man & nature # 55 ~ work with the hand that you are dealt, pt. 2
Monday, October 13, 2008 at 10:03AM 
A no-memory card memory • click to embiggenWe have been enjoying one of several Indian Summers that have come our way this Fall and this past weekend was part of one of them. So, with the wife away raising hell with some Georgetown U. roommates / friends, I thought that I'd get out for a quick wilderness overnight hike.
Upon hearing of the idea, Aaron (The Cinemascapist) said that he and the family would like to go along as well. And so it was. The weather was grand with sunny skies, 60 degree daytime (mid-30s nighttime) temps, an almost full moon with a clear sky, and, together with a setting on a large wilderness pond surrounded by glorious Autumn color, it made for a very swell time.
Indeed, it was nearly perfect except for the fact that I carried the "pack light" rule of backpacking a little bit too far. Not intentionally though - I just flat out forgot to put a memory card in my camera. That's the modern version of snapping away like crazy in the good 'ole days of film until you realize that the film just keeps on advancing, and advancing, and advancing, and ....... until eventually it dawns on your that you did not load a 2000 exposure roll of film into your camera.
S**t!
FYI, it's also worth noting that The Cinemascapist never carries a camera unless he's out cinemascaping.
So, in any event, and in keeping with Bertrand Russell's statement ...
Memory demands an image.
... I present you with today's picture.
gravitas et nugalis
Hugo's first wilderness experience • click to embiggenMauro wrote: "... Compliments to the kid ... how old is he?
my response: Hugo just turned 4. He's been wilderness trekking with Grandpa since our first boy's-only (just he and me) solo canoe adventure when he was 11 months old.
He certainly doesn't remember that trip but at least he has "real" pictures to remember it by.
gravitas et nugalis
Frank Armstrong (amongst others) noted: "HA! You, too."
my response: I am certain we are not alone. It's worth noting that, had I decided to take my Pentax K20D instead of my Olympus E-3, I would not have been caught in this situation. The Pentax, which uses SD cards, has a slot for an extra card in the battery grip. That's a great idea and, yes, I do keep an extra card in there, And, yes, I have had to rely on its availability - once, and only once.
Reader Comments (9)
From your sad expression I suppose you also missed some great pictures :-D
I had my own this spring where after 50Km of bicycle and a complete setup of tripod and the rest i found out the horror.
Compliments to the kid.
how old is he ?
Thank God I am not alone, but wifey had her camera and all was well.
Mauro - if by "kid", you mean my grandson, Hugo - he just turned 4.
Don - the wife (mine) never seems to know the whereabouts of the camera I gave her for Xmas a few years ago.
So, after this memory lapse, I now have an extra memory card in my wallet.
Confucius say, s**t happens.
BTW, the Cinemascapist looks like having to share the artistic throne in the family lodge as of now.
Regards, JR
HA! You, too. I attended the opening of my friend Stephen DiRado's show a week ago armed with the trusty dSLR and SWide lens with full intentions of documenting the show after everyone cleared out. That is until I discovered no card in the camera....sigh.
P'taker
It sounds like that card-in-the-wallet could benefit a few of us.
I don't know? Maybe he doesn't need a memory card. Everyone seems to be overlooking his abilities as an illustrator. The sharpness, color saturation, composition and emotions in that piece are priceless.
....and the memory even has vignetting! :-)
HA!