know if I ever spotted a bizarre scene before putting camera to eye, but I’ve sure spotted a bizarre scene AFTER putting camera to eye:
http://dailyvignette.com/2009/04/25/alien-attack/
lol… makes me want to say "Holy Cow!"
Okay, I had one of those moments today but did NOT have my camera and I was so mad at myself: Picture this if you can: I saw a fire truck or what some call a ‘hook and ladder" you know, one with those hugely LONG extended ladders. Well, it was outside of the fire station, the ladder completely extended. I was driving and could see it from a distance and wondered why, at the fire station, was the truck outside the FS, the ladder completely extended. The closer I got I noticed a group of firefighters standing in a group looking up. I too, looked up. At the very tippy, top of the ladder was a firefighter, sprawled flat against the ladder. In his hands was the american flag. He was trying to put it on the pole. Is that NOT a perfect moment to have a camera?! My new rule is to have it with me AT ALL TIMES. LOL
I DO have a pic for you! lol.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeroldssis/3473024560/
You’re too funny! I know exactly what you mean. This is a very major street. And – yet – I jumped out in fromt of the oncoming traffic risking my life to capture this:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=737
Here’s my bit of the bizarre….Fairy Spirit or Twist of Light…..
http://giftsofthejourney.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/fairy-spirit-or-twist-of-light/
The thing I love about these posts is that it makes me grow through my library and find photos I had forgotten about or never got around to editing.
http://sharonlinnefaulk.com/photo/2009/04/25/thehand/
While I was driving down Ventura Blvd. (a very busy street in Los Angeles) I saw something very bizarre!
It looked so foreign, that even in this photo, if I wasn’t there to see it with my own 2 eyes, I might think somebody just photoshopped this explosion of water in the shot!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicanew/176696024
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicanew/176696008
Lesson Learned Girls:
You NEVER know when strange, beautiful, unique, amazing shots are gonna arise…
So having your camera on-hand, locked & loaded is always a good idea!! LOL…
Now if I could just follow my own advice!
This was my other worldly experience.
http://www.soeursdujour.com/2008/12/it-was-a-dark-and-glowing-night.html
I’ve never seen it again …. it was combination of freezing rain and sleet that caused the greenhouses to glow.
Kath
Incredible photo! I know what you mean…wish those moments happened more often.
no, it’s not just you. i know what you mean!
this is an amazing shot! truly as you say—bizarre and other-worldly.
mine is not so much bizarre, but it is definitely other-worldly to me.
http://itsjusthowiseethings.blogspot.com/2009/04/prospect.html
this is a great post! thanks for getting me thinking about taking these kind of shots and looking for—or at least expecting—the bizarre.
a golden calf. what a beautiful photo!
and yes, fumbling fumbling. and holding ones breath until the shutter is released.
I was sitting on the floor a few weeks ago sorting through a basket when I happened to glance up and spot a bit of whimsy in an unexpected place.
http://modobjectathome.blogspot.com/2009/03/unexpected-whimsy.html
No no, it’s not just you, don’t worry 🙂
I sense a theme of "animals where they’re not supposed to be." Here’s mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bethmalena/489181294/in/set-72157600221804891
Oh, I have a photograph like that in this entry:
http://www.mizkatie.com/blog/i-want-to-moooove-back-to-the-prairie/1969/
i’ve jumped out of cars and crawled over fences through any kind of weather to capture a scene where you know if you don’t you’ll never get it back. you just have to. 🙂
Well, I’m not sure if this qualifies as "otherworldly," but it’s definitely "bizarre" :
http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/2009/04/bad-hair-day.html
Omg yes. You are Not the only one lol. This is why I like to keep my camera with me at all times..but obviously it’s not always possible =)
Here are a few of those magical weird funky moments I’ve had!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jodyangel/3448140407/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jodyangel/3385187665/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jodyangel/3326851398/
Ummm, yea!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22609510@N03/3038226841/in/set-72157607200429097/
heck, it’s all of us… 😉 I was in a rental car driving to our most recent wedding shoot and I looked out the windshield and here comes this gorgeous tree. I got three fast shots, fly-adjusting my settings for each, hoping I’d get one – this is the one I loved: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8702729@N02/3439095210/
This was a sunset, but looks more like some alien invasion. One of the most bizarre sunsets that I have seen.
http://erickfam.blogspot.com/2009/04/happy-earth-day-09.html
heheh… I totally understand. And no it’s not just you. 🙂
Hmmm. Neat. The experience. And the photo.
I know I’ve missed a few great shots because I’ve been a little shy about getting closer. Thankfully that wasn’t operating the day I caught this funny/cool/other-wordly shot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicoleaa/3474830590/
This is my first photo submission. Thanks for a great site full of inspiration.
Nicole
I have….I call that sometimes guerilla shooting because I’m fighting for the shot. love the flare in that shot.
Can I add another other worldy cow to the collection? I turned the corner on an old dirt road and there she stood–still and quiet. She was so striking standing in this field guarding her calf from the nutty lady with the camera. I asked nicely if I could take her photo. She didn’t say no.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/morning-tea/3366541635/
I caught a moose crossing a lake last week, not too bizairre, but i had to wait and wait and move and move until I could get him clearly. I was practically dangling off a cliff upside down to get it right.
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One of my favourite i’m-so-glad-i-had-my-camera-handy moments is this one. We were driving along Hwy 401 (Ontario) and I had dozed off. (I wasn’t the one driving :-)) I woke up to see this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jagspace/2965646128/in/set-72157606965585684/
I eventually Picnik’d it into one of my Quote Notes:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jagspace/2965220067/in/set-72157607328527864/
jag xox
I am starting to get the speed dial of the camera down, but I have missed many a shot because I was too slow. I love the "holy cow" comment.
I came across some sheep on a ridge while driving to San Francisco.. Unfortunately for me, I couldn’t get my camera out quick enough. Although I totally blew the shot.. I kinda like it 😉
http://www.flickr.com/photos/buneluvr/3476856165/in/pool-shuttersisters
Visitor knocked on the window last month
http://gnubee.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/how-does-turkey-sound-for-dinner/
This one caught me off guard. I was on a tour of a winery and had to break away to get a shot.
http://photographybyjaana.blogspot.com/2009/04/strange.html
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