Missed it again

[RobSutton]

Just come back from ten days on the Outer Hebrides and this has to go down as one of the misses of the year. Camera set up on a tripod with a wide angle zoom waiting for the perfect light for the shot when these appeared less than 10m away. No chance to change the lens - darn it! Might have to bore you all with a few landscapes instead.

[Garden Carpet]

what a wonderful thing to miss though Rob...glad you had a chance to see them
jaki

[Cazzie]

Aww how frustrating, but hey, you'll always have the pictures in your head!

10 days in the Hebrides - expect you've got some stonking piccies for us all eh?!?

[ron1863]

Hi Rob,

At least you saw them in their wild state, most people only ever see them in Zoo's or Wildlife parks.
The photo's not that bad, gives a sense of movement

[Wild-Woman]

Something to be said for having a good quality point and shoot in your pocket for just one of those times.
It's still a good shot of something I'll probably never see. So well done!

[RobSutton]

Originally Posted by Cazzie

Aww how frustrating, but hey, you'll always have the pictures in your head!

I sometimes think the ones in your head are better than the ones that end up on the computer

10 days in the Hebrides - expect you've got some stonking piccies for us all eh?!?

I've posted a few of the beach photos in the Scotland part of the Gallery

Originally Posted by Garden Carpet

what a wonderful thing to miss though Rob...glad you had a chance to see them
jaki

In retrospect I shouldn't even have tried to get a photo - just sat back and enjoyed the moment

Originally Posted by ron1863

Hi Rob,

At least you saw them in their wild state, most people only ever see them in Zoo's or Wildlife parks.
The photo's not that bad, gives a sense of movement

I tried to convince myself of the movement bit but it doesn't really do justice to the amazing fluidity of they way that otters move - both in water and on land

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

Something to be said for having a good quality point and shoot in your pocket for just one of those times.
It's still a good shot of something I'll probably never see. So well done!

Yes - I've been thinking about a bridge camera for just that purpose but I think with all the other stuff I end up carrying I'd probably leave it in the rucksac - is there a really pocketable camera with decent close-up and telephoto that you should always carry that anyone knows of?