Sept. 7, 2002. A canoe trip on the Upper Iowa River. A break for lunch. Water was very low; paddling made my upper body muscles ache. But... it was FUN! Saw three bald eagles and heard a fourth screeching out of view.
When pinned against a rock by flowing current, the canoe usually dies within a few seconds. The dent on the side was obviously less serious than that, but it might have killed a wood or fibreglass model. You should think about getting a Pelican case for your camera gear. I have two, and they have already paid for themselves. For my little olympus I use a small Pelican inside a transparent daybag, clipped inside the canoe. Wide shots of the group are worth keeping, but I struggle to make shots like this interesting. Perhaps a wider angle with a prominent foreground element might have made this a more dynamic image.
yeah, I was a bit paranoid!!! I had TWO digitals along. And no waterproof bag. I figured if my cheapass Olympus fell one, well OK, I'd have to get a new camera. hehehehe. BUT... the newspaper's NIKON was another story. Not even on an assignment. It was in a baggie (although I think it had pinholes, in its little cloth case, in a fanny pack. Water did get on my Olympus from sitting in the same bag, no case, and the canoe was getting some water in it (from all the times we had to get out -- and back in -- to walk it over rocks.)
Those old Grumman canoes never die, even sometimes if they have been pinned, as above. Taking a camera while canoeing is a risky challenge, I usually chicken out with a disposable waterproof. But, when I get the pics back I often have regrets about image quality. I like the reflection in the water.
I wonder what would have happened had you moved a little, or rearranged the front canoes to provide a diagonal pointing to the "lunchers". As it is, the picture is very static, all horizontal & vertical lines.
--Rich
- Glad you had fun. That's the best part of photography - having fun, and having the images to relive those fun moments.
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