07-22-2003, 02:41 PM
[cool]You are a fisherman. Fishermen do not take untruthful pictures. If you tell us that it is your hand in the picture, we will believe you.
One of the things I have been considering, in order to take a picture of an especially fine specimen, before releasing, is to cradle the fish on both fins, once it is subdued. With a little luck, the fish will hold still long enough to snap a pic. There are some fish that are especially well marked, or have unusual physical characteristics we would like to remember in photo form.
I know that there have been a lot of "photo ops" over the years that I have missed simply because I either did not have a camera or did not have someone to take a pic with me in it. Now that I have a small digital that fits in a pocket safely and out of the way, I no longer have any excuse for missing those special shots. But, I still forget, while my heart is still fluttering from a good battle with a fine fish. As I watch them headed back down to their living room I think "Why didn't I get a shot of that?"
One of these days, when I find my way back north, we will have to get a flotation flotilla going, and have everyone fixed up with cameras. Then, if we can get the fish to cooperate we can start a BFT album. Think you can have Bud trained to shoot digital pics by then, Leaky?
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One of the things I have been considering, in order to take a picture of an especially fine specimen, before releasing, is to cradle the fish on both fins, once it is subdued. With a little luck, the fish will hold still long enough to snap a pic. There are some fish that are especially well marked, or have unusual physical characteristics we would like to remember in photo form.
I know that there have been a lot of "photo ops" over the years that I have missed simply because I either did not have a camera or did not have someone to take a pic with me in it. Now that I have a small digital that fits in a pocket safely and out of the way, I no longer have any excuse for missing those special shots. But, I still forget, while my heart is still fluttering from a good battle with a fine fish. As I watch them headed back down to their living room I think "Why didn't I get a shot of that?"
One of these days, when I find my way back north, we will have to get a flotation flotilla going, and have everyone fixed up with cameras. Then, if we can get the fish to cooperate we can start a BFT album. Think you can have Bud trained to shoot digital pics by then, Leaky?
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